Bio:

Dr. Fang-pei Chen has had a variety of generalist social work practice experiences in Taipei focusing on community services for individuals and families. She has worked with families with issues related to mental illness and/or developmental disabilities, and through service programs such as case management, vocational training and employment services, respite care for caregivers, and community resources development, in both grass-roots organizations and public sectors. Her current research examines service delivery and implementation of community psychiatric rehabilitation programs. Dr. Chen was the principal investigator on several exploratory studies focusing on different aspects of service delivery processes and dynamics, including client engagement, personalization of care, development of community supports for clients, disengagement/discharge, and family involvement, in evidence-based programs such as Assertive Community Treatment and Critical Time Intervention.

Research Interests:

• Service delivery, implementation, and dissemination of community mental health programs
• Severe mental illness and homelessness
• Social work generalist practice in mental health
• Qualitative research methods (Grounded Theory)

Current Grants & Projects:

• Service Delivery in Critical Time Intervention
• Establishing a Practice Theory of Critical Time Intervention
• Discharge from Assertive Community Treatment Services

Select Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles
Chen, F. (2008). Working with families in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): The case manager’s perspective. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78(4), 456-465.

Chen, F. (2008). A fine line to walk: Case managers’ perspectives on sharing information with families. Qualitative Health Research, 18, 1556-1565.

Chen, F. (2008). Effects of a future care planning workshop for aging parents of the mentally ill. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service, 89(1), 44-50.

Pandhi, N., Bowers, B., & Chen, F. (2007). A comfortable relationship: A patient derived dimension of ongoing care. Family Medicine, 39(4), 266-273.

Chen, F., & Greenberg, J.S. (2004). A positive aspect of caregiving: The influence of social support on caregiving gains for family members of relatives with schizophrenia. Community Mental Health Journal, 40(5), 423-435.

Presentations
Chen, F. & Herman, D. B. (January 2009). Inside the black box of an EBP: CTI from an implementation perspective. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Bethesda, MD.

Chen, F. (May 2008). Moving out of the parents' house: Assisting mentally ill clients with independent living. Paper presented at the 4th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, IL. 

Chen, F. (January 2008). Moving out of the parents' house: Assisting mentally ill clients with independent living. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC. 

Last updated August 19, 2009 .