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Behavioral
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Introduction
Residents
in Family Practice should be aware of common outpatient mental health issues
and have a working knowledge of human behavior and its impact on clinical
practice. Some common issues include depression/anxiety, behavioral and
developmental disorders, chronic health related disorders, alcoholism,
and mental health crisis situations.
This rotation
will expose interns to the growing mental health needs of our population,
and will improve their skills for helping patients achieve optimum healthcare
outcomes. They will have an opportunity to participate in various activities
and learning environments, and will be exposed to a diverse group of healthcare
experts in order to gain insight, sharpen interviewing and diagnostic skills,
and to expand their knowledge of community resources.
Goals:
| - Increase
in behavioral science component of in-service and board scores |
| - Increased
interest is and sensitivity to the psychosocial needs of patients and families |
| - Development
of interviewing skills and motivating behavioral change in patients |
| - Accurate
use and clinical understanding of the DSM IV criteria |
| - Exposure
to mental health issues across a wide spectrum of healthcare settings |
Objectives/Evaluation:
| - The resident
will command increased behavioral science knowledge as reflected by passing
rotation post-test at 90% accuracy. |
| - The resident
will increase knowledge and comfort in the collaboration between mental
health professionals and family physicians during the various experiences
presented during this rotation. |
| - The resident
will exhibit improved skill in interviewing patients and working with families
of patients with mental health issues or disabilities demonstrated by satisfactory
rotation evaluations (2). |
| - The resident
will display an increased awareness of the services available in the surrounding
community for patients and families in need of mental health services as
seen by active participation in the various educational experiences and
self-directed learning opportunities woven into this semi-structured rotation. |
Educational
tactics/activities:
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Meet weekly with Linda Werner, LCSW to review patients seen, questions
about assigned reading, and support for #4. |
| - The resident
will present a topic to the residents during one of the FPTS morning rounds. |
| - Selected
readings in behavioral science will be completed, and residents will complete
a series of board review questions. |
| - Participate
as a psych response team member for a minimum of 20 hours. |
| - The resident
must go to at least one PRT call even if you do not get paged on the nights
you have signed up for to be on call. |
| - Spend two
mornings per week at the Jacksonville Developmental Center. |
| - Spend two
mornings and two afternoons at SIU Department of Psychiatry. |
Family
Medical Center clinic experience:
| - Residents
will continue two half-day continuity clinics weekly. |
Conferences:
| Selected behavioral
science topics will be presented longitudinally as part of the Department
of Family and Community Medicine conference schedule, and will include: |
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| - Depression/anxiety |
| - Schizophrenia |
| - ADHD |
| - Psychotropic
medications |
| - Domestic
violence |
| - Behavioral
change issues |
| - Preventive
and wellness issues |
| - Personality
disorders |
| - Other topics
as outlined in the RRC guidelines |
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