Name
Poster 90 - From Trainee to Fellow: A PCBH Workforce Development Pipeline to Address Mental Health in Primary Care Along the Texas-Mexico Border
Date & Time
Friday, October 25, 2024, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location Name
Lone Star Ballroom Prefunction Area
Description

This project explores the implementation and impact of a Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) workforce development pipeline aimed at increasing behavioral health access for primary care settings across the Texas-Mexico border. The workforce development pipeline provides graduate students from four mental health disciplines at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - psychology, clinical mental health, social work, and rehabilitation counseling - a pathway to receive PCBH training during their Master's training and an opportunity to become a PCBH fellow post-graduation. Students who opt into the PCBH training pathway receive the necessary PCBH clinical skills and knowledge, through coursework, clinical practice, and routine clinical supervision, to effectively integrate behavioral health into primary care settings. This poster presentation will review the structure of the PCBH pathway and the impact on trainees, with a focus on transition of one of the graduate students to be a PCBH fellow post-graduation.

Speakers
Samantha Solis LPC-A, BHC Fellow, Behavioral Health Consultant Fellow, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX
Lupita Hernandez MPA, Director of Special Programs-PCBH Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Pharr, TX
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Training/Supervision
Session Type
Poster
Handout 1 Link
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Objective 1
Participants will be able to describe the PCBH workforce development pipeline at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Objective 2
Participants will be able to outline ways of the PCBH fellow was integrated into primary care to increase access.
Objective 3
Participants will identify successful outcomes and hear firsthand stories from trainees about their experiences in the PCBH workforce development pipeline.
Content Reference 1

Giresunlu, Y., Kemer, G., & Akpinarâ€Elci, M. (2024). Supervision of counselor trainees in Integrated Behavioral Health Settings. Counselor Education and Supervision, 63(2), 117-130. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12296

Content Reference 2

Johnson, K., Clemons, K., Robins, L., Gantt-Howrey, A., & Shaikh, A. (2023). Experiences of school counseling trainees in a primary care integrated behavioral health care practicum. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling, 5(2).

Content Reference 3

Li, C., Zhu, P., & Loveless, C. (2022). Counselors' challenging experience in Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: A qualitative exploration. Counselor Education and Supervision, 62(1), 80-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12258

Content Reference 4

Schmoyer, N., Corbin, L., & Robins, L. (2023). Integrated behavioral health training in counselor education: A call to action. Journal of Integrated Primary Care, 1(1).

Content Reference 5

Zanskas, S. A., Brasfield, M., Landry, M., Taylor, L. C., Delavega, E., & Neely-Barnes, S. (2022). Interprofessional Training: Preparing Graduate Counseling and Social Work Students for Integrated Behavioral Healthcare Settings. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 19(3), 314-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2022.2049944