Name
E05 - Speak to your Doctor: Expanding PCBH in Your Community and Your Clinic
Date & Time
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location Name
302B
Description

This all-knowledge-levels presentation offers strategies for lifting up the capacity of Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) strategies to improve primary care services. Two barriers to PCBH expansion are (1) lack of any PCBH services in a clinic, and (2) insufficient training of team members, including primary care providers (PCPs), in skills and knowledge associated with the optimal returns from PCBH integration. Participants will learn to use a worksheet in their community level to encourage conversations between patients and PCPs in clinics that have not yet started services consistent with the PCBH model. Additionally, participants will learn use a core competency tool (CCT) to assess and upskill team members in clinics that have started PCBH implementation but want to deepen the impact. The worksheet and CCT are available for download at http://Speaktoyourdoctor.com (see Speak to Your Doctor Information Sheet and New PCBH Core Competency Tools / Team and Primary Care Provider Core Competency Tool).

Speakers
Patti Robinson PhD, Director of Training and Program Evaluation, Mountainview Consulting Group, LLC,
Jeff Reiter PhD ABPP, Consultant Trainer, Individual - Jeff Reiter,
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Patient-centered care or Patient perspectives, Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Training/Supervision
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)
Objective 1
Describe strategy for encouraging people to speak with their PCPs about starting PCBH services in their clinic if none are available.
Objective 2
Name two areas of skill and knowledge competence for PCPs and other team members working in PCBH clinics.
Objective 3
Provide two examples of methods that support team and PCP upskilling in PCBH practices.
Content Reference 1

Funderburk, J. S., Polaha, J., & Beehler, G. P. (2021). What is the recipe for PCBH? Proposed resources, processes, and expected outcomes. Families, Systems, & Health, 39(4), 551–562. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000669

Content Reference 2

Reiter, J., Dobmeyer, A. & Hunter, C. (2018). The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model: An Overview and Operational Definition. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 24(4), 109-126.

Content Reference 3

Robinson, P. J., Oyemaja, J., Beachy, B., Goodie, J., Bell, J., Sprague, L., Maples, M. & Ward, C. (2018). Creating a primary care workforce: Strategies for leaders, clinicians, and nurses. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 20 (3). DOI 10.1007/s10880-017-9530-y

Content Reference 4

Robinson, P. J. & Reiter, J. T. (2025). Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care: A Guide to Integrating Services, 3rd Edition. NY: Springer Science + Media