ACT Advanced Practice Project Team
The BC ACT Advanced Practice (ACT AP) hosts a provincial network of ACT service providers and leaders by providing capacity-building opportunities, supporting discipline specific Communities of Practice (CoP), and engaging disciplines in the development and refinement of tools that will support the provision of ACT in our province. The AP focuses on innovation in supporting the ACT client population, and developing methodology and pedagogy to augment the fidelity of ACT teams across BC.
The ACT AP provides core training, discipline specific training, implementation support and consultation to Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) providers across BC. Our education and training curriculum uses evidence-based practice standards and modifications to these standards as developed by subject matter experts to better address the nuanced needs of ACT clients. Training is delivered online (self-paced) and other distance-learning modalities.
For more information about BC ACT AP please contact us at BC.ACT.AP@vch.ca
Meet the BC ACT Advanced Practice Team
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Melissa Yeung
Melissa has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of British Columbia. Melissa joined the ACT-AP team in March 2025 as the interim Provincial Lead.
Melissa began her career in VCH in 2014 as a front line case manager on a community mental health team. Melissa has worked as an intake coordinator for mental health and substance use services as well as a team leader overseeing access and discharge for tertiary services. Most recently, Melissa led the expansion of the Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) services in VCH. Melissa has a strong interest in collaborative engagement and implementing quality improvement strategies to improve care pathways for clients and their families who are accessing mental health and substance use services.