Name
Integrated Behavioral Health Training in Under Resourced Areas: Experiences from the Field
Description

In response to behavioral health access and workforce challenges, several institutions within the University of Texas System have developed HRSA funded training programs that prepare learners to address the unmet behavioral health needs of underserved communities in Texas. This presentation will present four programs representing both urban and rural areas, each of which has successfully trained interdisciplinary cohorts of learners training in low-resourced and underserved communities. Each program will present an overview, including program data, and approaches to creating, funding, and sustaining quality interprofessional training in a low-resourced region.

Speakers
Eboni Ceasar, PhD, LCSW-S
Diana DiNitto, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, AADC
Jane Gray, PhD
Sasha Jaquez, PhD
Thenral Mangadu, MD, MPH, PHD
Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP
Stephanie Simmons, PsyD
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Training/Supervision, Underserved populations such as LGBTQ+, Workforce development
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Identify opportunities and strategies for developing interprofessional behavioral health training programs in academic institutions or community-based settings.
Objective 2
Recognize common challenges in providing integrated behavioral health training to multidisciplinary trainees and identify effective solutions.
Objective 3
Identify sources of funding available to initiate and sustain interprofessional behavioral health training programs.
Content Reference 1

Bookey-Bassett, S., Espin, S., & Lawrence, K. (2022). The role of interprofessional education in training healthcare providers for integrated healthcare: A scoping review. Health, Interprofessional Practice & Education, 4(3), eP2191. https://hipe-pub.org/articles/10.7710/2641-1148.2191

Content Reference 2

Kim, J., Cole, M. B,, Rosenberg, J., Morris, A., Feinberg, E., & Sheldrick, R. C. (2025). Integrated behavioral health services and psychosocial symptoms in children. JAMA Network Open, 8(9):e2532020. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32020

Content Reference 3

skas, 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

Content Reference 4

Schmoyer-Edmiston, N., Kemer, G., Ogbeide, S. A., LaLonde-Pittman, M., Kraft, C., Robins, L., & Wambui Preston, J. (2025). Supervision needs of novice behavioral health clinicians in integrated primary care settings. Families, Systems, & Health, 43(3), 467–481. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000986

Content Reference 5

Ogbeide, S. A., Trepal, H., Lloyd-Hazlett, J., & Ingram, M. (2022). Assessing counseling student self-reported competencies in primary care behavioral health. Families, Systems, & Health, 40(4), 508–512. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000744