FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS
The University of Washington (UW) and Western State Hospital (WSH), through the Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research and Training (WIMIRT), jointly sponsor year long fellowships in forensic psychiatry and psychology. The two fellowships are run in parallel. Resident applicants must be PGY5 and above and psychologists must have completed their doctoral degree. There is a large and diverse faculty with advanced training in forensic mental health. The fellowship is designed to promote a wide variety of experiences in mental health law, criminal and civil forensic practice, consultation, treatment of the mentally ill offender, and research.

Clinical Training Sites
Western State Hospital and Child Study and Treatment Center WSH is a roughly 1,000-bed psychiatric hospital serving the western half of Washington State. WIMIRT is also located on the grounds. It is situated in Steilacoom, just southwest of Tacoma. The majority of the fellow's tome will be spent in the Center for Forensic Services (CFS), which consists of eight wards, seven of them in a security building. There is a 28 bed Evaluation Ward, a 30 bed Competency restoration Ward, five 28-30 bed wards for insanity acquittees, a 20 bed unlocked Community Program Ward outside the security building, and an Outpatient Services Program dedicated to conducting forensic evaluations in jails and in an outpatient clinic on the grounds of WSH.

The Child Study and Treatment Center (CSTC) is a 47 bed hospital for children and adolescents; its grounds are contiguous with WSH.

Fellows conduct criminal forensic evaluations, consult, and provide treatment in these settings.

Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center The Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center (PCDCC) is a 1272 bed facility. It is located 8 miles from WSH. There is a 30 bed psychiatric unit within the facility. Fellows are supervised in diagnostic evaluation, treatment, civil commitment, and referral to diversion programs.

Private Practice Settings
Fellows accompany faculty who are conducting private evaluations in a variety of areas including criminal law, personal injury, family law, sexual deviancy, workplace, and disability. They may also participate in outpatient treatment.

Didactics
There are formal weekly seminars covering diverse topics in mental health law. Psychiatrists, psychologists, attorneys, and other specialists teach these courses.

Contacts:

Bruce C. Gage, M.D.
The Washington Institute
9601 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Tacoma, WA 98498-7213
(253) 756-3921
gagebc@dshs.wa.gov

Gregg J. Gagliardi, Ph.D.
The Washington Institute
9601 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Tacoma, WA 98498-7213
(253) 756-2881
mrbite@u.washington.edu

Henry Richards, Ph.D.
The Washington Institute
9601 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Tacoma, WA 98498-7213
(253) 761-7553
hrichard@u.washington.edu

The application deadline is February 15 but applicants are encouraged to apply as early as October (especially for psychiatrists) as the position(s) may be filled before February 15.