Rate My Professor Simon Rouch

Simon Rouch serves as a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Otago, Christchurch, within the Division of Health Sciences. In this role, he contributes to the academic training of health professionals through his position as clinical tutor for PSME 422, Addiction Treatment. This postgraduate paper, offered by the National Addiction Centre at the University of Otago, Christchurch, focuses on the clinical process of treatment and management of individuals with addiction and co-existing disorders. The course emphasizes advanced clinical knowledge and skills, including conducting brief interventions, coordinating clinical case management plans that integrate psycho-social and bio-medical interventions, and fostering culturally responsive therapeutic relationships with clients, their significant others, family, and whānau. PSME 422 incorporates self-directed learning, critical reflection on practice, teleconference lectures, case-based discussions, and compulsory in-person block courses.

Rouch is a co-author of the publication 'Prescribed Psychotropic Medication Use in Patients Receiving Residential Addiction Treatment,' published in Alcohol and Alcoholism (Volume 51, Issue 5, pages 622-623, 2016). The article, stemming from data on patients in New Zealand residential addiction treatment services, examines psychotropic medication prescribing patterns among those with alcohol use disorders. His affiliations in the publication include the Christchurch City Mission, where he has also served as Service Supervisor. These contributions highlight his involvement in clinical practice and research related to addiction treatment and mental health.