Psychology curriculum and psychiatric rehabilitation

Abstract

Abstract With a few notable exceptions, psychology training programs have not addressed severe mental illness (SMI), with training relevant to psychiatric rehabilitation difficult to find at the bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level. As leaders in mental health services pursue evidence-based practice in psychiatric rehabilitation, we also see an opportunity for psychologists to carve a role in implementing evidencebased practice. Our paper proposes an expanded role for psychology in training psychiatric rehabilitation professionals and discusses the necessary changes for improving training at all academic levels.