COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY ELECTIVE
Immersive experience in community mental health while embedded within a community support team, either at Gateway or Community Treatment Alternatives (CTA). Gateway is an assertive community treatment team serving Dane County residents who have severe mental illness and substance abuse issues. CTA is an assertive community treatment team that works exclusively with adults involved in the criminal justice system. Patients must be either diverted from the Dane County Jail or be conditionally released after being found "not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect" (NGI).
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 6 number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define "recovery" in the context of schizophrenia. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the assertive community treatment (ACT) model of caring for people with severe, persistent mental illness. Audience: Graduate 3. List three ways that community support teams can assist people with schizophrenia. Audience: Graduate 4. Explain how a community support team functions, including how roles are shared and how influence is felt within teams. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and humility in care of people with severe, persistent mental illness in the community. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define "recovery" in the context of schizophrenia. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the assertive community treatment (ACT) model of caring for people with severe, persistent mental illness. Audience: Graduate 3. List three ways that community support teams can assist people with schizophrenia. Audience: Graduate 4. Explain how a community support team functions, including how roles are shared and how influence is felt within teams. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and humility in care of people with severe, persistent mental illness in the community. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027