CT Mental Health Center
Eight program options (listed below) are available within the CMHC, one of which must be selected and designated on the Application Form which is to be used as a cover sheet for your application (see section on Application Procedures). Each training option is structured so that the fellow participates in a primary (3 days/week) and a secondary (1-1/2 days/week) placement site. The secondary sites available in relation to each training option are indicated at the end of the program descriptions. For all interns, one half day is reserved for Departmental seminars and related activities.
- Division of Substance Abuse
- Hispanic Clinic
- Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessment Service
- Acute Inpatient Unit
- Outpatient Services
- The Consultation Center
- West Haven Mental Health Clinic
- Young Adult Service
- Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic
The CMHC has the responsibility for providing comprehensive behavioral health services within the Greater New Haven area. Services offered include initial evaluation and assessment of prospective patients, emergency crisis-oriented services, outreach and engagement, short-term inpatient care, brief and continuing individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy on an outpatient basis, rehabilitative programs, and a wide range of ongoing consultation and prevention programs. In addition, a number of research projects are sponsored by clinical, consultation, and research units at CMHC.
The opportunities for clinical training at the CMHC are rich and varied. Participation in the Outpatient Services in New Haven, the West Haven Mental Health Clinic, the Hispanic Clinic, the Young Adult Service, and the Division of Substance Abuse provides the opportunity for the enhancement of clinical skills through supervised individual, couples, family and group therapy as well as formal learning opportunities in psychodiagnostic and clinical assessment. Depending on placement site, interns have the opportunity to work with individuals diagnosed with various forms of psychiatric disorder, dual diagnoses of co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders, or primary substance abuse. Training in neuropsychological and comprehensive psychological assessment and consultation (with special emphasis on neuropsychology) is offered through placement in the Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessment Service. This experience also includes placements in the Inpatient Division and at Gaylord Hospital (a neurological rehabilitation setting), on a secondary basis. Participation in The Consultation Center provides the opportunity for experiences in prevention, health promotion, organizational consultation and staff development training, community program development and service system development and evaluation, as well as related prevention, evaluation, and services research. In addition, the CMHC offers specialized training in services to individuals with severe and persistent forms of psychiatric disorders including clinical, rehabilitative, and consultative interventions and serves as the lead agency for the managed service system (the Community Services Network) in Greater New Haven.
