Name
D04 - IBH-P a Model for Deeper Integration into Primary Care from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center
Date & Time
Friday, October 9, 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location Name
Mills 3 (4th Floor)
Description

Learners will be introduced to a new model of integration for psychology professionals in primary care settings. We will review levels of integration in current primary care integrated psychology programs with discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of these models. Then, we will provide introduction of our unique program, how it was built, medical physicians response, and what has made it successful. Learners will gain knowledge about how to access resources for implementation in their own practice, be given opportunity to ask questions, and delve into ways we have grown this program beyond its roots in our own setting.

Speakers
Heather Unrue, PhD
Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD MHA
Co-Authors
Rachel Herbst, PhD, Tiffany M. Rybak, PhD, Heather E. Unrue, PhD, Austin Burns, PhD, Brea A. Lauer, PhD, Robert T. Ammerman, PhD, Jill Cordonnier, Lynne Merk, PhD, Jessica M. McClure, PsyD, Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD
Content Level
Intermediate
Tags
Pediatrics, Prevention, Primary Care Behavioral Health Model
Session Type
Concurrent
Identify the core components of Integrated Primary Care Models (coordinated, co-located, and fully integrated care) and the unique structure of IBH-P
Differentiate between their current implementation of integrated health in structure, culture, content and process when compared to the IBH-P model
Evaluate their existing workflows to determine fit of IBH-P efforts within their environment, with materials available to get started.

Ammerman, R.T., Rybak, T.M., Herbst, R.B., Mara, C.A., et.al. (2024). Integrated behavioral health prevention for infants in pediatric primary care: a mixed methods pilot study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 00, 1-11.

Brady, K.J.S. et al. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to integrating behavioral health services in pediatric primary care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 9(4), 359-371.

APA Office of Health and Health Care Financing's Integrated Primary Care Advisory Group (2022). Behavioral health integration. American Psychology Association.

Herbst, R. B., McClure, J. M., Ammerman, R. T., Stark, L. J., Kahn, R. S., Mansour, M. E., & Burkhardt, M. C. (2020). Four innovations: A robust integrated behavioral health program in pediatric primary care. Families, Systems, & Health, 38(4), 450.

Chakawa, A., Throckmorton Belzer, L., Perez, T., Crawford & Natalie Brei (2020). Which model fits? Evaluating models of integrated behavioral health care in addressing unmet behavioral health needs among underserved sociodemographic groups, Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2020.179654