Teaching Well-Being: From Kindergarten to Child Psychiatry Fellowship Programs

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2019 Apr;28(2):267-280. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2018.11.007. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Abstract

Psychiatric training for medical students, residents, and fellows can integrate well-being principles to improve mental health. From preschool to college, principles of wellness and health promotion are increasingly prevalent and are showing promising results. Courses on happiness and well-being have been embraced at colleges and universities. Well-being is now a required component of child and adolescent psychiatry training. Training residents and fellows in emotional and behavioral well-being requires incorporation into clinical supervision and the overall culture and infrastructure of the training program.

Keywords: Education; Psychiatric training; Resiliency training; Science of happiness; Social-emotional learning.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Psychiatry / education*
  • Adult
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Child
  • Child Psychiatry / education*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Fellowships and Scholarships*
  • Health Promotion*
  • Humans
  • Mental Health*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Teaching*
  • Young Adult