Drs. Helena Hansen and Phil Blumenshine share valuable information about psychiatry and residency training at PCFA annual meeting

UCLA DGSOM Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences acting chair Helena Hansen presented an upbeat assessment of psychiatry’s current status compared to last year and praised PCFA for its contributions to psychotherapy training. Residency Program Associate Director for Psychotherapy Phil Blumenshine discussed the experiential psychotherapy program for 4th year residents known as R-PEP (Reflective Psychotherapy Educational Program) and other forms of resident supervision provided by PCFA members. Both Drs. Hansen and Blumenshine reported on positive feedback from residents and fellows about their learning experiences with PCFA voluntary faculty.