Addiction Psychiatrist Mock Interview

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How do you deal with an aggressive addict?

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Heather Douglass

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.

As an addiction psychiatrist, you may often treat aggressive addicts. Tell the interviewer how you go about working cohesively with someone that may behave aggressively and inappropriately. Perhaps you have a serious conversation with the person when they are sober and do so after an incident has occurred so that the event or problem is fresh in their minds. Maybe you choose to work closely with the patient you counsel, and their family, helping them not to enable the aggressive behavior.

Heather Douglass

Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.

"As an addiction psychiatrist, I know that most patients will go through an aggressive stage during our treatment. My staff and I are prepared to handle difficult situations. Possible situations are discussed during our morning huddle to ensure enough staff is readily available if something were to happen."

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