University of Washington faculty members are a highly talented, interdisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers. A strong commitment to teaching is an important component of each faculty member's responsibilities. The Division has a continued commitment to expanding the diversity of our residency program. A wide range of interests is represented by the faculty in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, including chronically mentally ill children and adolescents, psychopharmacology, epidemiology, psychosocial aspects of medical disorders, neurobiology, systems of care, child abuse, family therapy, chronic pain and developmental disabilities. The web site contains a list of current faculty and their specific areas of interest.

Asian-American, Native American and African American cultural groups are represented by our faculty members. Additionally, several training rotations offer opportunities to work with multi-ethnic children and families.

The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has 9 child and adolescent psychiatrists and 9 child psychologists on the academic faculty. There are currently 9 child and adolescent psychiatry residents and that number will increase to 10 in July 2007. Twenty general psychiatry residents, 6 psychology residents, several postdoctoral psychology fellows and 20 medical students are taught by the Division each year.

Within our Division, residents may elect to participate in research in a wide variety of areas including the development and treatment of depressive disorders (Elizabeth McCauley, Ph.D.), early onset psychotic disorders and bipolar disorder (Jon McClellan, M.D.), the relationship of attachment to disruptive behavior disorder (Matthew Speltz, Ph.D.), telepsychiatry (Kathleen Myers, M.D.), intervention with families raising children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, including FAS (Heather Carmichael Olson, Ph.D), secondary prevention of criminal recidivism in conduct disordered youth (Ann Vanderstoep, Ph.D.), ADHD (Chris Varley, M.D.), or in projects of the resident's choosing.

The University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is one of the foremost departments in the country. . There are 174 regular faculty, many of whom are nationally and internationally recognized investigators and leaders in their field. In addition, over 398 clinical faculty are active in teaching trainees. Each year, the Department teaches 700 medical students, 65 psychiatry residents, 14-16 psychology residents, and 27 postdoctoral fellows. The Department has active research programs, with over 23 million dollars annually in grant funding and over 25,000 square feet of laboratory space.