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Deirdre A. Caplin, PhD, MS

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Deirdre Caplin, MS, PhD completed a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Purdue University School of Science, her PhD in Clinical Child Psychology from Ohio University, and her clinical internship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Louisville Medical Center. She has been with the Department of Pediatrics Since 2001 and joined the Division of Behavioral Health in 2009. Dr. Caplin serves as an Associate Program Director in the Pediatric Residency Program. Her research interests mirror her administrative efforts in resident education, including curriculum development and the role of learning styles, emotional regulation and wellness in resident performance. With her colleagues in Pediatric Behavioral Health, she has developed a program to train providers in communication with children and families, in order to inform clinical care around medically unexplained physical symptoms and somatic symptom disorders. Dr. Caplin’s clinical practice is focused on the evaluation and treatment of medically ill children and adolescents. She is trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy, clinical pediatric hypnosis, biofeedback and relaxation, and behavioral approaches, with a specific focus on functional improvement, the management of anxiety, disease management issues, management of chronic fatigue and chronic pain, somatic symptom and associated disorders.

Clinical Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-313-7711

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113
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Primary Children's Hospital

801-313-7711

100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113

Specialties

  • Psychology, Clinical
  • Pediatric Medical Psychology
  • Pediatric Behavioral Health

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Psychiatry - Adjunct Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Child Psychiatry
Pediatric Behavioral Medicine

Deirdre Caplin, MS, PhD completed a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Purdue University School of Science, her PhD in Clinical Child Psychology from Ohio University, and her clinical internship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Louisville Medical Center. She has been with the Department of Pediatrics Since 2001 and joined the Division of Behavioral Health in 2009. Dr. Caplin serves as an Associate Program Director in the Pediatric Residency Program. Her research interests mirror her administrative efforts in resident education, including curriculum development and the role of learning styles, emotional regulation and wellness in resident performance. With her colleagues in Pediatric Behavioral Health, she has developed a program to train providers in communication with children and families, in order to inform clinical care around medically unexplained physical symptoms and somatic symptom disorders. Dr. Caplin’s clinical practice is focused on the evaluation and treatment of medically ill children and adolescents. She is trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy, clinical pediatric hypnosis, biofeedback and relaxation, and behavioral approaches, with a specific focus on functional improvement, the management of anxiety, disease management issues, management of chronic fatigue and chronic pain, somatic symptom and associated disorders.

Academic Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-662-6755

(801) 662-5985

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health
Salt Lake City, UT  84113

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Psychiatry - Adjunct Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Child Psychiatry
Pediatric Behavioral Medicine

Research Interests

  • Chronic Disease
  • Disease Management
  • Resident Education
  • Pediatric Psychology

Education History

Doctoral Training Ohio University
Clinical Child Psychology
Ph.D., 1998
Internship University of Louisville School of Medicine
Pediatric Psychology
Intern, 1997
Graduate Training Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis
Psychology
M.S., 1992
Undergraduate St. Bonaventure University
Psychology
B.A., 1990

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