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Academic
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more about education and training at WPIC
WPIC’s
international reputation attracts quality candidates from the world’s
finest clinical and research institutions. In addition to teaching
medical students and directing a five-year psychiatric residency
training program, WPIC offers nine federally funded research training
programs for pre- and postdoctoral fellows.
WPIC is also
a training center for graduate and undergraduate students from more
than 20 colleges and universities, representing disciplines that
include nursing, social work, education, childcare, and art and
music therapy.
Our overall
goal is to educate, train, and mentor clinical investigators who
will go on to develop new approaches to the study of brain-behavior
relationships. We continually strive to refine our training programs
so that students and trainees are exposed to contemporary theories
and practices associated with the changing medical care environment.
The various
training programs at WPIC reflect our emphasis on comprehensiveness,
balance, and integration of various scientific approaches and systems.
The programs foster collaborative relationships and embrace the
contributions of all disciplines for the understanding, treatment,
and prevention of mental and addictive disorders.
Training
As the only academic center of psychiatry in western Pennsylvania,
WPIC is dedicated to providing behavioral health professionals throughout
the region with state-of-the-art training, technical assistance,
and mental health conference planning. A designated training institute
of the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services, WPIC’s Office of Education and Regional Programming
(OERP) provides free or reduced-cost training and technical assistance
for behavioral health professionals in 23 counties.
Each year, WPIC’s
OERP conferences and educational programs reach more than 20,000
registrants, from mental health and human services providers to
consumers and family members, through over 500 “training days”
of programming.
WPIC’s
Office of Education and Regional Programming offers professional
continuing education certification as approved by the following
agencies:
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