Episode 2 - Assertive Community Treatment and Outreach Psychiatry
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Dr. Peter Wang takes us through his journey working in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams and pinpoints the essence of ACT psych: creativity, rapport, and a team oriented focus in an outreach setting. Dr. Wang also discusses the reality of burnout in the field, and how we can cope with it. We're invited to explore the ways ACT can enrich the lives of patients it serves, and encouraged as students to rotate through an ACT psych elective with him through the University of British Columbia, with which he is affiliated. Hosted by Mirna Hennawy.
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