Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program

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#5 in the Nation for Psychiatry

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September 30th, 2025

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Dulce Madrid
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Resnick Neuro-psychiatric Hospital
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Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
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David Geffen School of Medicine
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Semel Institute for Neuro-science and Human Behavior
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Ronald Reagan Medical Center
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Augustus F Hawkins Mental Health Center
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UCLA Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds Video Library

The UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds is a cutting-edge educational conference occurring twice per month and featuring presentations on evidence-based clinical practices in childhood mental health, ground-breaking neuroscience research, and the role of society in shaping mental health for our vulnerable families.

June 11, 2025 — “Key Legislation Affecting Our Patients and Their Families,” presented by Franco Pillsbury, MD, MPP, MBS

April 30, 2025 — “The Case for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Evidence and Approaches,” presented by Mary Youssef, MD

April 9, 2025 — “Use of Ketamine in Treatment of Adolescents,” presented by Karen Mendez, MD

March 12, 2025 — “Antiracism Teaching in Grade School Socioemotional Learning Curriculum,” presented by Oby Ekwueme, MD, PhD

February 12, 2025 — “Interventional Psychiatry in Children and Adolescents,” presented by Rubi Luna, MD

January 22, 2025 — “Knowledge Access to Action: Care Extender Models to Promote Youth Mental Health in Under-Resourced Schools,” presented by Allison Goodman, MS

January 8, 2025 — “Hiding in Plain Sight: Multiracial Youth Mental Health Disparities and Avenues of Intervention,” presented by Maddy Jansen, MD, MPH

Archives

Date

SpeakerTitleVideo Link
1/10/24Jose Flores, MDYouth and Opioids: Understanding the Epidemic’s Youngest Victimshttps://youtu.be/ekkP_MjFhTo

2/14/24

Nicole Roxas, MDThe Revolution Begins at Home: Applying Structural Frameworks to Carehttps://youtu.be/2lnHKrmKke4
2/21/24John Walkup, MDWhere have we been? Where are we going?? Anxiety, Depression and Traumahttps://youtu.be/23FcCWsmIsU

2/28/24

Kendra Knudsen, MAClinical Decision Making with Structured Decision Supportshttps://youtu.be/FUfTraPZ8jE
3/13/24

Jennifer Manegold, MD

Parent-infant Mental Healthhttps://youtu.be/VJFZrGmKOUo

3/27/24

Marlo Lopez, MAExecutive Control in Preschool and Adolescent Dietary Trajectories: Examining the Role of Contexthttps://youtu.be/bQa8aoHmNsc
4/10/24Rahael Gupta, MDCircle of Securityhttps://youtu.be/Do0h7ubgu30
4/16/24

Stacy Drury, MD, PhD

The Intersection fo Violence, Racism and Neighborhoods on Child Mental Healthhttps://youtu.be/e8K1B01d_i4

4/24/24

Chodzen, Gia, MAThe impact of contextual factors on diverse adolescents’ ability to access, engage in, and benefit from psychological interventionshttps://youtu.be/u02z_7riis8

5/8/24

Ashley Hite, MDConduct Disorder: Past, Present and Futurehttps://youtu.be/0F_MrZauB5Y

5/22/24

Elaine Ruiz, MSAn Investigation of Diversity in Childhood and Adolescent Antidepressant Studies: A Systematic Reviewhttps://youtu.be/LvrwiP5Na8s
DateSpeakerTitleVideo Link 
1/25/23Trevor Shaddox, MDLearning about BFRBs from Web-based Toolshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXssgzc-3T8
2/22/23Shawn Jones, PhDResilience & Resistance: Black Youth and Family Mental Healthhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIQLI1NoSvA
3/8/23Jenny Nguyen, MD Short-term Evidence-Based Approach to Suicide Risk Screening & Management: Safety-Acute Modelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hk7s0-0UxA
3/22/23Stephanie Violante, MSUsing a single instrument to assess adherence and differentiation in family therapy for adolescent externalizing problemshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlnLc5ZuHWQ
4/12/23Mahta Baghoolizadeh, MD“Improving Child Mental Health Systems: Involving Trainees in Safety Event Reviews for Growth.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0flN97L1w6I
4/26/23Brittany Tarrant, MDBlack Boy Joy and Despair: The Impact of Gun-Related Violence in Black Youthhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCRu7Dw5tXA
5/10/23 Kelsey StilesSocial, Emotional, and Psychophysiological Risk Factors for Aggression in Pre-Adolescent Girlshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv_cU5qfugM
5/31/23Merelise AmettiFood and families: The effects of food insecurity and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on child and family functioning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIzynbOh8CI
6/14/23Peds C/L Intern- Alyssa GarrThe Impact of Parental Stress on Parent-Child Communication in Families of Youth Diagnosed with Cancerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qVYO2k610
11/8/23Dr. N. Ramos and Dr. E. Ollen Empwr-ing LGBTQ youth and their families: Group and family interventions from the UCLA EMPWR Programhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM7lmPWq8e8
11/29/23Nicole McDonald, PHD Neurodevelopmental Needs and Outcomes in Children with a History of Extended NICU Hospitalizationshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ppmxKVdhG4
DateSpeakerTitleVideo Link 
1/12/22Brent Rappaport- Psychology Intern “I don’t enjoy relationships”: Role of childhood experiences in internalizing disordershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJBxUvx40Hw
1/26/22Oluwafikunmi Sobowale, MDExamining Effects of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms on Parent-child Interaction and Development Using Sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u9dfbePaPo
2/23/22Sneha Venkatraman, M.D. An Integrative Approach to Child and Adolescent Psychiatryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2NLYycgnhA
3/9/22Stephanie Han, M.D. Building on the Strengths of Community: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Korean American Youthhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemLr399LKI
4/13/22Manal Khan, MDMental Health of South Asian immigrants, children of South Asian immigrants, and adapting parenting interventions to meet their needs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAM-V49nSf8 
4/27/22Edward Castelo, MDSchool Mental Health and Impact of COVID-19https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCPKbrQ5vQo
5/25/22Karina Espana, M.D. Re-imagining Trauma-Informed Narrative Building through Comicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB3242udqg4
9/14/22Sandra Loo, Ph.D. Brain Stimulation for ADHD: Emerging Treatment Optionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qpyqdiuz9k
9/28/22Eraka BathEngendering Anti-Racist Transformational Change at the David Geffen School of Medicinehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnUNDMxcUzg
10/26/22Bruce D. Perry, MD., PhDIntroduction to the Neurosequential Model of Therapeuticshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krLwFqRanmQ
11/9/22Juliet EdgcombUse of electronic health record phenotyping for detection of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among children receiving emergency carehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8bQNc8K2LQ
11/30/22Nicole McDonald, PhDParent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): What do we know and where do we go from here?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaUD2CbPf1w
DateSpeakerTitleVideo Link 
1/27/21Catherine Lord, M.D. Developing scalable ways of measuring changes in kids’ social communicationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdKMPPTKTxk&feature=youtu.be
2/10/21Laura HaplinJustice System Involved Youth in the Emergency Department and Inpatient Unit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBuf7zCpqE&feature=youtu.be
2/24/21Dr.’s Miklowitz and Walshaw “Early Intervention for Youth at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder: Clinical and Neuroimaging Findings”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmzCLpQYQ0&feature=youtu.be
3/10/21Nikhil NadkarniPathways in the Future of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_jOO2KfgXE
3/24/21Ismatt NiaziSocial Media. From Clout to Outreach: An Afghan American Storyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWP8cgpkSkc
4/28/21Mariam Rain, M.D. (Fellow) Firearms and Youth Suicidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn81f3F0nwk 
5/12/21Emily WoodSensory Reactivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBH9Y4WLy4&feature=youtu.be
5/26/21Hendrick SohDepression and Suicide in Teenshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIUaj0i2ObA
6/9/21Anna Alkozei Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Children and Adolescentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyQrTwhbd2U
9/22/21Michael Strober, Ph.D. Treatment in the 21st Century: Problems and Prospects of “Specialized” Knowledgehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1iAX4r-_64
10/13/21Elizabeth Laugeson, Psy.D. Social Skills in a Socially Distant World: Telehealth Practices and Outcomes from the UCLA PEERS Clinichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ5tvYIpAyg
11/10/21Bonnie Zima, Acute Mental Health Care Use in U.S. Children’s Hospitals Pre-and Post-COVID-19 School Closureshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HM0-bhdoaU
12/8/21Nicole McDonald, Ph.D. What do we know about infants at high-risk for autism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcCYwXnPFiw
DateSpeakerTitleVideo Link 
9/9/20John Piacentini, M.D. Managing Childhood Stress and Anxiety:  From the Clinic to the Communityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM1jlX_psUk&feature=youtu.be
9/23/20Mark DeAntonio, M.D. Update on PTSD interventions in the Andes of Peruhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q45JDbnJeMc&feature=youtu.be
10/14/20Elizabeth Laugeson, M.D. Promoting Social Engagement for Youth during COVID-19: The UCLA PEERS Programhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM8K5fsL4nA&feature=youtu.be
10/28/20Joseph O’Neill, M.D. Neuroimaging Studies of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ti0zYS16MQ&feature=youtu.be
11/25/20Bernalyn Ruiz, M.D. Stigma and coping in Latinx Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQF3vwqO7yA&feature=youtu.be