Name
Beyond the Walls of Primary Care: Expanding Medical Family Therapy Training in Secondary and Tertiary Care Settings
Description
While primary care has become the “gold standard” training site for Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) practice, there’s an increased need for systemic care in secondary and tertiary care settings. Furthermore, complex conditions in specialty areas of medicine require more roles of the behavioral health regarding family caregiving, social supports, health coaching, and family-based treatment planning. This talk will highlight three MedFT training students who have integrated their services in Addiction Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatric Cardiology. Each presenter will provide an overview of how they have developed collaborations with their respective specialty team, presenting on a unique case that required specific family-centered skills in practice. A physician and registered nurse will provide their perspectives on the utility of MedFTs at these sites and the need for more workforce development of specialty area training.
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Early Career Professionals, Team-based care, Training/Supervision
Session Type
Poster
SIG or Committee
Families and Health (F&H)
Objective 1
Describe the specific skills that MedFT and MFT trainees bring to specialized areas of medicine
Objective 2
Identify key roles and interventions that allowed MedFTs to be effective when working with families in these care settings.
Objective 3
Apply certain strategies and training protocols for mental health supervisors looking to integrate students into these medical disciplines.
Content Reference 1
Agaskar, V. R., Lin, Y. W. D., & Wambu, G. W. (2021). Outcomes of “integrated behavioral health” training: A pilot study. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 43, 386-405.
Content Reference 2
Falke, S. I., & D'Arrigo‐Patrick, E. (2015). Medical family therapists in action: Embracing multiple roles. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 41(4), 428-442.
Content Reference 3
Lamson, A. L., Hodgson, J. L., Limon, F., & Feng, C. (2022). Medical family therapy in rural community health: A longitudinal “peek” into integrated care successes. Contemporary Family Therapy, 44(1), 29-43.
Content Reference 4
Tyndall, L., Hodgson, J., Lamson, A., White, M., & Knight, S. (2014). Medical family therapy: Charting a course in competencies. In J. Hodgson, A. Lamson, T. Mendenhall, & D. R. Crane (Eds.), Medical family therapy: Advanced applications (pp.
Content Reference 5
Zubatsky, M., Harris, S. M., & Mendenhall, T. J. (2017). Clinical training and practice patterns of medical family therapists: A national survey. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43(2), 264-275.