Collegial Guest Lectures
Being responsive to learner questions and creating connections and dynamic interactions for students is a hallmark of academic engagement at Granite State College, and we’re proud to share a recent example from one of our newer faculty members, Siddartha Sosa Rodriguez who joined us in the winter 2019 term and teaches in the Human Services and Public Safety Academic Center.
Left to right - Dr. Danilo Been and
GSC faculty member Siddartha Sosa Rodriguez
During the first few semesters teaching PSY502, Siddartha heard a common question from students:
what is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?
To bring the answer to that question to life, Siddartha tapped in to his one of his trusted colleagues and invited Dr. Danilo Been from Yale School of Medicine to the first day of the PSY502 class. The dynamic and interactive lecture called
Psychiatrist vs Psychologist, Who is Who and Who Does What?
was intended to answer questions that Siddartha gets during his classes such as: What is each of them responsible for and how to achieve a degree respectively?
Dr. Been is a Psychiatrist with 20 years of medical experience and a sub-specialty training in addiction Psychiatry from Yale School of Medicine, and he shared the steps he took to become a Psychiatrist. In parallel, Siddartha shared a glimpse of his own journey through the psychology pathway.
The students’ interactions with both subject matter experts allowed them to explore the differences and similarities of the professions from a practical standpoint. In addition, the value and critical importance of inter-professional collaboration was highlighted by the collaborative dialog during the class.