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Joseph Jror-Serk Cheng
Joseph Jror-Serk Cheng

Counselor Rank Attending Physician

Joseph Jror-Serk Cheng

Counselor Rank Attending Physician
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.
Specialty

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), continuously advocating for the renaming of schizophrenia and a recovery-oriented mental health system.

Education

M.D., School of Medicine, National Taiwan University
M.S., Department of Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University

Experience

Consultant Attending Physician, Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hospital
Attending Physician, Resident Physician, and Director, Taoyuan Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan
Vice Superintendent, Caotun Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan
Vice Superintendent and Superintendent, Bali Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan

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