Longitudinal exposure to the seriously mentally ill: a halfway house affiliation.
Psychiatric training takes place predominantly in institutional settings such as hospitals and outpatient clinics. There are significant benefits associated with training in community "field" sites. Conversely, training programs can be valuable resources for agencies providing residential and/or rehabilitative care for the mentally ill The authors discuss advantages to such affiliations and illustrate these with the affiliation of a halfway house with a psychiatry residency training program.
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