Name
Integrated Well Child Checks as a Mechanism of Breaking Down Barriers
Description

Well child checks are an important of pediatric preventative care. Integrating other care team members into the workflow reduces the workload for PCPs and increases the benefits for patients. Often, the integration of behavioral health providers focuses on child and adolescent mental health, while skipping over the many other ways a BHC can provide preventative care to the patient and support the PCP without adding to their workload. These other services when provided by a BHC improve both patient health and provider job satisfaction.

Speakers
Robert Allred PhD, ABAP, Dr., HealthPoint, Kent,
Robert Allred
Content Level
Intermediate
Tags
Pediatrics, Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Team-based care
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
Pediatrics (PEDs), Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)
Objective 1
Identify ways to divide anticipatory guides between care team members without reinforcing mental health stigma
Objective 2
List at least three AG topics that are not mental health related that can be covered by a BHC
Objective 3
Discuss the benefits of integrating BHCs into WCC even when the visit is not billable.
Content Reference 1

Wissow, L. S., Platt, R., & Sarvet, B. (2021). Policy recommendations to promote integrated mental health care for children and youth. Academic Pediatrics, 21(3), 401–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2020.08.014

Content Reference 2

Robinson, P. J., & Reiter, J. T. (2025). Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care: A Guide to Integrating Services (Third Edition). Springer; Calibre.

Content Reference 3

Young, M. A., Nyquist, A., Herbst, R. B., Chandler, E., Britto, M. T., & McClure, J. (2024). The transformation of an existing integrated behavioral health primary care program for adolescents and young adults. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 5(4), 609–633. https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770241251795

Content Reference 4

Fazel, M., Townsend, A., Stewart, H., Pao, M., Paz, I., Walker, J., Sawyer, S. M., & Sharpe, M. (2021). Integrated care to address child and adolescent health in the 21st century: A clinical review. JCPP Advances, 1(4), e12045. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12045

Content Reference 5

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), 450–463. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000537