To the Editor: We read with great interest the article, "A Survey of American Psychiatric Residency Programs Concerning Education in Homelessness," by McQuistion, Ranz and Gillig (1). Although the authors showed that a number of psychiatric residency programs have established training initiatives which address education in homelessness and mental illness, there remains the question of why are there still so few residents participating in clinical rotations dedicated to serving this highly vulnerable and underserved population. Of the residency programs that responded to the survey (106/178), 60% offered at least some training opportunities in working with homeless populations. However, only 11% of the programs rotated all their residents through these educational experiences. This is particularly confounding since the writers clearly point out organized psychiatrys long-standing commitment to meeting the needs of those individuals who are homeless and suffering the effects of the most serious psychiatric disorders and addictions (2). Hence, there appears to be a disconnect between the professions public commitment to serving the homeless population and the educational curricula of training programs preparing the cadre of future clinicians to meet this glaring social and human need. The authors cite the reported reasons for such a low rate of
Residency Training and Homelessness Education
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To the Editor: We read with great interest the article, "A Survey of American Psychiatric Residency Programs Concerning Education in Homelessness," by McQuistion, Ranz and Gillig (1). Although the authors showed that a number of psychiatric residency programs have established training initiatives which address education in homelessness and mental illness, there remains the question of why are there still so few residents participating in clinical rotations dedicated to serving this highly vulnerable and underserved population. Of the residency programs that responded to the survey (106/178), 60% offered at least some training opportunities in working with homeless populations. However, only 11% of the programs rotated all their residents through these educational experiences. This is particularly confounding since the writers clearly point out organized psychiatrys long-standing commitment to meeting the needs of those individuals who are homeless and suffering the effects of the most serious psychiatric disorders and addictions (2). Hence, there appears to be a disconnect between the professions public commitment to serving the homeless population and the educational curricula of training programs preparing the cadre of future clinicians to meet this glaring social and human need. The authors cite the reported reasons for such a low rate ofPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Residency Training and Homelessness Education
Christensen, Richard C.; Garces, Lorrie K.
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, Volume 29 (2): 227
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Jun 1, 2005
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