Name
G11 - Training Behavioral Health Providers For Integrated Behavioral Health: A Delphi Study
Description

Clinical practice in Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) settings requires skills and knowledge that often differs significantly from those required for practice in specialty mental health settings, and yet training for IBH settings remains sparse and unstandardized. This presentation will review the results of a Delphi study in which the 21 behavioral health experts identified the fundamental skills, interventions, and academic knowledge to prepare future behavioral health providers for effective practice in IBH settings. An exploration of the skills and knowledge identified by behavioral health experts will occur, with emphasis on items that may currently be missing from the majority of graduate behavioral health training programs. Afterwards, presenters will connect the identified skills and knowledge with popular models of behavioral health integration, including the Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Collaborative Care Model, and co-located therapy models. This presentation will end with the presenters facilitating a discussion centered on current graduate training for behavioral health providers and ways in which educators can advocate for IBH to be more intentionally incorporated into graduate-level training programs.

Date & Time
Friday, October 25, 2024, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Nic Schmoyer Lisa Corbin
Co-Authors
Jessica Huffman, PhD, LPC, NCC, CTP, CFRA, Wellness Coordinator, Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, VA Gulsah Kemer, PhD, NCC, ACS, Associate Professor and Doctoral Graduate Program Director, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Behavioral Medicine Topics (e.g., insomnia, medication adherence), Training/Supervision, Workforce development
Session Type
Concurrent
Location Name
Presidio C
Objective 1
Describe the foundational skills and interventions that expert behavioral health professionals identified as vital for Integrated Behavioral Health education.
Objective 2
Describe the foundational academic knowledge that expert behavioral health professionals identified as vital for Integrated Behavioral Health education.
Objective 3
Articulate current practices in behavioral health education that do not adequately prepare students for effective practice in IBH settings and explore meaningful changes to promote IBH incorporation into graduate programs.
Content Reference 1
Serrano, N., Cordes, C., Cubic, B., & Daub, S. (2018). The state and future of the primary care behavioral health model of service delivery workforce. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 25, 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-017-9491-1
Content Reference 2
Lloyd-Hazlett, J., Knight, C., Ogbeide, S., Trepal, H., & Blessing, N. (2020). Strengthening the behavioral health workforce: Spotlight on PITCH. The Professional Counselor, 10(3), 306-317. https://doi.org/10.15241/jlh.10.3.306
Content Reference 3
Hall, J., Cohen, D. J., Davis, M., Gunn, R., Blount, A., Pollack, D. A., Miller, W. L., Smith, C., Valentine, N., & Miller, B. F. (2015). Preparing the workforce for behavioral health and primary care integration. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 28, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3122.jabfm.2015.S1.150054
Content Reference 4
Stillman, M. A., Mullen, C. M., Grosse, C. V., & Hewitt, K. C. (2018). Preliminary analysis of an innovative curriculum in integrated primary care psychology: Assessment of student interest and competency. Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1, 1001.
Content Reference 5
Putney, J. M., Sankar, S., Harriman, K. K., McManama O’Brien, K. H., Robinson, D. S., & Hecker, S. (2017). An innovative behavioral health workforce initiative: Keeping pace with an emerging model of care. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(S1), S5-S16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2017.1326329