Child Behavioral Health and Science Center
About the Mount Sinai Health System The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven member hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services. In Manhattan, the Child Behavioral Health and Science Center spans four of the hospital campuses: Mount Sinai; St. Luke’s; Roosevelt; Beth Israel. Physicians are affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
About the Behavioral Health System The Behavioral Health System at Mount Sinai serves as an integrated platform to provide psychiatric services across the Mount Sinai Health System. Under the leadership of Wayne K. Goodman, MD, the Behavioral Health System now comprises 418 inpatient psychiatry beds; 300,000 outpatient psychiatry visits; 189 residents and fellows, and 197 full-time faculty members across four sites. In
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About Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai The Icahn School of Medicine is ranked among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by U.S. News & World Report. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine is also one of the nation’s top 50 Graduate Schools. The Mount Sinai Health System is anchored to the medical school and provides enormous capacity for research, clinical care, and unrivaled clinical training opportunities. Mount Sinai students are among the most qualified in the nation and the school’s prolific scientists are national leaders generating new discoveries and advancing science.
About The Mount Sinai Hospital A 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility founded in 1852, The Mount Sinai Hospital is located on the border between East Harlem and the Upper East Side and serves one of the most diverse patient populations in the world. The hospital consistently earns Magnet status for nursing care, and in the 2013-14 “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Report, the institution ranked as one of the top 25 hospitals in 7 specialties nationally.
About Mount Sinai St Luke’s Hospital With 523 beds, St. Luke’s Hospital serves as the principal health care provider for the West Harlem and Morningside Heights communities and operates one of Manhattan’s few Level 1 trauma services. Founded in 1847, St. Luke’s enjoys an outstanding reputation for services in many medical specialties, including psychiatric disorders and substance abuse.
About Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital With 505 beds, Roosevelt Hospital is a full-service community and tertiary-care hospital serving Midtown and the west side of Manhattan. Since its founding in 1871, the campus has placed strong emphasis on specialty care and maintains a primary care presence in its surrounding neighborhoods through ambulatory and physician practices and through longstanding partnerships with some of New York’s largest federally qualified health centers, particularly the William F. Ryan Community Health Center.
About Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center An 856-bed teaching hospital founded in 1889 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Beth Israel Medical Center is notable for its approach to combining medical excellence with clinical innovation. The hospital has a long tradition of excellence in medical specialties including chemical dependency and psychiatric disorders.
Introduction – Overview of Program The Child Behavioral Health and Science Center within the Behavioral Health System has a wide array of outstanding clinical services available to meet the full range of mental health needs for children and adolescents across the Mount Sinai Health System. Between the Mount Sinai, St. Luke’s, Roosevelt, and Beth Israel sites, the Center spans all of Manhattan. Within inpatient, outpatient, and crisis/ emergency settings, we have treatment modalities and specialty services to address a broad range of needs of our community. We provide comprehensive, high-quality services to support our mission and empower individuals to change their lives. The mission of the Child Behavioral Health and Science Center is to promote the health of children, adolescents, and families through excellence in clinical care and to advance science in childhood mental health disorders.
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7 Outpatient Clinical Services 15 Consultation and Liaison Services 17 Inpatient Services 19 Clinical Research Centers of Excellence 25 Training and Education
Message from the Director
Alex Kolevzon, MD, Director
Over the past decade, the Child Behavioral Health and Science Center has developed from a predominantly clinical service to a major academic program. With the recent merger between Mount Sinai, St. Luke’s, Roosevelt, and Beth Israel Hospitals, this is an exciting time for Child Behavioral Health and Science at Mount Sinai. The Center has a strong record in outstanding, innovative training programs, and in research contributions being made to this rapidly advancing field. We currently have tremendous depth and breadth with significant expertise in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tics and Tourette’s syndrome, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorders, Neuropsychology, Eating and Weight Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Trauma, and Substance Abuse. Our goal for the coming years is to expand the academic footprint in Child Behavioral Health and Science across all the Mount Sinai sites. New initiatives will include additional Centers of Excellence, a Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, an enhanced Pediatric Neuroimaging Program, and a robust Community Outreach Program. We intend to enrich our Training and Education programs by fostering cross-collaboration across disciplines, and to develop combined training tracks in general and child psychiatry, in addition to a specialized physician scientist track in child psychiatry. Another important goal for the coming years is to raise awareness in our community and enlist the support of families to help us further our mission.
Message from the Deputy Director Our faculty and professional staff are dedicated to providing holistic, comprehensive treatment to the children and families we serve, with the goal of helping children successfully remain in the community and minimizing the need for hospitalizations and placements. This philosophy is fundamental to our approach to training, such that trainees learn to assess and treat co-morbid substance issues, are exposed to a broad range of diagnoses and ages, and learn to be flexible in a changing health care system. We are committed to further developing integrated care with primary care and the communities we serve. Daniel Medeiros, MD, Deputy Director
Message from the Chairman
Wayne Goodman, MD, Chairman
The Mount Sinai Behavioral Health System spans much of Manhattan and creates many exciting opportunities for delivering new models of clinical care, expanded educational experiences, and establishing clinical research infrastructure on a large scale. One of the greatest benefits of the merger for Mount Sinai’s mental health services is the wealth of treatment programs for children and adolescents brought on board by St. Luke’s-Roosevelt and Beth Israel, including in substance abuse and traumatic disorders. In addition to existing Centers of Excellence focused on a wide range of childhood disorders, an area of immediate opportunity is research into better treatments for addiction and trauma. By aligning our research and clinical programs, we will maximize the potential of this health system to advance clinical care. Nowhere in the Behavioral Health System is this potential greater than in child and adolescent behavioral health. I am extremely supportive of the efforts described herein and look forward to helping this important Center continue to develop its outstanding services and research mission.
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Outpatient Clinical Services for Children and Adolescents The clinical service programs for children and adolescents across the Child Behavioral Health and Science Center provide advanced and cutting-edge clinical care, support research, and serve as academic training sites for child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and creative arts therapists. All clinical programs emphasize the use of innovative treatment approaches that incorporate the clinical, social and cultural characteristics of each patient and family. Treatment is delivered using a multidisciplinary team-based approach with clinicians who emphasize family involvement for both diagnostic and therapeutic services. The treatment options include:
• cognitive behavioral therapy • psychodynamic psychotherapy • dialectical-behavioral therapy • group therapy • parent training/support • child skills training • parent-infant dyadic therapy • family therapy • animal assisted (pet) therapy • trauma treatment • medication management
The Center also maintains a close affiliation with the Icahn School of Medicine, the Friedman Brain Institute, the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, and the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, which afford many collaborative clinical, educational, and research opportunities.
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The Mount Sinai Hospital Outpatient Clinical Services Child, Adolescent and Family Services at Mount Sinai Licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health, the outpatient program offers therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents (ages 18 months to 18 years) and their families seeking assistance for a broad range of mental health disorders. Providers understand that each family has unique strengths, values and goals, and that the best outcomes are possible when families and caregivers are active participants in their child’s treatment. Jennifer Liu, MD Medical Director
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic serves children and adolescents who present with a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. Our clinicians have been trained in a number of evidencebased treatment models such as Coping Power (an individual and group based cognitive intervention for aggressive children), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Parent Training for Disruptive Behavior Disorders, among others.
Joan Bell, LCSW Clinical Coordinator
Therapeutic Nursery
Mone Dreier, PhD Clinical Coordinator
The Nursery is a center-based therapeutic program for parents (or primary caregiver) and toddlers (ages 13 months to 3 years) who present with developmental delays and/or behavioral problems. The Nursery works closely with home-based Early Intervention agencies that provide speech therapy, occupational therapy and behavioral therapy services for the children. Parents attend with their toddler three times a week in morning or afternoon sessions and are helped by therapists to promote their child’s social, emotional and cognitive development. An interdisciplinary team is composed of early childhood special education teachers, a social worker, and child psychiatry residents.
Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Outpatient Clinical Services The Child and Family Institute (CFI)
Daniel Medeiros, MD Director
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The Child and Family Institute at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s has a mission to be the leading voice in the field of child and adolescent mental health through state-of-the-art treatment, scientific research and outstanding educational and training programs for multidisciplinary mental health professionals. CFI offers comprehensive community education and clinical care programs targeted at prevention and treatment of mental illness. In addition, the clinical research program includes studies in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse, complex trauma, and health services, among other areas.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Department
Bonnie Siegel Weisenberg, LCSW-R Program Director
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Department at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s provides a wide range of mental health treatment options to children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and learning problems. By working closely with schools and community agencies to insure coordinated care and provide advocacy and consultation services, the Outpatient Department can supplement clinic-bound therapeutic interventions with more comprehensive services as needed.
Parent-Infant Center The Parent-Infant Center (PIC) is a prevention and treatment program that provides trauma-focused multidisciplinary assessment and psychotherapeutic services for pregnant women, caregivers (adolescents and adults) and their Wendie Klapper, PhD children (ages 0-5). The primary goal of PIC is to facilitate the development of a healthy attachment between caregivers and their young children using evidence-based Child-Parent Psychotherapy. Through the Home- and Community-Based Parent-Infant Center Project, PIC provides home-based individual psychotherapy during pregnancy and dyadic therapy subsequent to the birth of the child. PIC also administers developmental screenings every six months to facilitate referrals to Early Intervention and the Committee on Preschool Special Education and works collaboratively with foster care agencies, schools, social services agencies and other community-based programs.
Neuropsychological and Learning Disorders Evaluation Service The Neuropsychological and Learning Disorders Evaluation Service at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s provides comprehensive Preetika Mukherjee, PhD neuropsychological evaluations to children and teenagers. These evaluations include detailed and specific assessments of neurocognitive abilities, including language functions, sensory-perceptual functions, spatial and motor functions, attention and higher order executive functions. Assessments also provide an in-depth evaluation of a child’s psychological status and their academic skills.
Aykut Ozden, MD Medical Director
Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Clinic The Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Clinic provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary assessments and medication management for children (ages 0-18) with developmental disabilities such Zinoviy Gutkovich, MD as autism spectrum disorder and/ or intellectual disability, and a full range of emotional or behavioral disturbances. The emphasis is on long-term follow-up and continuous re-assessment of treatment strategies for developmentally disabled and psychiatrically disturbed children. The clinic also provides specialized consultation on pediatric psychopharmacology to local psychiatrists, community agencies, and residential schools.
Crisis Clinic The Crisis Clinic treats patients who are being referred from the area emergency departments, pediatric clinics, school-based mental health clinics, and inpatient units. The Clinic serves as a stepdown from inpatient care and as a Phintso Bhutia, MD, MPH bridge for patients with emergent psychiatric needs until longer term care is available. Patients receive complete psychiatric evaluations with psycho-education and supportive therapy for families. Cases are followed for one to six visits before a referral to a higher or lower level of care is made.
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Program The Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) program at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s is designed for adolescents and pre-adolescents who are depressed, impulsive and/or engaging in self-harm behaviors. Skills gained in this program help youth learn to cope with stress and improve family communication. Children and adolescents participate in skills groups both with and without their parents, and patients also work with a DBT-trained individual therapist. Medication management is also available when needed. Clare Dacey, LCSW
Prevention Education Evaluation Rehabilitation Program The Prevention Education Evaluation Rehabilitation Program (PEER) is a collaboration between CFI and the Psychiatric Recovery Center at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals. Developed to provide targeted, phase-specific interventions to adolescents and young adults (ages 12-30) in the early stages of psychosis, the goals of the PEER program are to facilitate successful engagement, decrease symptoms, help in the attainment of developmental milestones, and enable people to lead productive and fulfilling lives while living with mental illness. The PEER program offers a wide range of developmentally appropriate clinical services, including educational seminars, assessment and diagnostic clarification, and empirically supported treatments.
Children’s Community Mental Health Services Children’s Community Mental Health Services provide families with high quality, community-based, intensive mental health services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. These services are an alternative to residential treatment or hospitalization.
Cate Passman, LCSW Director
James Morrissey, LCSW Assistant Clinical Director
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Children’s Single Point of Access The Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPOA) program is designed to streamline the application process for intensive mental health services for children and adolescents throughout New York City. CSPOA links families with services that are provided by Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital and other community-based mental health programs throughout New York City. Community-based mental health programs include the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver, Children’s Case Management Services, Family-Based Therapeutic Intervention, and Community Residence. Home and Community-Based Services Waiver The Home and Community-Based Services Waiver program is designed to help children and adolescents remain at home, even when their mental health needs make them eligible for placement in a residential treatment facility or intermediate inpatient care. Services are tailored to meet the needs of the child and family. Services may include: respite care, intensive in-home services, skill building services, family support, and crisis response services.
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Blended Case Management The Blended Case Management program is a team approach to case management services that combines the caseloads of Intensive Case Managers and Supportive Case Managers. Services are tailored to the needs of the children rather than imposing a single model of service intensity. Youngsters can fluctuate between “intensive” and “supportive” levels of service as needed without severing ties with familiar case managers.
Children’s Community Mental Health Services continued Family Based Therapeutic Intervention The Family Based Therapeutic Intervention (FBTI) program is designed to stabilize families through the use of evidence-based family therapy techniques. Trained mental health professionals provide caretakers with clear strategies to accomplish specific goals and improve functioning. FBTI is typically provided in conjunction with Case Management Services and is not generally a stand-alone service.
Community Residence The Community Residence program is comprised of small therapeutic group homes. Licensed by the Office of Mental Health, they serve six to eight children who live with and are supervised by specially trained staff. Children are placed in a residence as close to their homes as possible. Services include structured daily living activities and training in problem solving skills. Clinical services are provided by local mental health programs.
School-Based Health Clinics (SBHC)
Ulrick Vieux, DO Director
SBHCs provide mental health services in three high schools in western Manhattan (Louis D. Brandeis High School, A. Phillip Randolph High School, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School). Operated by CFI in collaboration with the New York City Department of Education, the New York State Department of Health, and the Departments of Pediatrics and Urban Family Practice of Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, SBHCs function as satellite clinics of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Department. A full continuum of services is provided, including urgent evaluations, individual, group, and family therapies, focused diagnostic assessment, crisis intervention, psychopharmacologic management, prevention activities, consultation to educational staff, and in-service trainings.
The Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Service (CARES) CARES provides a safe and therapeutic school environment for New York City public high school students whose previous school performance has been limited by emotional and behavior difficulties, including alcohol or drug problems. The CARES model contains both educational and therapeutic components, including substance abuse treatment. This program helps teenagers become motivated, examine and change their destructive behaviors, learn to cope effectively with life stresses, and become abstinent from substances. Shilpa Taufique, PhD Director
CARES is composed of two tracks: the Adolescent Alternative Day Program (AADP) and the Comprehensive Addiction Program for Adolescents (CAPA). Both programs utilize a milieu treatment model integrating therapeutic and educational components. All students receive individual, group, family, and milieu therapies, as well as medication management as needed. New York City Department of Education teachers provide a Regents diploma and/ or GED [now known as Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC)] curriculum, based on students’ academic goals.
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Adolescent Alternative Day Program (AADP) The AADP track of CARES helps adolescents with severe emotional problems and school absence whose school performance has been affected most by mental health issues. This program provides a focused, individualized, safe, and respectful environment for students in need, as compared to regular high school settings.
Comprehensive Addiction Program for Adolescents (CAPA) CAPA serves adolescents who are struggling with substance abuse, either as active users interested in stopping, or as persons in recovery. An integrated substance abuse/mental health model is used to allow for identification and treatment of all relevant issues, and the program uses a harm-reduction model to help students reduce and ultimately abstain from substance use.
Community Services for Children and Families New Beginnings Program
Barbara Rothbart, LCSW Director
The New Beginnings Program is a specialized prevention program for sexually abused, exploited, and/or commercially trafficked youth and their families. It is a groundbreaking program, the first of its kind funded by New York City Children’s Services, to work specifically with this population along with their families. The program design and model were conceived to utilize relational family therapy in order to strengthen and/or repair relational bonds within the family. In addition, the program utilizes trauma informed practice modalities to help strengthen capacities for the regulation of affect and behaviors, decrease destructive behaviors and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, and increase sense of personal agency and ability to move forward along developmental lines.
Family Treatment Rehabilitation The Family Treatment Rehabilitation program is an intensive prevention/rehabilitation program for families in which a parent/caretaker or a child has a mental illness or substance use problem. Intensive home visiting services are provided for one year during three phases: an initial phase in which families are seen twice or more weekly, primarily in the home, a baseline phase in which they are seen weekly, and a termination phase in which they are seen twice monthly. All families in the program are eligible for referral and rich collaborative work within the Mount Sinai Health System, including child, adolescent, and adult Psychiatric and Addiction Services.
Dream Catchers Program The Dream Catchers Program is a Creative Theater/Arts intervention program funded through the State for delinquency prevention. It serves adolescents and young adults who are at risk, and who would benefit from participating in groups which focus on the use of creative mediums for self-expression. Boys and girls groups run separately for 10-12 weeks during after school hours. At the end of every group there is a Salon, or Graduation, in which members’ creative works are on display for invited guests. All youth participate in giving “Tours” of the projects to visitors, explaining the content and meaning of some of the works. Projects have included poems, short plays, murals, mandalas, paintings, collages, and sculptures.
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Outpatient Clinical Services at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Child and Family Behavioral Health Service
Manuella Zisu, MD Chief, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Site
The Child and Family Behavioral Health Service of Mount Sinai Beth Israel is a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic committed to providing the highest quality care for children, adolescents and families. Maria Klara, PsyD Chaya Mermerstein, LCSW The goal of this service is to work closely Supervising Psychologist Clinical Social Worker with families and children to enhance the emotional well-being and behavioral success of all family members. This program specializes in providing outstanding clinical care utilizing cutting-edge, evidence-based psychotherapies, psychopharmacologic interventions, and psychological/psycho-educational evaluations. This program also works to advance the science behind providing the best clinical care through active clinical research and training.
Healing Emotions and Achieving Resilience to Traumatic Stress (HEARTS)
Jacob Ham, MD Director
The HEARTS Program is a federally funded partnership between Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, and Mount Sinai Roosevelt that aims to improve the care for children and families who have suffered the effects of traumatic stress. HEARTS offers a variety of services, including treatment, training, consultation, advocacy and community engagement. HEARTS trains clinicians in the Child Behavioral Health and Science Center to provide the latest evidence-based trauma treatments and also delivers treatment on-site at partner agencies serving justice-involved youth. The program focuses much of its efforts on serving as a local expert resource on child traumatic stress and helping New York City develop trauma-informed child-serving systems, particularly juvenile justice and child welfare. HEARTS clinical research efforts study the efficacy of trauma treatments to advance implementation science. HEARTS is also a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network through which it works with child trauma experts across the nation to improve the lives of traumatized children and families.
The Family Center for Bipolar Disorder
Anne Buchanan, DO Attending Psychiatrist
The Family Center for Bipolar Disorder at Mount Sinai Beth Israel is dedicated to the compassionate support, treatment and understanding of bipolar illness within the context of the family. The Family Center recognizes that bipolar disorder is a chronic illness and believes that preserving family health and stability is an essential part of successful and lasting treatment. The Family Center uses a multi-modal, Family-Inclusive Treatment (FIT) model, which is designed to include treatment partners at every step of a patient’s journey to a healthy and balanced life. FIT encourages and facilitates open family communication about the signs and symptoms of bipolar illness, as well as the treatment process and subsequent care. In addition to clinical services, the Family Center also has an active research program focused on optimizing the effectiveness of FIT in the treatment of bipolar illness, assessing suicide risk in adolescents and adults, developing novel interventions for bipolar depression, and studying the effects of stigma on treatment outcome in bipolar patients.
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Consultation and Liaison Services for Children and Adolescents
Alberto Escallon, MD Director, The Mount Sinai Hospital Site
The Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Service at the Mount Sinai Health System provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric consultation, evaluation, and treatment related to the psychological adjustment of children and families with acute and chronic mental illness. Consultations are provided to all pediatric inpatient services across the Health System, including general pediatric inpatient services, pediatric intensive care units, neonatal intensive care units, pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, and other pediatric subspecialty services. Outpatient C-L services provide consultation and treatment for pediatric patients who present with psychiatric complications of a medical illness or a primary psychiatric disorder complicating a medical illness. The service encounters many types of presenting problems, including noncompliance with medical treatment, child abuse/neglect/maltreatment, complex medical and/or neuropsychiatric syndromes, medical illnesses presenting with psychiatric symptoms, chronic pain, failure to thrive, and emotional adjustment to medical illness. The C-L team works closely with pediatricians, nurses, child life specialists, pediatric nutritionists, and other team members with the goal of facilitating the medical care of the child and the psychological well being of the child and family.
Georgia Gaveras, DO Director, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Sites
Reuben Portnoy, MD Director, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Site
The C-L service also provides consultations to four Emergency Rooms across the Mount Health System, including at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, Mount Sinai Roosevelt, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Emergency services for children and adolescents are provided in consultation with both the Psychiatric emergency rooms and the Pediatric emergency rooms across sites, depending on the age of the child. The Mount Sinai Hospital site has a dedicated Psychiatric Emergency Room that provides evaluations and stabilization for patients 13 years and older. Patients 12 years old and younger under are evaluated and stabilized in the Pediatric Emergency Room in consultation with psychiatric staff. At the Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, Roosevelt, and Beth Israel sites, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs provide emergency evaluation and stabilization to acutely ill children and adolescents. The St. Luke’s and Beth Israel sites have one Extended Observation Bed each for pediatric patients which allow for a 72-hour period of stabilization and extended evaluation as a possible alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Once stabilized, patients are referred for intensive outpatient follow-up through the Crisis Service at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, or they may be admitted to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit. 15
Inpatient Services for Children and Adolescents The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit at Mount Sinai offers comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with a variety of emotional and behavioral problems including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, severe disruptive behavior Shanti Gooden, MD Chief, Inpatient Unit
disorders, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders and suicidality. The program consists of two dedicated units with separate facilities for children and adolescents. Treatment plans include a combination of individual psychotherapy, behavior management, family counseling, school intervention, and medication as required. Staff members develop an individualized treatment plan emphasizing safety for each patient during the hospital stay, and the plan is closely
Mandana Torabi, MD Attending Psychiatrist
coordinated with families, outpatient providers, and other support services to recommend and implement aftercare plans. The inpatient treatment team is led by two child and adolescent psychiatrists and includes an interdisciplinary staff consisting of registered nurses, social workers, psychiatry residents, child psychiatry fellows, occupational and recreational therapists, and mental health workers. There is a Board of Education School Program that runs on the unit staffed by New York State certified special education teachers. Pediatricians from a full range of medical subspecialties are available for consultations if needed. The multidisciplinary staff works with families and other support systems involved with the child and his/her care throughout the child’s stay.
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Clinical Research Centers of Excellence Internationally regarded for its dedication to medical science, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is home to an array of leading research institutes, centers, and laboratories, all of which work toward rapidly translating advances in basic science into innovative patient care. With a history rich in clinical milestones and an unequaled passion for patientfocused research, The Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine have pioneered many significant breakthroughs. Through specialized programs and services, the Centers of Excellence within the Child Behavioral Health and Science Center provide cutting-edge clinical care informed by research also conducted within the centers. The Centers of Excellence are dedicated to delivering the finest quality care for children and adolescents. Partnerships between scientists and expert clinicians allow science and service to come together in the search for personalized medical care.
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Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Program
Dorothy Grice, MD Chief
Ariz Rojas, PhD Clinical Psychologist
The mission of the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Program is to provide comprehensive clinical assessments designed to produce individualized and developmentallyappropriate evaluation and treatment for patients and families in need. The program also aims to advance the scientific understanding of the causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, such as tic disorders, compulsive hair pulling and other anxiety disorders. The leaders of the program are acknowledged master clinicians and scientific experts who are committed to providing excellent care, pursuing research studies at the forefront of the field and training future clinical and research leaders. Clinical Program The OCD and Related Disorders Program studies and treats OCD and related conditions, including tic disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding, skin picking, and trichotillomania. The multidisciplinary team is composed of pediatric and adult psychiatrists, psychologists, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and doctoral-candidate externs who specialize in evidencebased evaluation and treatment. The clinical program provides thorough diagnostic evaluations accompanied by sensitive and specific treatments to affected families.
The clinicians offer evidencebased psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments and work closely with patients and their families to ensure that treatment interventions are responsive to each patient’s needs. The basis of the psychotherapeutic approach is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), with exposure and response prevention (ERP) at the core of many treatments. Family involvement is strongly encouraged for pediatric patients, and home visits are also available.
Research Program The Research Program focuses on the onset, neurobiology, genetics, and treatment of OCD and related conditions. The overarching goal of the research program is to discover the causes of these disorders and, in doing so, develop more effective and innovative therapies to help families in the future. The program supports ongoing treatment studies in OCD and related disorders, several international collaborations focused on identifying environmental and genetic risk factors for OCD and related disorders, and innovative neuroimaging studies for both youth and adults.
Tics and Tourette’s Program Mount Sinai’s Tics and Tourette’s Clinical and Research Program is dedicated to enhancing the understanding, evaluation, and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with tics and Tourette’s Disorder and related problems. Housed within Mount Sinai’s Behavioral Science Unit, this program provides patients with comprehensive evaluations and state-of-the-art treatments, as well as opportunities to benefit from novel therapies through participation in research studies. Barbara Coffey, MD Chief
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Clinical Program In this program, a comprehensive evaluation is an essential starting point, both for establishing a diagnosis and ruling out other neurological or medical conditions. Additional evaluations, including a physical exam, imaging, or blood tests may be recommended. Neuropsychological testing may also be indicated in some cases to facilitate educational planning. This program offers consultations for other
physicians and clinicians, and they work with our pediatric patients’ school officials, when necessary, to provide the most comprehensive services possible. The treatments available include pharmacotherapy, behavior therapy, psychosocial interventions [such as CBT and Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT)]. Research Program The research component of Mount Sinai’s Tics and Tourette’s Clinical and Research Program
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focuses on the natural history, course, clinical phenomenology, and treatment of Tourette’s and tic disorders. Additionally, the team of experts conducts research into the relationship between tics and other comorbid disorders, such as OCD, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Novel therapeutic approaches are also available through this program for those with Tourette’s and tic disorders.
Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program Mount Sinai’s Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program is committed to advancing the understanding, evaluation, and treatment of young patients struggling with a range of conditions, including major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. As part of Mount Sinai’s Behavioral Science Unit, this program offers children and adolescents comprehensive evaluations and evidence-based treatments, as well as opportunities to benefit from emerging therapies through participation in clinical trials. Vilma Gabbay, MD Chief
Clinical Program The clinical arm of the Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program delivers effective, short-term treatments for mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. The team employs the expertise of each member to provide seamlessly integrated care that includes neuropsychiatric testing, pharmacotherapy, and psychosocial interventions (such as CBT). If necessary, the clinical team also provides consultations for other physicians and works with patients’ school officials to ensure that patients receive the most comprehensive treatment and service plan possible.
Following comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, the program’s psychiatrists and therapists meet weekly to discuss each case and ensure the quality of therapeutic treatment. Each patient receives an individualized treatment plan to develop personalized coping strategies, and monitor well-being and progress. Emergency consultations are available as needed. By combining research advances with clinical care, the Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program strives to help patients establish stronger interpersonal connections, improve academic performance, and enjoy better function in every aspect of life.
Research Program The research program of the Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program focuses on the development of effective, shortterm treatments for childhood anxiety and mood disorders, as well as on the identification of biological substrates of these disorders in order to facilitate early detection and prevention. To ensure the successful completion of these endeavors, an extraordinary team of experts from the Icahn School of Medicine, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, and Weill Cornell Medical Center collaborates on current studies, providing access to state-of-theart resources at each institution.
Division of ADHD and Learning Disorders
Jeffrey Newcorn, MD Director
The Division of ADHD and Learning Disorders at Mount Sinai is dedicated to transforming world-class scientific research into the finest quality care for children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD, learning disorders and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Given that these problems often persist across the lifespan, the Division serves children, adolescents and adults with attention, organization, behavior, and/or learning problems. The Division brings together an internationally recognized interdisciplinary clinical/research team to study key questions related to the developmental neurobiology, psychopathology, pathophysiology and treatment of ADHD and related disorders – linking evidence-based pharmacologic and psychosocial treatments with state-of-the-art research approaches using neuroimaging and genetics. The guiding principle of the Division is to ensure that advances in the scientific basis of ADHD, learning disorders and their treatment inform clinical care delivery.
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Division of ADHD and Learning Disorders continued
Ami Norris-Brilliant, PhD Clinical Director
Clinical Program The team of expert clinicians is dedicated to improving clinical care for children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD, and children and adolescents with learning disabilities and related problems. The Division’s clinical program offers psychiatric, neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluation, behavioral and cognitivebehavioral therapy, school
consultation, and medication treatment. The Division provides organizational skills training for school age children, parent behavior management training, ADHD skills training programs for teens and adults, and individual psychotherapy for children and/or parents. Research Program Through genetic testing, brain imaging, and medication trials, the
Division is expanding knowledge about the clinical presentation and neurobiological basis of ADHD and its treatments. Stateof-the-art expertise in functional neuroimaging, pharmacogenomic and neuropsychological assessment converge to produce multi-faceted approaches to the study of ADHD and related disorders which transcend the boundaries between basic science and clinical treatment.
Eating and Weight Disorders Program At the Mount Sinai Eating and Weight Disorders Program, a team of experts provides cuttingedge, evidence-based treatment for individuals of all ages suffering from eating disorders. The program offers treatment interventions for children, adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and obesity.
Tom Hildebrandt, PsyD Director
Terri Bacow, PhD Clinical Director
Clinical Program The clinical program offers full consultations and diagnostic assessments, and every patient receives a customized treatment plan around the type and severity of the disorder, the stage of life and the existence of any accompanying conditions. Beginning with outpatient care when possible and moving upward in treatment intensity only when necessary, customized care enables clinicians to best meet the needs of each patient and achieve maximum success. Treatments provided include CBT, DBT skills training, Maudsley family-based therapy, and group therapy. Additional programs include the LEARN® (Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships, Nutrition) Program in weight management, as well as prevention programs. This program also offers treatment for conditions cooccurring with eating disorders, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder,
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post-traumatic stress disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and substance abuse; specialized treatment for problems associated with distorted body image; treatment specifically tailored to address the unique needs of male patients with eating disorders, obesity, or other body image disturbances; special services for athletes and performers with eating disorders; weight loss treatment for overweight individuals using behavioral techniques. In addition, clinicians in this program arrange consultations with psychiatrists within the Health System to evaluate medical conditions related to the eating disorder and/or the use of psychiatric medications. The Mount Sinai Eating and Weight Disorders Program is an affiliate of the New York State Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders, and a founding program in the Mount Sinai Women’s Initiative in Psychiatry.
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Research Program The research program involves the study of all types of eating disorder pathology. The program specializes in the development and testing of a range of empirically supported treatments for eating and weight disorders including CBT, family-based therapy, and guided self-help. Ongoing treatment studies involve the development and testing of smartphone-assisted CBT and the efficacy of mirror exposure therapy for significant body image disturbance among males and females with binge eating or bulimia nervosa. The extended research program aims to understand how appetitive and gonadal hormone systems contribute to the expression of eating pathology and to identify mechanisms within these systems to enhance existing treatments or develop new treatments. The program uses a range of neuroendocrine, imaging, and technology assisted methodologies to achieve these goals.
Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment
Joseph Buxbaum, PhD Director
Alex Kolevzon, MD Clinical Director
David Grodberg, MD Clinician Investigator
The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai is a fully integrated and translational center dedicated to discovering the biological causes of autism and developing breakthrough treatments. The Seaver Center’s mission is to prevent and cure autism by bridging the gap between new discoveries at the basic science level and enhanced care, with the subsequent translation to the community of new and improved approaches to caring for people with autism. The Seaver Autism Center is a major player in the field at every stage, from laboratory and clinical research, to training and outreach in the community. Because of this, the Seaver Center is at the forefront of translating research findings into improved community care. Assessment and Clinical Programs The Assessment Program at the Seaver Autism Center provides gold-standard diagnostic and neuropsychological evaluations, as well as the most up-to-date genetic testing for all patients participating in research studies. The Clinical Program is a comprehensive assessment and treatment program that provides the highest level of patient care informed by the clinical and basic science research conducted at the Seaver Center. All families enrolled through the Assessment and Clinical Programs are offered a genetic evaluation to relate genetic results to other clinical research results. These programs also offer psychiatric evaluations, neurological examinations, diagnostic testing, and cognitive testing. Through the Clinical Program, psychological, behavioral, neuropsychological, and educational testing is also available. The treatment services available through the Clinical Program include, but are not limited to, individual cognitive behavioral therapy, medication
management, parent training, sibling support groups, school consultation, and social skills groups. The clinical team consists of professionals from the disciplines of psychology, psychiatry, neurology, neuroscience, and developmental pediatrics, all with specialized training in autism and related conditions. Each clinician has unique expertise working with children, adolescents, and adults, including those individuals with autism and related conditions who have complex needs and may be considered difficult to assess and treat. All clinicians are actively involved in both clinical and research activities of the Seaver Autism Center. Research Program Using state-of-the-art molecular genetic, neurobiological, and clinical approaches, the Seaver Autism Center continues to make breakthroughs in multiple aspects of autism research. The interdisciplinary research platform of the Seaver Autism Center is supported by dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds. The main areas of research at the
Seaver Autism Center include genetics, autism model systems (rodent, induced pluripotent stem cells, and systems biology), and experimental therapeutics (clinical trials, behavioral interventions, neuroimaging). Outreach Program Community outreach is a major priority of the Seaver Autism Center. The Seaver Center is committed to educating patients, families, professionals, and the general public on the causes and treatments of autism spectrum disorders. As a major part of this commitment, the Seaver Center hosts several educational and outreach initiatives, including an annual Advances in Autism Conference, a quarterly Distinguished Lecturer Series, and a monthly Seaver Seminar Series, as well as several community lecture series. The Seaver Center also publishes a quarterly newsletter designed for professionals, advocates, and families of people with autism.
Michelle GorensteinHoltzman, PsyD Director of Community Outreach
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Training and Education One of the main priorities of the Child Behavioral Health and Science Center is to provide innovative and diversified training programs at the forefront of psychiatric and psychological practice. The Center provides a highly personalized approach to training that is responsive to the varied and complex demands facing child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, creative arts therapist, and family therapists in this era of rapid change. There are several nationally renowned training programs for mental health professionals and all training programs combine outstanding clinical experiences with opportunities to advance science in childhood mental health disorders through research.
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Residency Training Programs in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
John O’Brien, MD Director, Training and Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Mount Sinai Hospital Site
The goal of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship is to train child psychiatrists who are ready to take a leadership role in the world of patient care, academics and clinical research. The Training Program aims to produce outstanding child and adolescent psychiatrists who will demonstrate the highest ethical standards, excellent clinical skills, and knowledge in child and adolescent psychopathology, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, consultation, teaching, research, and administration. The program balances clinical experience with a formal didactic curriculum, individual and group supervision, conferences, and seminars to educate trainees on the theoretical and practical principles of the field in a comprehensive manner. Clinical rotations play a critical role in learning the basics of clinical assessment and the treatment of children and adolescents. Fellows rotate throughout the Health System to experience a full spectrum of clinical and clinical research programs across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, community, and school-based settings. The Center offers many research opportunities to trainees who desire this experience, and while research is not required, many trainees elect to work on existing research projects, or to develop projects of their own in consultation with faculty. The program promotes academic development and encourages fellows to engage in scientific research projects and scholarly activities; mentorship and protected time are available.
Georgia Gaveras, DO Director, Training and Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Sites
Over the course of the program, the fellow is expected to become proficient in major treatment modalities, including psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectic behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy, dyadic parent-infant therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and individual and family crisis work) and pharmacotherapy.
Medical Student Training Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry The Beatrix Hamburg Medical Student Training Fellowship is funded by the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation (KTGF) and was designed to increase medical students’ exposure to child and adolescent psychiatry. The program provides significant clinical exposure, teaching, and mentorship for medical students at all levels of training. Faculty and senior child psychiatry fellows serve as mentors and are paired with students. Students and mentors meet individually on a regular basis, and monthly dinner meetings are also held with the group to process clinical experiences, share ideas, and listen to invited guest speakers present on a variety of topics of interest to students. Each year, students from medical schools across the country with KTGF funded mentorship programs convene for an annual conference to socialize, network, and present their clinical experiences and research in child and adolescent psychiatry.
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Clinical Psychology Externship Programs The Mount Sinai Hospital The Seaver Autism Center at Mount Sinai hosts psychology externs who have opportunities to participate in most ongoing clinical and research activities. Extern responsibilities may include administering research standard diagnostic instruments, conducting evaluations of cognitive, behavioral and neuropsychological functioning, assisting with social skills therapy groups and sibling support groups, and research projects. The Division of ADHD and Learning Disorders at Mount Sinai sponsors a unique externship opportunity to gain experience in both neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapy. The externship is approximately 2.5 days per week, and externs work on a variety of clinical and research projects. The vast majority of assessment is done with children and adolescents, however, adult assessment and treatment cases are also available for those interested. Externs also carry one to two psychotherapy cases and co-lead one to two groups to complement their training.
The Eating and Weight Disorders Program at Mount Sinai offers a year-long training program focused on acquiring mastery of assessment and intervention skills for patients with eating and weight disorders across the lifespan. The program involves completing required coursework on CBT for eating disorders and an accompanying research seminar, attending group and individual supervision, and participating in ongoing research conducted within the program. There are also opportunities for advanced students to develop their own research project. The Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Program at Mount Sinai supports an advanced externship opportunity to provide evidence-based treatment for children and adults with OCD and related disorders, tics, and anxiety disorders. Primary interventions used are ERP, CBT, HRT, and assertive community treatment. Externs carry a caseload of five to seven patients, and primary responsibilities include performing semi-structured initial evaluations using standardized measures and providing ongoing evidence-based individual therapy in addition to co-facilitating group therapy.
Mount Sinai St Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt offer predoctoral externships in child psychology to doctoral students in school, clinical and counseling psychology (PhD and PsyD). The externship includes placements in Adolescent Day Treatment with CARES, Outpatient Treatment with the Outpatient Department, and Parent-Infant Treatment with the Parent-Infant Center. In all placements, externs participate in all aspects of the therapeutic community, carry individual cases, co-lead groups, conduct intake evaluations, and attend clinic-wide administrative meetings.
Frank Gardner, PhD Director, Child Psychology Training
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Mount Sinai Beth Israel offers the Child, Adolescent and Family Multicultural Externship which provides an extern with experience in intake evaluations of children and families, individual and group psychotherapy with children and adolescents, family therapy, psychological testing, and didactic experiences. The yearlong externship offers training in an eclectic approach utilizing psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and family perspectives in the context of cultural competence. Externs gain the skills to work effectively with a multidisciplinary child/adolescent treatment team and to collaborate with other medical providers, schools, and community services.
Elizabeth Ochoa, PhD Director, Psychology Training
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Predoctoral Internship Programs in Child Psychology The Mount Sinai Hospital The Mount Sinai Hospital sponsors an internship program that combines rotations on the inpatient child psychiatry unit, as well as rotations in the outpatient Centers of Excellence including the Seaver Autism Center, the Eating and Weight Disorders Program, the Pediatric Neuropsychology and Learning Disorders Program, and the Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Program. Interns are exposed to a variety of didactics and supervision styles. The internship is not currently American Psychological Association (APA) approved.
Mount Sinai St Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Mount Sinai St Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt offer an APA-accredited Predoctoral Internship in Psychology with a track focused on working with children and adolescents. The internship provides doctoral level psychology students with experiences in individual, group and family therapy, crisis services, home and community-based services for chronically mentally-ill patients, intensive case management, neuropsychological assessment and alternative day programs for psychiatrically ill and/or substance dependent high school students. Interns have major rotations in the Outpatient Department and at CARES. Minor rotations focus on learning neuropsychological testing and assessment skills, conducting intake evaluations with an emphasis on building diagnostic expertise, participating in clinical research projects and conducting developmental screenings for babies and caregivers in the Parent-Infant Center. In addition, interns participate in seminar courses focusing on child and adolescent psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessment, and may take optional courses in child and adolescent psychopathology and psychopharmacology.
Mount Sinai Beth Israel The Psychology Division of the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel offers a year-long, full-time, predoctoral internship in clinical psychology with rotations in child psychology. This program is available to matriculated doctoral students in clinical and counseling psychology programs approved by the APA. The primary goal of the internship program is to provide an intensive, broad-based training experience that exposes the interns to a variety of clinical settings, populations, and applications of psychological interventions. For the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Rotation, interns participate in a four-month rotation on the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Service, during which they conduct intake evaluations and psychological assessments. As part of their work with children and adolescents, interns regularly collaborate with various members of the child’s school or other community agencies, such as child welfare. Interns become familiar with a number of therapeutic approaches including play therapy, parenting skills training, family therapy, and cognitive behavior therapy.
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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Child Psychology The Mount Sinai Hospital The Division of ADHD and Learning Disorders supports a full-time postdoctoral fellowship to gain experience in both neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapy in children and adolescents with some opportunities to work with adults, depending on interest. Postdoctoral fellows are given psychotherapy cases and co-lead groups in ADHD skills training for both adults and children to complement their training. The Eating and Weight Disorders Program offers a two-year training program focused on acquiring mastery of assessment and intervention skills for patients with eating and weight disorders across the lifespan. The program involves completing required coursework, an accompanying research seminar, and attending group/individual supervision. Postdoctoral fellows are also required to develop a specific research project. The Seaver Autism Center sponsors several postdoctoral fellowships each year. These research-based fellowships are awarded broadly, with recent awards in the areas of genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders, rodent model systems, neuroimaging, and the development and testing of behavioral and pharmacological interventions. Postdoctoral fellowship training is also provided through formal affiliations with local community agencies, including FEGS Health and Human Services and the YAI Network. These fellows receive training at the Seaver Autism Center and have the opportunity to participate in various research studies. In turn, the fellows bring their training into the community by providing direct care to children and adults as well as developing new clinical service programs.
Mount Sinai St Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt offer postdoctoral fellowship positions for candidates who are interested in extending their knowledge and experience in the practice of clinical work with urban children, adolescents and families. All fellowships offer a full range of training experiences in clinical work with an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population. Fellows may provide individual, group, dyadic and family therapy, crisis services, diagnostic interviews, neuropsychological assessment and school and communitybased interventions. All fellows have the opportunity to develop supervisory skills and will participate in advanced courses on supervision and psychotherapy. There are five positions based in the Outpatient Department and one in CARES.
Mount Sinai Beth Israel The HEARTS Program currently supports two federally funded postdoctoral fellowship positions in psychology, focused on trauma-informed practices for children, youth and families. The fellows are involved in many aspects of the HEARTS Program including direct clinical service, training in evidence-based practices, training of staff at other agencies, research, presentations, grant-writing, and administration. The fellows may also be involved in various activities of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, including attending the annual meeting and developing trauma-informed products. The fellows leave with a unique blend of advanced clinical expertise and experience in developing and sustaining federally funded service programs.
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Additional Internship Programs Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Beth Israel offer internship programs for trainees in social work, creative arts therapy, and family therapy. These programs provide a full range of training experiences in clinical practice with an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population of urban children, adolescents and families. Patients present with a variety of psychiatric, educational and psychosocial difficulties as well as family issues. Interns observe assessments, provide a broad array of individual, group, and milieu therapies, and participate in didactics and seminars. The Internship in Social Work at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s places master’s level social work students in the Outpatient Department to provide a variety of treatment services, or at CARES where they are part of a milieu treatment setting united by a Dialectical Behavior Therapy model. The Internship in Creative Arts Therapy at Mount Sinai St Luke’s places master’s level art therapy students at CARES where they provide individual, group and milieu therapies to adolescents presenting with a variety of psychiatric, educational and psychosocial difficulties.
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The Internship for Master’s in Family Therapy at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s places master’s level family therapy students at the Outpatient Department where they provide ongoing treatment in addition to coordinating and presenting at parent psychoeducation groups. The Internship in Social Work at Mount Sinai Beth Israel places master’s level social work students (from New York University) in the Child and Family Behavioral Health Service to provide ongoing treatment using a Systems Theory approach.
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The Child Behavioral Health and Science Center at the Mount Sinai Health System has significant expertise across a broad array of specialty areas. We are very excited about opportunities to develop additional Centers of Excellence, enhance our training and education program, and extend our community outreach efforts to disseminate best practices across the country. The Center has a fantastic team of clinicians and clinical researchers in childhood mental health disorders and we are committed to advancing science and promoting excellence in delivering health care for children, adolescents, and families.
For more information or to contribute, please visit us online at www.mountsinai.org/childbehavioralhealth.