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 research focuses on service delivery and implementation of community-based psychiatric rehabilitation programs.

Research Interests:

• Service delivery, implementation, and dissemination of community mental health programs
• Severe mental illness, co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse, and homelessness
• Social work generalist practice in mental health
• Family caregiving for people with disabilities
• Qualitative research methods (Grounded Theory)

Current Grants & Projects:

• Mediating Effects of Personalized Care on Reducing Homelessness among Psychiatric Clients
• Assessing Employment Potential among People with Depressive Disorders
• Stigma and Access to Mental Health Treatment in Taiwan

Selected Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles
Chen, F., & Ogden, L. (in press). A worker-client relationship model that reduces homelessness among people with mental illness. Qualitative Health Research.

Chen, F., & Herman, D. B. (in press). Discharge practices in a time-unlimited intervention: The perspectives of practitioners in Assertive Community Treatment. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.

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.

Presentations
Chen, F. & Ogden, L. (January 2011). A worker-client relationship that helps to reduce recurrent homelessness among people with severe mental illness: An analysis of Critical Time Intervention practices. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, FL.

Last updated August 22, 2011 .