Question

How to align the team functioning with the limited availability and mobility of the team psychiatrist?

Problem description

The three 2B-team in Ghent have one psychiatrist each, with a part-time function.  The psychiatrist can hardly participate in home visits

Impact - effect

The role of the psychiatrist is often limited to coaching / advising. There is less room for personal contact of the psychiatrist with the client. The client himself usually has his own psychiatrist. This can lead to confusing and contradictory communication

To do

To do 1) Upgrading the role of psychiatrist in the team, from part-time to full-time.

To do 2) Promoting, encouraging mobile work for psychiatrists in the mental health sector

Theme

Role of psychiatrists

Topic

Number of hours/week available for the team, number of WTE psychiatrist (full-time, part-time..)

Reference -  contact

Dirk Baeyens, Nele Van Hijfte

Mobile team

2B

Project

Gent-Eeklo (PAKT)

Intership abroad - place

Birmingham (AOT Matthews Centre)

Date

November 2012