Youth Stress & Mood Program

Youth Stress & Mood Program. A Depression & Suicide Prevention Program offers a Medical Psychology Externship program at UCLA's Semel Institute. This is a 12-month training program for graduate students. Will consider applicants with at least 2 years of graduate education in clinical psychology who are in good standing. The emphasis of the program is on training focused on youth depression, suicide prevention, and reducing health risk behaviors (e.g. Obesity risk, substance use, smoking, risky sex).
Supervised experience is available in diagnostic evaluations, cognitive-behavior therapy, family education and treatment, individual and group treatment approaches, and other interventions. The emphasis is on evidence-based evaluation, treatment, and clinical decision making. The program provides clinical training within the context of a clinical service with a strong research component. Treatment and services trials are in progress funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other organizations. Theses projects focus on suicide and suicide attempt prevention, treatment of youth depression, and improving health and reducing health risk behaviors