1051 Riverside Drive
Unit # 115
New York, New York
Program Description
Fellows receive a broad exposure to forensic psychiatry through clinical rotations, a rich didactic experience, and supervision by senior faculty.
Fellows receive extensive experience at Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center, the chief forensic facility for the state. This 300-bed accredited, maximum-security forensic facility provides clinical and forensic services to insanity acquittees and mentally ill defendants undergoing restoration to competence to stand trial. Fellows are responsible for conducting forensic evaluations.
Fellows receive clinical training in the evaluation and management of sex offenders at the Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (STARC), a New York State OMH program addressing the needs “dangerous sex offenders” who have been committed for treatment.
Fellows receive clinical training in the Manhattan Mental Health Court, an alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) diversion program that evaluates mentally disordered individuals charged with felonies.
Experience in the assessment of competence to stand trial and sentencing evaluations is provided through a rotation at the Bellevue-Manhattan Court Clinic.
Fellows receive additional experience in civil cases through an extended network of private practitioners.
The didactic education is extensive. Fellows participate in a shared curriculum provided by the faculty of several New York-area programs and undertake a supervised research experience. They participate in the monthly seminar of the Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry.
Fellows receive a broad exposure to forensic psychiatry through clinical rotations, a rich didactic experience, and supervision by senior faculty. Fellows receive extensive experience at Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center, the chief forensic facility for the state. This 300-bed accredited, maximum-security forensic facility provides clinical and forensic services to insanity acquittees and mentally ill defendants undergoing […]