Name
K03 - Expanding Behavioral Health Consultation Services to Specialty Care Clinics: Model Description and Future Directions
Description

Transitioning from a primary care behavioral health model (PCBH) into integrated specialty care can be daunting! During this presentation you will learn the ACTUAL HOW from our Integrated Care team who expanded into four specialty care clinics: Neuroscience, OB/GYN, Endocrinology, and Pediatric Medical Specialties. The service expansion is based upon the PCBH model of care (Reiter et al., 2018; Robinson & Reiter, 2016), in which behavioral health consultants (BHCs) are providing episodic and focused interventions and working as part of the specialty health care team. This session will be practical heavy: how we got started, the questions we asked, tools we used, and how we supported BHCs in this transition. You will get to hear straight from our BHCs who will share their actual experiences: both the amazing and the awful. Finally, we will discuss future directions – expansions into other specialty settings and how we plan to evaluate our model – and how you can do this work, too!

Date & Time
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speakers
Allison Allmon Dixson, Associate Psychotherapist, CentraCare Allison Allmon Dixson MSW LGSW
Rachel Petts, Assistant Professor, Fairleigh Dickinson University Rachel Petts
Allison Allmon Dixson
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Innovations, Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Workforce development
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
PCBH
Location Name
Bowie A
Objective 1
Show the steps taken to integrate into four specialty care clinics: Neuroscience, OB/GYN, Endocrinology, and Pediatric Medical Specialty.
Objective 2
Describe the supports developed for specialty care BHCs.
Objective 3
Summarize the literature and gaps in utilizing a behavioral health consultation model in a specialty care setting and how we plan to fill these with future research.
Content Reference 1
Bell, K., Bethany, A., Scott, S., & Poleshuck, E. (2024). Integrating mental health care in ambulatory obstetrical practices: Strategies and models. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 67(1), 154-168.
Content Reference 2
Reiter, J. T., Dobmeyer, A. C., & Hunter, C. L. (2018). The primary care behavioral health (PCBH) model: An overview and operational definition. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 25(2), 109–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-017-9531-x
Content Reference 3
Robinson, P. J., & Reiter, J. T. (2016). Behavioral consultation and primary care: A guide to integrating services. Springer International Publishing.
Content Reference 4
White, K., & Belachew, B. (2022). Role of psychologists in pediatric subspecialties: Integrated psychological services overarching concepts across pediatric subspecialities. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 69, 825-837.