Clinical Service – Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Efficacy of a Brief Intervention of Strategy for School-based Mental Health Clinicians (BRISC)

The Brief Intervention for School Clinicians (BRISC) has been the subject of two research studies funded by the Institute for Education Sciences (IES). In the most recent study, 48 high schools in three states (WA, MD, MN) were recruited and assigned to BRISC (n=23) or school-based services as usual (SAU; n=25). Clinicians working in schools […]

Empower Through Health

Empower Through Health (ETH) is a healthcare, research, and education 501c3 organization operating in rural eastern Uganda. ETH runs a health center that provides general medical care for surrounding communities and delivers psychiatric and neurological services across Buyende District (population >400,000). ETH’s research focuses on reducing demand-side barriers to care and partnering with existing community […]

Developing a Therapeutic Community in Washington State

We are exploring the feasibility of establishing a long-term, residential Therapeutic Community in Washington State for adults living with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, biplolar disorder and other serious mental illnesses. Such a facility would fill a critical gap in our current system, providing a complete spectrum of care for those in our community with chronic mental […]

Developing pragmatic adherence measures for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

This project aims to develop pragmatic self-report measures of: 1) clinician adherence to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and 2) DBT program fidelity. These measures will be tested among DBT clinicians in routine practice settings to evaluate their reliability and validity.

Perinatal PCL

The Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line (PCL) is a free telephone consultation service for health care providers caring for patients with mental health problems who are pregnant, postpartum, or planning pregnancy. Any health care provider in Washington State can receive consultation, recommendations, and referrals to community resources from a UW psychiatrist with expertise in perinatal mental […]

Who We Are

Project Type: Clinical Service

Efficacy of a Brief Intervention of Strategy for School-based Mental Health Clinicians (BRISC)

Empower Through Health

Developing a Therapeutic Community in Washington State

Developing pragmatic adherence measures for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

Perinatal PCL