Name
Poster 33 - Quality Improvement Initiative: A Social Work Workshop on Integrated Behavioral Health Models
Date & Time
Friday, October 9, 2026, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location Name
Grand Foyer (4th Floor)
Description

This poster presents preliminary evaluation findings from a workshop on Integrated Behavioral Health Models. The workshop was offered as part of a continuing education series through the New Mexico Highlands University Social Work Center for Excellence. It was adapted from a clinical curriculum we developed for psychiatry residents and published in MedEdPORTAL, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) peer-reviewed journal of teaching and learning resources.

Speakers
Poone Haghani Tehrani, MD
Tyler Kincaid, PhD
Julie Salvador, PhD
Co-Authors
Tyler W. Kincaid, PhD; Julie G. Salvador, PhD
Tags
Innovations, Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Workforce development
Session Type
Poster
Describe the need for continuing education on integrated behavioral health models for social workers.
Summarize the preliminary evaluation findings of a constructivist, case-based workshop on integrated behavioral health models using Kirkpatrick Level 1 outcomes.
Apply lessons learned from this quality improvement initiative to integrated behavioral health training within participants’ own organizations.

Haghani Tehrani P, Sala-Hamrick KJ, Knottenbelt S, Sánchez JP, Salvador JG. Integrated Behavioral Health: A Curriculum for Residents in Rural and Community Psychiatry. MedEdPORTAL. 2024 Dec 20;11468. doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11468

Coates D, Coppleson D, Schmied V. Integrated physical and mental healthcare: an overview of models and their evaluation findings. JBI Evid Implement. 2020;18(1):38-57.

Valentijn PP, Boesveld IC, van der Klauw DM, et al. Towards a taxonomy for integrated care: a mixed-methods study. Int J Integr Care. 2015;15:e003.