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Dr. Cheng Jror-Serk specializes in psychiatric rehabilitation, trauma stress, and depression treatment. In 1990, Dr. Cheng went to the University of British Columbia in Canada for clinical training in community psychiatric rehabilitation and became one of the leaders and advocates of the community rehabilitation model in Taiwan. After the 921 earthquake, Dr. Cheng promoted disaster psychological rehabilitation and suicide prevention in Nantou. He has also been invited as an instructor at the International Trauma Study Course at the Japan Psychological Trauma Research Center for many years. During his tenure as President of the Society of Social and Community Psychiatry, Dr. Cheng led more than ten organizations to establish the "Triple Good Alliance" (Good Name, Good Benefits, Good Life), successfully advocating for the renaming of schizophrenia. In May 2014, the Ministry of Health and Welfare agreed to rename it as "schizophrenia spectrum disorder." He also advocated for a "recovery-oriented" mental health rehabilitation system. In recent years, Dr. Cheng has been promoting non-violent communication in families, schools, and medical settings to enhance empathy and improve family, parent-child, teacher-student, and doctor-patient relationships.