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Training in psychotherapy is essential for today's psychiatrist. The University of Connecticut approach to teaching psychotherapy is to provide both didactic and experiential education through seminars, practice, and supervision. We take a step-wise approach beginning in the first year of psychiatric residency that residents build upon from one year to the next.
In brief, PGY-I residents are trained in empathic listening and therapeutic interviewing. Highlights of this experience include reading the book, Psychiatric Interviewing, 2nd ed. written by Shawn Shea, M.D., during a one-month, service-free rotation known as the JDH Special. As part of the rotation, the resident conducts an observed interview twice weekly with a faculty member. The emphasis on being therapeutic in PGY-I sets the stage for conducting various forms of psychotherapy. PGY-II residents begin with developing competency in the use of supportive psychotherapy. In PGY-III and IV, the resident continues to build psychotherapy skills. The PGY-III resident learns to conduct family therapy and group therapy. Additional competencies are gained in the practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, the combined treatment of medications and psychotherapy, and a form of brief psychotherapy. The following summarizes the year by year, UConn experience in psychotherapy:
Psychotherapy curriculum highlights:
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
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