Program in Psychotherapy

The Program in Psychotherapy (PIP) is a training initiative in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at UMMC designed to enhance and modernize psychotherapy training for psychiatry residents.

What happens in the classroom?

• PGY I Fall: Interview Skills, introduction to psychotherapy, client-centered counseling, and motivational interviewing
• PGY II Fall: Learning theory, cognitive behavior therapy, psychodynamic theories, brief dynamic and interpersonal psychotherapy
• PGY I & II Spring: Group & family therapy

What happens in the clinical setting?

• Interview skills

PGY I & II - Observed skills practice with inpatients

• Supportive Psychotherapy

PGY II - 6-month practicum in Student Counseling & Wellness

• Cognitive Behavioral

PGY III – Residents choose intensive full-year or introductory half-year CBT experience in the outpatient clinic

PGY IV – Optional ongoing psychodynamic experience

• Psychodynamic

PGY III – Residents choose intensive full-year or introductory half-year psychodynamic experience in the outpatient clinic

PGY IV – Optional ongoing psychodynamic experience

• Group Therapy

PGY III & IV – Optional group co-leadership opportunity