Yen Ju Liu

Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taiwan

Title: Clinical and Cultural Challenges in Multi-Family Group Therapy for Addiction: Reflections from Practice in an East Asian Context

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Biography

Yen Ju Liu, is a psychiatric social worker at Taipei City Psychiatric Center, specializing in addiction treatment and family interventions. She has extensive experience working in inpatient addiction wards, leading Matrix Model-based group therapy, and providing systemic family therapy for patients with substance use disorders and their families. Yen Ju focuses on integrating evidence-based interventions with culturally sensitive practices to improve treatment engagement and family support, particularly within East Asian cultural contexts. She is dedicated to advancing family-centered care in addiction treatment through clinical practice, training, and international collaboration.

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