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.
Lupita Hernandez, Director of Special Programs-PCBH Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Lupita Hernandez MPA