Name
BH Topic of the Month: On The Job Education for Advancing Integrated Care
Description

An organization-wide implementation of a behavioral health topic of the month to advance integration through growing knowledge and skills of BHCs and PCPs alike. Each month has a new topic to explore, identifying fundamental knowledge, evidence-based interventions, and highlighting opportunities for collaboration in the care of several common medical concerns of primary care. We will explore how this project came to be, buy-in across leadership for proper implementation, and the flourishing engagement and enthusiasm for this format of on-going learning from clinic teams.

Speakers
Asher Strauss, PsyD
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Team-based care, Workforce development
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Discuss the role and value of organization level investment in integrated care through the creation of a monthly educational program to increase knowledge across care teams about behavioral interventions with clinic-level learning and dialogue.
Objective 2
Describe a structure for on the job learning for BHCs and PCPs alike in expanding knowledge of medical conditions and the role a BHC can play in addressing common medical concerns presenting in primary care.
Objective 3
Create a model of learning and presenting to empower BHCs to promote their expertise within the clinics and lean into the title/role of consultant.
Content Reference 1

Robinson, P. J., & Reiter, J. T. (2007). Behavioral consultation and primary care: A guide to integrating services. Springer Science + Business Media.

Content Reference 2

James, L. C., & O'Donohue, W. T. (Eds.). (2009). The primary care toolkit: Practical resources for the integrated behavioral care provider. Springer Publishing Company.

Content Reference 3

Edmondson, A. (2023). Right kind of wrong: The science of failing well. Atria Books.