Community Psychiatry
Our department strongly values and emphasizes the care of chronically mentally ill, disadvantaged, diverse, and underserved populations in urban and rural settings throughout our region. We aim to inspire residents and prepare them to make a difference by working with those most in need.
Every resident cares for chronically mentally ill and disadvantaged patients at our core clinical sites, especially at Harborview Medical Center and the Harborview Mental Health Service, a community mental health center. Rotations available to all residents as part of the core residency experience and as electives include:
Harborview Medical Center
- Intake and Brief Intervention Services
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Team
- Rehabilitation Team
- Recovery Rotation
- Madison (HIV/AIDS) Clinic
- International Clinic
- Intensive Outpatient Addictions
- Geropsychiatry rotations
Seattle VA
- Personal Recovery Clinic (for chronically mentally ill patients)
Community Rotations
Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center (Brain Stimulations)
Program of Assertive Community Treatment at Downtown Emergency Service Center
King County Correctional Facility
Sound Health
Washington Physicians Health Program
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Community Leadership Career Enrichment Pathway
This is a special interest track designed to foster residents’ interests in careers in public psychiatry and public policy. The track provides:
- Bimonthly meetings/speakers, open to all residents
- Opportunity to meet psychiatrists working in community mental health settings
- Mentorship
- Priority for community psychiatry rotations