The Chronic Care Psychiatry rotation provides residents with comprehensive training in the assessment and management of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders across the lifespan, from first-episode psychosis through chronic illness and later life.
Fraser Health offers a diverse range of specialized services, including Early Psychosis Intervention, Assertive Community Treatment, the Psychosis Treatment Optimization Program, tertiary and residential rehabilitation programs (including Cypress, Cottonwood, and Connolly Lodges and Pioneer House), and acute inpatient psychiatry services.
Rotations can be tailored to residents’ interests and provide experience in a variety of hospital, community, and residential settings. Training emphasizes diagnostic assessment, psychopharmacology, recovery-oriented care, rehabilitation, treatment adherence, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, suicide risk assessment, and the application of mental health legislation.
Residents develop expertise in multidisciplinary care planning, collaboration with community agencies and family physicians, and working closely with allied health professionals. Opportunities are also available to gain experience in individual, family, and group interventions while building the skills needed to care for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness across diverse care settings.
Goals and Objectives: UBC Training Objectives – Chronic Care Psychiatry
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