Conference Schedule
All times listed are in Eastern Time. Sessions will be added in May.
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Thursday, October 16
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Friday, October 17
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Saturday, October 18
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50 First Dates: Team-Based Engagement for Collaborative Care | Securing healthcare team "buy-in" is essential for successful Collaborative Care. While Primary Care Provider engagement is known to improve patient outcomes, leveraging the knowledge of your entire healthcare team can help overcome challenges. This session will highlight 50 engagement strategies from a large healthcare system, emphasizing culture, communication, creativity, and data utilization. Participants will explore practical ways to enhance their current or future programs through interactive activities. |
A Boundary Breaking Health Home Model for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) face significant health disparities due to fragmented care and systemic barriers. Compass Health Network in collaboration with Easterseals, has pioneered integrated healthcare approaches tailored to individuals with I/DD, addressing their unique medical, behavioral, and social needs. This session will explore innovative care coordination model, the role of population health management, and key policy initiatives that promote equity. Attendees will gain insight into best practices, real-world case studies, and practical strategies for improving health outcomes in this underserved population. |
Access in Action: Transforming Healthcare by Training Tomorrow's Providers | This presentation will describe the implementation of an integrated behavioral health training program in rural Eastern NC. This presentation will demonstrate increased access to care, number of behavioral health professionals in various disciplines trained and learner’s self and supervisor ratings of their competence. We will describe skills learned and rotations offered and share data on trainees chosen career settings. Participants will have the opportunity to collaboratively discuss ideas for implementation in their own settings or programs, including utilizing strengths and overcoming barriers to support integrated behavioral health care training programs. |
Access to Family-Centered Care: A Critical Look at Historical Trends, Present Challenges, and the Effects on Marginalized Communities | In this session, we will explore the intersection of medical and behavioral health, highlighting the importance of integrated healthcare models. We will discuss key research findings, practical examples, and strategies for overcoming challenges in providing holistic, patient-centered care. Additionally, I will share my experience in founding a nonprofit that assists families with the costs of family-centered care. The session aims to equip attendees with tools to better collaborate across disciplines, enhance patient outcomes, and break down the barriers between comprehensive physical and mental health services. |
Adapting to a changed reality: Slowing without stopping the expansion of integrated care | This presentation will provide a brief overview and review of outcomes from the purposeful expansion of integrated care services with colocated collaborative care (i.e., the Veteran’s Health Administration version of Primary Care Behavioral Health) into specialty medicine settings. Core program content will involve focused discussion of anticipated and unanticipated barriers encountered to the planned expansion of integrated care, including how our implementation team planned for and responded to these challenges. The talk will conclude with a conversation about the variables that have maintained the energy and resilience needed to keep moving forward – slowing out of necessity, but without stopping. |
Adapting Under Pressure: How a Shrinking Integrated Mental Health Program Met Rising Demand and Complexity | This session will examine how an Integrated Mental Health Program, housed within multiple primary care clinics, serving a low-SES, high-need population, has responded to increasing volume, complexity, and acuity amid a shrinking community mental health landscape. Through innovative strategies—including a single-session care model, safety basket interventions, and an escalation chat—the program maximizes limited resources while maintaining high-quality care. Additionally, the IMP team has enhanced care coordination and patient support by leveraging technology and strengthening partnerships with key community organizations. Attendees will gain valuable insights into scalable, patient-centered solutions that promote efficiency and sustainability in pediatric integrated healthcare settings. |
Addressing ADHD in Primary Care: Attentional Symptoms Clinical Pathway x 2 | Over the years, there are more and more patients seeking an ADHD evaluation. With time constraints in primary care, it continues to be a challenge to address these patients’ needs and requests. This session will discuss how there are different approaches to this challenge and how team members may start to develop more confidence in their role of handling ADHD in adults over time. Adequate follow up and resources, and continued discussion are important aspects of ADHD care as well. |
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: The Successes and Challenges of Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in PCBH | This program will discuss the rationale for having a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in primary care. It will explore how the program was first started at a Family Medicine clinic in Wilmington, DE and will describe the workflow amongst a multidisciplinary team. The successes and challenges of implementing MAT will be discussed, as well as the involvement of BHCs and the rest of the multidisciplinary team in the primary care visits and contingency management program. Case examples will illustrate how BHCs and PCPs can effectively work together to improve outcomes for patients. |
Advancing JEDI in Pediatric Primary Care: The Next Generation | The primary care environment is uniquely poised to target health disparities, increase access, and offer culturally humble behavioral health intervention. Unfortunately, existing research highlights ongoing gaps with respect to integration of culturally and linguistically appropriate care into practice, including in pediatric settings (Chakawa, Crawford, Belzer, & Yeh, 2024; Mainous et al., 2020). In addition, despite calls to increase culturally affirming and responsive care into all healthcare settings, training of pediatric providers requires confrontation of barriers including time, inconsistency with respect to infusion of JEDI and related values into professional education, and provider bias (Barned, Lajoie, & Racine, 2019; Hoffman, Trawalter, Axt, & Oliver, 2016; Okoniewski et al., 2022). |
Against the current: One healthcare system’s journey towards implementing the Collaborative Care Model. | Implementing a new behavioral health model within a well-established primary care behavioral health system has been both a rewarding and challenging experience. This session will provide insights into our journey of integrating the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) with a large, complex health system. From forging key partnerships to creating an implementation-ready infrastructure, participants will gain practical strategies and actionable steps to apply in their own CoCM initiatives. |
Age, Sex and Racial Differences in Long-Term Anti-Depressant Use in Primary Care: What should be done? | This session will describe findings from a study of adult patients in 50 primary care practices who were prescribed antidepressant medication for more than two years. We will review variations in rates of antidepressant use by age, sex, and race. Small groups of participants will answer key questions regarding these differences and the implications for clinicians and primary care practices. The session will conclude with an exploration of future research questions relevant to long-term antidepressant use in primary care. |
Aligning Value-Based Care with Integrated Behavioral Health: Survey Findings and a Call to Action | This presentation examines the challenges of implementing value-based care (VBC) in integrated healthcare, including misalignment between payers and providers, inadequate behavioral health metrics, and complex payment structures. A national survey conducted in Fall 2024 (n=50) highlighted key provider concerns, such as contractual clarity (42%), poor state/payer engagement (32%), and misaligned metrics (32%). While financial incentives (50%) and practice flexibility (46%) motivated VBC participation, unclear incentives (22%) and reporting burdens (24%) remained obstacles. The findings underscore the need for stronger provider-payer collaboration, standardized quality metrics, and better education and training. This session will offer practical recommendations to improve VBC adoption, ensuring financial incentives align with patient-centered care. |
A Multidisciplinary approach to Diversity Equity and Inclusion Training in Medical Residency | Interactive session to learn about and practice anti-bias training in a multi-disciplinary setting. Will include review of current DEI trainings at residencies across the country and describe our program, including curriculum that we teach. We will use examples of our current curriculum to practice in small groups with a focus on recognizing both structural and interpersonal bias within health care and practicing microaggression interventions through role play. Discussion of challenges to instituting anti-bias training and strategies. |
An ACO-Community-Hospital Partnership Approach to Expanding Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration | In this session, presenters will discuss implementation frameworks and their use in expanding behavioral health across an ACO network. Implementation data from this work will be discussed utilizing RE-AIM metrics. Presenters will share lessons learned, including facilitators and barriers. |
An Interdisciplinary Designed Pediatric Mental Health Care Handbook for Pediatric Resident Training | There is a growing crisis of pediatric mental health care needs in the U.S., with the burden falling increasingly on pediatric primary care providers, given the shortage of pediatric mental health providers. To address this need, the pediatric, psychiatry, and psychology teams at Columbia University have undertaken a joint effort to develop training materials for pediatric residents. Developed with user-centered design principles, this mental health care management handbook provides evidence-based and expert diagnostic and treatment algorithms to assist trainees in clinical decision making. This handbook integrates with other program embedded training on the same mental health care topics to reinforce learning. |
Applying the Gaining Access and Treatment Equity (GATE) Framework to Enhance Culturally Responsive Integrated Primary Care | This presentation will outline the Gaining Access and Treatment Equity (GATE; Bridges, 2023) Framework for culturally responsive clinical care and discuss how it can be applied in integrated primary care settings. The speakers will give an overview of how the GATE Framework conceptualizes barriers to care that diverse populations face (i.e., perceived need, attitudinal, structural, and clinical barriers) and give examples of practice implications and strategies individuals and health care organizations can employ to better serve diverse populations. |
Assessing Behavioral Health Care Manager Skill Development | There are few training programs nationally that prepare integrated care clinicians for the workplace and most clinicians need to complete integrated care training after finishing their degree program. We developed a 9-module online training program to provide behavioral health care managers (BHCMs) with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful. Some trainees completed only the online training while others completed both the online training and supplemental live training. To measure the effect of this training on BHCM functioning we developed a measure of the competencies necessary to be a BHCM and a group of trainees (n=95) completed this measure before and after completing training. In addition, we conducted qualitative interviews with a subset of trainees to understand their experience. |
Autism Evaluations in Primary Care Pediatrics: Closing the Care Gap for Adolescents | The integration of behavioral health in pediatric primary care provides endless benefits for the clinic, PCPs, patients and their families. With medical and mental health professionals working in tandem many childhood challenges can be address. At Providence Health & Services, primary care and pediatric clinics screen for ASD in early childhood visits (e.g., 16-30 months) using the Modified- Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT). Further, behavioral health providers (BHP) and PCPs work together to detect symptoms of ASD and refer for evaluations to our specialized Providence Childhood Development Institute (PCDI). While PCDI is a multidisciplinary clinic specializing in autism evaluations, they do not accept patients over 14, and often those who are 12-13 years old age out while on the waitlist for an evaluation. To bridge this gap pediatric behavioral health providers in the Portland metro area have been offering ASD evaluation services for adolescents who have aged out, or are close to aging out, of PCDI. This presentation will review the need for increased training and competency in ASD evaluations, the necessity for these evaluation services in primary care, how Providence Health & Services pediatric BHPs are working to provide this care, and details about the evaluation process used. Specifically, this presentation will provide information regarding the typical session progression for an ASD evaluation in primary care, the assessment battery used, billing and coding information, and descriptive data detailing length of time from referral to feedback session. |
Behavioral Health Integrated into Primary Care: Health Plan Opportunities | Integrating behavioral health into primary care ensures that providers deliver timely, patient-centered, comprehensive whole-person care while expanding access to behavioral health services, improving patient outcomes, enhancing care team satisfaction and reducing total cost of care. In this session, we will: • Highlight learnings from a 2025 California payer workgroup collaborating to facilitate behavioral health integration implementation for providers • Map behavioral health integration adoption barriers specific to a carve-out state • Identify opportunities to engage plans around behavioral health integration |
Belonging, Dignity and Justice, a paradigm for family therapy in integrated care. | This workshop will consider how family therapy in integrated care is informed by Belonging, Dignity & Justice (BDJ) a relational paradigm described by Deep George & Jason Herndon (2023). It will look at how it can be used contribute to delivering inclusive, equitable treatment to a diverse population. It will consider how this approach informs communication with other health care professionals in an integrated care setting. |
Benefits and Pitfalls of Using Warm Handoffs as an Educational Tool in Residency Education | This session will explore the importance of integrating behavioral health collaboration and warm handoffs into residency training programs to better prepare future physicians for practice. Using survey data from an interdisciplinary team in a family medicine residency clinic, the presenters will examine both the benefits and challenges of using warm handoffs as an educational tool from the perspective of both medical learners and educators, with a focus on developing physician competency in behavioral health. Real-world examples and interactive discussions will engage attendees in developing strategies to optimize warm handoff training to enhance physician competencies while avoiding common pitfalls. |
Beyond the Referral: Practical Strategies for Managing Mental Illness for Non-Specialists | This session is designed for primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, and other non-specialists who are responsible for managing psychiatric conditions in integrated and underserved settings. Attendees will gain practical strategies for psychotropic prescribing, learn how to navigate common treatment barriers, and develop a framework for delivering effective mental health care within real-world constraints. Through interactive Q&A, this workshop will provide actionable insights to help clinicians confidently manage psychiatric conditions when specialty support is limited. |
Beyond the Surface: Integrating Dermatology and Behavioral Health for Holistic Patient Care in Primary Care | This presentation aims to explore the intersection of primary care dermatology and behavioral health consultants. By addressing stigma, alleviating behavioral aggravating factors, and supporting patients through chronic, recurrent conditions exacerbated by mental health conditions, we can enhance patient outcomes and overall well-being. Short interventions such as breathing techniques, distractions, exposure therapy before procedures, and suicidality assessment before starting high-risk medications can result in a much better patient experience and efficacious visits (Clay, 2015). Dermatological services in the primary care setting represent an innovative model of community healthcare delivery, yet research regarding this approach is limited (Cornman, 2024). This presentation will bring together Dermatologist, Primary Care Provider, and Behavioral Health Consultant to discuss innovative approaches and best practices for primary care. |
Beyond the Walls of Primary Care: Expanding Medical Family Therapy Training in Secondary and Tertiary Care Settings | 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. |
Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Reimagining Behavioral Health Workforce Development | 60 million Americans lack access to necessary mental health services. Workforce shortages, high costs, and training barriers have exacerbated inequities, disproportionately impacting marginalized communities. This session explores how two non-profit organizations, Helios Behavioral Health and Dignity Health Collective are addressing these barriers through an innovative workforce pipeline. By training and integrating BA-level professionals, community-based workers, and individuals with lived experience into Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) teams, we are creating sustainable career pathways and expanding culturally responsive care. Attendees will gain insights into effective strategies for workforce development, policy advocacy, and reimbursement models that support this transformation. |
Breaking Barriers: Expanding Access to Perinatal Mental Health Through Tech-Enabled Collaborative Care | This session will present findings from a pilot study examining clinical outcomes for women enrolled in a newly implemented Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) program across three obstetrics and gynecology practices in Massachusetts. The study explored three key clinical outcomes: changes in anxiety and depression symptom assessment scores, treatment response, and symptom remission. Results highlight the impact of a tech-enabled, coach-driven, perinatal CoCM program, demonstrating reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms among pregnant and postpartum women. |
Breaking Boundaries: Redefining Access and Expansion in Integrated Care with AI and Personalized Medicine | This presentation, "Breaking Boundaries: Redefining Access and Expansion in Integrated Care with AI and Personalized Medicine," explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and personalized medicine, when integrated within the biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPSS) framework, can transform healthcare systems. By addressing not only biological factors but also psychological, social, and spiritual needs, AI-driven technologies can create more individualized, holistic care plans. The session will highlight how these innovations improve care coordination, expand access to healthcare, and enhance patient outcomes. Attendees will learn strategies for integrating AI and personalized medicine into existing care models, ensuring healthcare is more accessible, efficient, and tailored to diverse patient needs. |
Breaking Boundaries to Expand Integrated Behavioral Health Educating and Training Across Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas | his presentation will describe the implementation and evaluation of an 8-year integrated behavioral health workforce development training program within primary care clinics for predoctoral psychology trainees. The training program utilized in person and telehealth services to expand clinical care to primary care sites within mental health professional shortage areas to change the landscape of access to behavioral health services. The panelists will describe the training model; summarize competency attainment and skillset achievement of trainees and illustrate trainee employment data upon completion of the program. The panelists will describe program implementation and evaluation of best practices and lessons learned. This presentation will emphasize an interdisciplinary professional development opportunity for pre-doctoral students to train with numerous healthcare specialties within primary care to highlight the boundaries that can be broken when team-based care and training opportunities are provided. |
Breaking Boundaries with Technology: Expanding Access to Integrated Behavioral Health at Scale | This presentation will explore how technology-enabled care is breaking traditional barriers to integrated behavioral health, expanding access while supporting workforce sustainability. By leveraging Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM), and the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), clinics can increase patient engagement, enhance measurement-based care, and scale mental health services efficiently. Using real-world case studies from Wellness Connection, attendees will learn practical strategies for implementing remote monitoring and digital tools to improve behavioral health outcomes while maintaining financial sustainability. This session will provide actionable insights into how technology can redefine access, improve care coordination, and support underserved populations in primary care settings. |
Breaking Boundaries with the PCBH E-GATHER Tool: Expanding Access Though Enhanced Supervision | The E-GATHER is a learning tool designed to engage a new BHC in participatory learning activities that support development of skills and knowledge with high fidelity to the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model. This presentation will introduce this learning innovation and demonstrate its use with several supervisees. The E-GATHER can serve as a bridge to use of the PCBH BHC Core Competency Tool during initial months of BHC training and during a brief re-orientation after a BHC practice has veered away from core PCBH skill practices. The presentation will include E-GATHER data and visit completion data from 2 case studies of supervision that used the E-GATHER. Presenters will include one of the tool’s developers, a supervisor, and two supervisees. |
Breaking down Silos: Integrating mental health into pediatric and family medicine practice | Transforming access to children's mental health care by empowering the pediatric primary care providers through the NJ pediatric psychiatry collaborative care model. The program plays a crucial role in increasing the comfort and competence of pediatric primary care providers—both pediatricians and family physicians—by equipping them with tools, knowledge, and access to psychiatric consultation. They also help address the national shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists by shifting certain aspects of mental health care into the hands of PCPs, supported by psychiatric specialists. |
Bridging Care and Costs: Why Collaborative Care is a Win-Win in a Value Based Care World | As value-based care (VBC) models continue to expand, integrated behavioral health programs play a critical role in supporting both the clinical and financial success of primary care agencies. This session will explore how the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) aligns with VBC goals by improving behavioral health outcomes, reducing healthcare costs, and enhancing patient engagement. Attendees will gain practical strategies to track and demonstrate CoCM’s financial impact, including capturing new diagnoses, improving quality ratings, and reducing Medicare expenses. Through real-world case examples and hands-on exercises, participants will learn how to advocate for their CoCM programs as key contributors to their organization’s success. Participants will also apply the fundamentals of collaborative care to patients with more severe mental illnesses. Resources such as performance tracking templates and implementation tools will be provided to support ongoing advocacy and sustainability. |
Bridging Gaps and Breaking Silos: Mastering Integrated Care Management and Improving Outcomes | This interactive workshop, featuring a panel of leaders from a North Carolina health plan, will provide participants with strategies and tools to enhance integrated co-management while fostering a healthy culture of vulnerability and learning. The session will highlight how the use of best practices, data solutions, and a cross-discipline co-management model streamlines communication, improves outcomes and creates an environment of balanced health and collaborative care. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how bridging gaps and breaking silos within healthcare systems is essential for mastering integrated care management and improving overall outcomes through person-centered approaches, technology, data-driven insights, and co-location of care management. |
Bridging Gaps, Improving Access: Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration for Young Children | This session explores innovative approaches to bridging primary care and specialty behavioral health to support children ages 0–5 and their families, ensuring that families are integral to the care process at every stage. Presenters from three different healthcare systems will highlight models that not only increase access and improve care coordination but also prioritize family involvement, ensuring that families are empowered partners in their children's care. Topics will include embedded specialty consultation, stepped care models, and innovative referral pathways. The session will also address current challenges, including advancing health equity in a shifting political landscape and the impact of increasing stress on the U.S. healthcare system. Attendees will gain insights into overcoming systemic barriers, implementing sustainable solutions, and using utilization and demographic data to drive improvements in care. |
Bridging Gaps: Integrating Autism Assessment into Primary Care | This session will explore the integration of autism assessment within primary care in response to the growing need for early identification and support in the community. We will discuss how the assessment workflow has evolved over the past four years, highlighting key improvements and challenges. Additionally, the session will cover strategies for integrating autism assessment within primary care settings. Attendees will gain insights into best practices applicable to our setting, lessons learned, and future directions for enhancing autism care within primary care settings. |
Bridging the Gap: Implementing a Primary Care Behavioral Health Elective for Family Medicine Residents | This session explores the development, implementation, and impact of a behavioral health elective rotation for family medicine residents. Attendees will learn practical steps for curriculum design, faculty engagement, and integration into residency programs. Key takeaways will include best practices, challenges, and lessons learned in improving behavioral health competencies within primary care training. |
Bridging the Gap: Implementing Pediatric Collaborative Care Pathways | This session introduces the Pediatric Collaborative Care Pathways, an evidence-informed framework designed to enhance integrated behavioral health care for children ages 6–11 in primary care settings utilizing the collaborative care model (CoCM). Participants will learn about the current evidence base and research gaps for implementation of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) for pediatric patients and how the pediatric collaborative care pathways were developed to address the unique needs of younger children. The session will cover key strategies for screening, differential diagnosis, symptom monitoring, and brief evidence-based interventions. Through case-based discussions and interactive learning, attendees will gain practical tools to apply these pathways in clinical practice. |
Bridging the Gap: Using Supportive Accountability to Enhance Veteran Engagement with a Mobile App | PTSD symptoms among primary care patients are common and often untreated. Brief treatments are effective for improving functioning whilst addressing common barriers to treatment such as stigma, long wait times, and the time commitment required of many evidence-based therapies in traditional mental health settings. Clinician Supported PTSD Coach (CS PTSD Coach) uses supportive accountability to help patients learn symptom management strategies using the PTSD Coach app. Results from a one-year pilot implementation project of CS PTSD Coach will be reviewed, as well as considerations for attendees desiring to incorporate supportive accountability techniques within their healthcare system. |
Bridging the Gap: Utilizing Warm Handoffs to Enhance PCP Buy-In for Integrated Care in Family Medicine Residencies | This project draws from the experiences of a behavioral health team implementing warm handoffs and explores how they impact PCP buy-in within an integrated primary care system. By fostering real-time collaboration between PCPs and behavioral health providers, warm handoffs enhance provider engagement, streamline care coordination, and improve patient outcomes. We examine key factors influencing PCP investment in integration and share best practices for strengthening team-based care. |
Bringing Context to Pediatric Care: Interactive Training on the Contextual Interview in Pediatric Integrated Care | Are you ready to implement the contextual interview (CI) with pediatric patients and their families? If so, this is the presentation for you! This will be an interactive hour filled with practicing the CI, using the CI to develop contextually congruent interventions, and real-time feedback. |
Bringing Integrated Care to Street Medicine and Mobile Healthcare Teams Serving People Experiencing Homelessness | Street medicine and mobile healthcare teams work to facilitate engagement in healthcare and overcome many of the barriers encountered in traditional clinic settings by bringing healthcare services directly to people experiencing homelessness (PEH). The mobile team at Cabin Creek Health Systems provides medical and behavioral health services to underserved patients with a primary focus on PEH. The team’s approach combines street medicine and mobile unit practices while incorporating various components from integrated care models to provide a trauma-informed and holistic approach to care for PEH. This presentation will describe the model of care and provide descriptive statistics to demonstrate the impact on patients served. |
Broad-Scale Outcomes of Collaborative Care Across 110,00 Patients | This session will delve into the findings from a large-scale analysis of over 110,000 patients engaged in Collaborative Care, drawn from the Concert Health dataset. By examining these findings, we will explore best practices, care delivery models, patient engagement strategies, and measurable outcomes across various demographics, regions, and healthcare payers. Attendees will leave with valuable insights on how these findings can inform the future of integrated care and improve patient outcomes across diverse populations. |
Building a LEAN CoCM Machine: Achieving financial sustainability in CoCM using the Six Sigma LEAN framework | Many organizations struggle to achieve financial sustainability in Collaborative Care Management (CoCM) programs, particularly when serving Medicaid populations. This session explores how Jefferson Einstein Health System leveraged Lean Six Sigma (LSS) principles to optimize costs, enhance patient care, and improve staff experience within its CoCM program. Presenters will share key lessons, data-driven insights, and actionable strategies for improving financial sustainability in Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) settings. |
Building a new integrated mental health / primary care program in a community centre located in a disadvantaged neighbourhood | This project was a response to a major newspaper study identified the health disparities in access and outcomes within a circumscribed small area of North Hamilton, Ontario, Canada including significantly shortened life expectancy. In one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in Hamilton, where over 20% of the population had no access to primary care the Hamilton Family Health Team worked with a local community centre to develop and implement a new primary care clinic with a range of programs all of which integrated mental health and primary care from the outset. This presentation describes all the steps in the creation of the new clinic and the programs that have been developed. |
Building Bridges: The Journey of an Integrated Health Team in Rural Communities | This presentation highlights the growth and expansion journey of an integrated behavioral health team in a rural, under-resourced area. Team members will discuss specific challenges encountered and the strategies implemented to overcome them. Additionally, the presentation will feature key metric and outcome data, including insights from primary care provider (PCP) and patient surveys, to showcase the impact of the team's efforts. |
Building Foundational Bridges to Enhance Behavioral Health Screening and Connections to Care for Agricultural Workers and their Families in North Carolina | This session will provide an overview of the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program and their current initiatives to empower and enhance behavioral health screening for farmworkers and their families across North Carolina. The presentation will include a panel of community health workers to provide reflections on the barriers of overcoming stigma, access, cultural and language barriers to achieve best health and well-being within the agricultural community. The session will also highlight strategies on expanding substance use screening and access to services for farmworkers in North Carolina. |
Building Primary Care Behavioral Health Workforce Capacity to Address Health Disparities in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas | This session explores the impact of increasing the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) workforce capacity to address behavioral health disparities in a predominantly Hispanic/Latino community. We will present findings from a quasi-experimental study evaluating the PCBH model's impact in increasing the behavioral health workforce and reducing depressive symptoms in patients over time. Attendees will gain insights into workforce training, patient outcomes, and sustainable models for behavioral health integration in underserved settings. |
Building Resilience Through a Medical Career in Integrated Care – Transforming Setbacks into Purpose as a Physician | A medical career in integrated care comes with challenges, but resilience transforms setbacks into purpose. In this engaging seminar, integrated care physician experts share personal and professional experiences, highlighting how adversity has shaped their growth. Through the lens of a growth mindset, empowering connections, and resilience, they’ll explore strategies for navigating challenges, finding meaning in setbacks, and fostering personal and professional fulfillment. |
Building the plane as you fly it: Feasibility and outcome of pre-doctoral interns leading integration efforts | Hear from two prior pre-doctoral interns and their supervisor on how they integrated a super clinic in Southwest Missouri while maintaining high fidelity to the PCBH model. This session will review how the new care site was selected, how interns for this site were selected, as well as how supervisors supported interns during this time. The interns will describe their approach to integrating the clinic and how they were able to reach a high level of integrated care within a matter of months. Metrics such as patients seen per hour, number of new patients seen every month, and provider satisfaction scores will be presented to support feasibility of having pre-doctoral interns lead integration efforts. |
Building Trust and Integration: Lessons from Implementing the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) | This presentation explores the implementation of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) as a strategy to expand behavioral health access, particularly in rural treatment deserts. It highlights key steps in selecting clinics, assessing readiness, and training healthcare teams to foster continuity of care. The discussion will emphasize the role of psychiatric consultants, data-driven outcomes, and lessons learned from early implementation efforts. A panel of experts will share insights on overcoming challenges, building trust within communities, and navigating policy and reimbursement structures. Attendees will gain practical strategies for enhancing collaboration and improving patient outcomes in integrated behavioral health settings. |
CLASP-PC: A Rapid Response to Chronic or Episodic Non-Acute Suicidality in Primary Care | Primary care providers are critical gatekeepers for the identification and management of suicidal risk. Coping with Long Term Active Suicide in Primary Care (CLASP-PC) is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) Suicide Prevention Institute and the UNC Internal Medicine Clinic that expands the boundaries of integrated care models to increase accessibility of suicide-focused treatment for patients with chronic or episodic suicidal risk. The session will present the development, reception, and findings from providing this evidence-based suicide-focused intervention to 12 patients in an integrated primary care setting. Preliminary results show a reduction in symptoms of depression and suicide risk as evidenced by validated measures and clinical interviews. |
CoCM Caseload Size: Determining the Sweet Spot | This session will explore multiple factors and considerations for determining the sweet spot for Collaborative Care (CoCM) caseload size. We will explore the impact of schedule design on caseload capacity, including visit length and frequency. We will also consider the impact of program parameters, such as patient population, target conditions and acuity/complexity, on the time a Behavioral Health Care Manager (BHCM) needs to effectively engage patients in CoCM. However, CoCM caseloads typically have a mix of patients in different stages of care and with variable care needs. Join us to dig into this challenge of rightsizing caseloads. This session will benefit both operations and clinical roles, including implementation leaders, BHCMs and Psychiatric Consultants. |
Cognitive Screening in Primary Care – A pilot program aimed to increase screening and management of dementia. | Evaluation and process improvement project to increase competence and improve workflow for integrated primary care behavioral health providers in cognitive screening and management. |
Collaboration in Action: How two clinics advanced Health Equity & Patient Engagement through data. | This session is conducted by an interdisciplinary team of Collaborative Care individuals representing two agencies, three clinics, that embarked on an initiative through Premera (insurance entity) around Health Equity. We will explore the critical role of having baseline data for measuring disparities and tracking progress. Presenters will share their experiences, challenges and success in using the data to drive equitable care improvements. Attendees will gain insights into key outcomes, including both data collection and measurable impacts on patient health. |
Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Unscripted: Live Psychiatric Case Reviews in Action | This interactive session brings the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) psychiatric case review process to life. Through real-world scenarios and live role-play, primary care team members get an exclusive look behind the scenes. Whether you're a Primary Care Provider, Behavioral Health Care Manager, or Psychiatric Consultant, you'll discover strategies to streamline systematic case reviews, strengthen CoCM delivery, and improve patient outcomes. |
Collaborative Care: Redefining Expansion in Primary Care at an Academic Medical Center | Depression and anxiety are among the most underdiagnosed and undertreated mental health conditions encountered by patients in primary care settings and are frequently linked with other chronic conditions. Integrated models of behavioral health care such as Collaborative Care (CoCM) greatly improve access to care, reduce total costs of care, increase primary care provider satisfaction and productivity, improve clinical outcomes, and reduce health disparities and stigma by providing behavioral health treatment in the primary care setting. This presentation will describe an innovative multi-year program implementing embedded behavioral health providers (LCSWs) and consulting psychiatrists at a major academic medical health system. This will provide a brief overview of the program that began in 2018, along with its phases of expansion over the years to ensure that as many primary care patients as possible have access to CoCM services. The discussion will also cover plans for future growth and the lessons learned along the way. |
Comprehensive Addiction Medicine – An integrative model bringing SUD treatment to rural Primary Care in Maine & New Hampshire | This presentation will be a description of the creation, implementation, and treatment model of the Comprehensive Addiction Medicine program within the MaineHealth system, specifically in rural locations. Demonstration of how using this integrated model has opened access to SUD treatment for patients in rural communities where access was limited or nonexistent before. Sharing data regarding the number of patients served in various locations, outlining successes and future areas of improvement. |
Contextualizing Supervision in Primary Care: Promoting Supervisee Development Through High-Quality Supervision | This presentation will explore and synthesize the findings of three unique mixed-methods studies related to clinical supervision within the integrated primary care (IPC) context. Supervision is an imperative training and professional development experience for supervisees (SEEs) and novice clinicians, highlighting the importance of supervisors (SORs) accurately conceptualizing and contextualizing supervision for the IPC setting. This presentation will provide an overview of findings from studies highlighting SORs’ perceptions of facilitating cognitive complexity in SEEs, SOR competencies in IPC supervision, and SEE needs in IPC supervision. After reviewing the findings from these complementary studies, presenters will transition into an exploration of current practices and future directions for IPC supervision that combines SOR competencies, SEE needs, and strategies for enhancing cognitive complexity among SEEs in IPC settings. This presentation will end with a discussion of supervisory practices that can contribute to the provision of high-quality supervision for SEEs in IPC settings. |
Demystifying EMR Data for Enhanced Warm Handoffs: A Practical Guide to Collaborative Tool Development in Integrated Care | Overcome limitations in warm handoff processes and expand BHC workflow efficiency using your existing EMR data! This session will guide participants through the practical steps of developing an EMR-integrated tool to support BHC’s practice, using a real-world project on automating warm handoff identification as a model for innovative solutions. Discover how to build successful interdisciplinary collaborations with data analysts and IT specialists to unlock your EMR's potential for improving access to care. Attendees will gain actionable insights into rapid iteration development, user-centered design, and receive a development roadmap to adapt this approach for projects within their own organizations, leaving equipped to initiate data-driven quality improvement projects that enhance integrated care delivery and reach. |
Dermatology Group Medical Visits for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Primary Care with Behavioral Health Consultants | Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a severe inflammatory condition characterized by painful lesions, affecting up to 4% of the population and often going undiagnosed for up to a decade, with women of color being disproportionately impacted. This stigmatizing disease increases the risk of mental health disorders and substance abuse, and accessing interdisciplinary care is particularly challenging in rural and marginalized communities. A novel approach integrating dermatology and behavioral health through group medical visits at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) shows promise in enhancing patient experience, improving outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs. This presentation will demonstrate the progression from pilot data presented in 2024 at the CFHA conference to a more structured monthly group model, highlighting the potential for further quality improvement initiatives and better support for HS patients in primary care settings. |
Developing an Integrated “4Ms” Clinic in Primary Care to Increase Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Adherence | The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit helps older adult patients and their physicians develop a personalized prevention plan to address major health needs. Although this routine visit provides effective screening information to improve health outcomes, patients often lack follow-through with resources and referrals to help address specific risk factors. In recent years, primary care settings have become more “age friendly” in designating specific areas of older adult care that help prevent further complications. Providers now follow a set of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care, known as the “4Ms,” which covers topics such as: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. This presentation will highlight a pilot integrated geriatrics clinic in primary care that uses behavioral health providers to screen 4M’s and help patients follow-through for their full Medicare Annual Wellness Visit. |
Differences in Communication About Illness Between Parents with Diabetes, Cancer, and Mental Disorders and Their Young Children. | "An oral presentation outlining a mixed-methods research project that examines how parents communicate their chronic or acute illness to their young children. The presentation will highlight the differences and similarities in communication patterns across various types of parental illnesses." |
Digital scaling of Collaborative Care: Impact on the Quintuple Aim of healthcare delivery | The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) is a comprehensive, evidence-based approach of integrating primary care and behavioral health services to improve access and outcomes for patients with mental health conditions. Despite over 20 years of demonstrative effectiveness and practical implementation experience across healthcare settings, broad adoption of the CoCM remains challenged by constraints in scalability, workforce, and workflow (Wood et al., 2017; Moise et al., 2018). Key barriers include the need for acquisition and interpretation of rich data sets to inform clinical decisions for individual patients and operational decisions for a population. High volume capture, transformation, and dissemination of this data contributes greatly to administrative burden diminishing workforce capacity. Digital behavioral health solutions (DBHS) have promise in addressing these barriers by offering scalable and cost-effective tools that may complement the CoCM (Carleton et al., 2020). These technologies, that include mobile health (mHealth) applications and prescription digital therapeutics (DTx), may enhance triage, care coordination, patient engagement, and real-time data sharing (Shah et al., 2022). By integrating digital tools into the CoCM, healthcare systems may simultaneously expand access to behavioral health resources, reduce administrative burden on care teams, and improve overall efficiency of service delivery. This presentation will explore the potential of DBHS to scale the CoCM, presenting examples of successful digital integration within an academic health system in both pilot and large-scale implementations. Impact on reach, personalization of care, process measures and population outcomes will be highlighted providing a roadmap for leveraging DBHS and CoCM to better achieve the “Quintuple Aim” of healthcare delivery. This session will consist of a 45 minute seminar with 15 minutes of open dialogue with audience members. |
Engaging in Team-Based Scholarship in Integrated Care: Tips for Success | The purpose of this presentation is to provide tips on engaging in collaborative scholarship through lessons learned over the years of the PITCH and PEP programs – HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training grants focused on the integration of behavioral health trainees in primary care and other integrated care settings. Topics to be discussed in the presentation include planning to collaborate, implementation and models for structure, options for scholarship and authorship, and the dissemination of findings. |
Engaging Primary Care Providers in Collaborative Care Model Services | This presentation will focus on ways that behavioral health clinicians and psychiatrists can improve engagement with primary care providers to increase utilization of a Collaborative Care Model program. We will review types of primary care providers and common attitudes towards behavioral health integration including those that facilitate integration and those that pose challenges. The session will also detail strategies to promote engagement through administrative and clinical processes, including practical tips to streamline communication and enhance interprofessional collaboration. |
Enhanced Primary Care: A Model for Serving Individuals with SMI and SUD | REACH Enhanced Primary Care (Recovery and Access to Comprehensive Health) is an academic primary care clinic located in Raleigh, NC serving individuals with serious mental illness and severe substance use disorders. This session will describe the core tenants of enhanced primary care and how the clinic has evolved over time now celebrating 10 years in existence. This clinic is a specialty primary care practice and will demonstrate evidence-based outcomes and various QI initiatives including those for physical health as well as social drivers of care. |
Enhancing Care Through Culturally Sensitive Interventions for Hispanic/Bilingual Patients Along the Texas-Mexico Border | Hispanics became the largest racial and ethnic minority in the United States, yet they continue to face significant barriers to healthcare, including limited access, language difficulties, and stigma around mental health treatment. Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (IBH) effectively addresses both mental health issues and chronic conditions, but there is still a lack of culturally responsive care. This presentation will highlight interventions to improve inclusivity for Hispanic/Latinx patients. Providers will learn culturally adapted strategies and tools to deliver more equitable and effective care in integrated healthcare settings. |
Enhancing competency-based integrated care training through experiential learning | Traditional knowledge-based training alone is insufficient for preparing mental and behavioral health providers to thrive in integrated care settings. This presentation explores the critical role of active learning methods, such as role-playing and case simulations, in building the skills necessary for high-fidelity integrated care. In this talk, we will discuss the evidence supporting experiential learning, highlight real-world examples of how these techniques improve provider confidence and clinical effectiveness, and share lessons learned from implementing a nationwide competency-based training for mental and behavioral health providers working in specialty medical clinics. Attendees will participate in discussion and experiential activities to enhance their understanding of the role that interactive, skill-focused learning can play in improving provider readiness. |
Enhancing Farmworker Health Care Access and Quality through Community-based Collaborations and Integration of Medical Learners into Mobile Care Delivery Models. | This interactive session will provide an overview of local and statewide programs that strive to enhance care access and quality services for agricultural workers in North Carolina. It will highlight collaborative care efforts of North Carolina Farmworkers' Project and UNC Family Medicine. It will allow for shared reflection on how to integrate medical learners into mobile unit care teams to increase capacity, access, and patient experience. It will offer an opportunity for sharing stories of success and challenge in providing high quality care for patients and high quality learning experiences for medical learners. |
Enhancing Primary Care Training: The Role of a Behavioral Health Consultant in a Family Medicine Residency Training Program | This presentation will describe the adoption of a new Behavioral Health Consultant in an academic primary care clinic and as a member of a family medicine residency training team. We will describe what clinical concerns most often led residents to consult with the BHC and the educational need addressed during a resident-BHC encounter. This session will also discuss considerations for other programs and settings implementing a new integrated care model such as PCBH, including the importance of measuring utilization, managing organizational priorities, and communicating the role of a BHC. This presentation demonstrates the room for growth and need for more robust training about BHCs and the PCBH model in family medicine. |
Evaluating Mental Health Outcomes for Racial Minorities and Older Adults treated in a Collaborative Care Management Model | Adults from racial and ethnic minority groups and older adults are less likely to receive mental health treatment compared to their white counterparts1. The collaborative care model has a robust evidence base to support effectiveness in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms2-5. Current evidence supports that the collaborative care model may provide similar or better outcomes for minority groups compared to their white counterparts3-5. More data is needed to highlight ways that the collaborative care model can reduce disparities and improve access to mental health treatment for underrepresented populations. |
Evaluating the Reach of Primary Care Behavioral Health in a Family Medicine Setting using an Implementation Science Framework | Increasing the capacity and reach of primary care behavioral health (PCBH) is critical to the success of the program. Programs can use the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to evaluate implementation efforts. This presentation will introduce the framework and apply this framework to evaluate the reach of PCBH in a family medicine clinic. The study uses a retrospective cross-sectional design and reports on electronic health record data over a six-month implementation period (July 2024 – December 2024) to assess how many individuals the PCBH program reached and potentially could reach. The presentation will share study findings and support other programs in generalizing the study methods to their practice context. |
Expanding Access through Partnership: How Integrated Child Psychiatry Extended to a Community Pediatric Practice | Hear from key representatives of two organizations who worked to bridge access for an integrated child and adolescent psychiatry model to a large pediatric practice. This session reviews how the PHLOW Program, an integrated psychiatric care model within La Clinica, was successfully extended to Southern Oregon Pediatrics, the largest pediatric practice in the region. We discuss big picture ideas, such as finding compatibility with missions, down to the fine details of solving logistical barriers to partnership. We also review the expansion’s mutual value to providers and patients, and opportunities for ongoing support outside of direct consultation and care. |
Expanding Single Session Therapy: A Family-Centered Model for Integrated Care | This session will review the existence evidence for implementing single session therapy (SST) and family-centered care (FCC) within integrated care contexts (not exclusive to primary care). We will then describe how SST can be modified to include multiple members of the family, for both pediatric and adult patient populations, utilizing all members of the interdisciplinary care team. Finally, we will engage attendees in brainstorming how implementing family-centered single session therapy (FCSST) could positively influence clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. The intention of this session is to educate, encourage, and empower participants to return to their clinical contexts to conduct family-level outcomes research. |
Fortify Resilience: A Multi-level Approach to Mitigating Burnout and Promoting Well-being in Physician Residents | The Fortify Resilience initiative is a multi-level program designed to cultivate and sustain a culture of wellbeing for Residents and Fellows (R/Fs) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School of Medicine’s (SOM) Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency and fellowship programs. This initiative addresses burnout and invests in well-being at individual, group, and institutional levels through three core drivers: Access Strategy, Empowerment Initiatives, and System Redesign. Guided by the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) evaluation framework, the present study utilized data from 48 physician residents to evaluate key intervention outcomes. |
From Checkbox to Change: Transforming Measurement-Based Care from Compliance to Clinical Impact; How to Make the Juice Worth the Squeeze | Many clinics collect measurement data (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7) but fail to integrate it meaningfully into clinical workflows. This session moves beyond compliance-focused MBC to practical strategies that improve patient care and clinical decision-making. Drawing from the Collect, Share, Act Model (Scott et al., 2022), we will explore comprehensive strategies and workflows to get more value from the data you collect! |
From Implementation to Impact: Crafting Effective CoCM Case Studies | This session will provide a structured approach to documenting and evaluating the implementation of CoCM through the use of case studies. By the end of this session, attendees will have the skills and resources to document and share CoCM implementation successes and challenges through well-structured case studies. These case studies will serve as valuable tools for research, evaluation, and quality improvement efforts, ultimately advancing CoCM adoption and effectiveness. |
From Policy to Practice: State Medicaid Coverage for Collaborative Care Management Codes | In the session participants will gain insight into the Medicaid coverage status of Collaborative Care Management codes across all fifty states. The session will include an overview of where attendees can find status and reimbursement rates for states of interests, and how individual state Medicaid reimbursement rates compare to Medicare reimbursement, highlighting disparities, opportunities, and trends. The session will also address the ever illusive, state-specific requirements that may affect the implementation of Collaborative Care programming. |
From Training to Transformation: Real-World Perspectives from BA-Level Care Managers on the Front Lines | Behavioral health workforce shortages, increasing demand for services, and persistent access disparities require innovative solutions. Helios Behavioral Health, a Boston-based non-profit, has developed a specialized training curriculum to support BA-level Care Managers working alongside MA-level clinicians in integrated care settings. This hybrid staffing model offers a unique opportunity to address health equity, expand access, and improve patient outcomes by leveraging evidence-based interventions delivered by well-trained BA-level professionals. This session explores how BA-level Care Managers enhance workforce efficiency and behavioral health accessibility, particularly for patients who may not require traditional psychotherapy or medication management. Hear directly from two Helios Care Managers as they share their experiences—what drives their passion for this work, how they navigate imposter syndrome, and the meaningful impact they’re making in patient care. Attendees will gain actionable insights on implementing structured training, supervision models, and brief behavioral health interventions, ultimately supporting the expansion and diversification of the behavioral health workforce. |
From Workforce Shortages to Solutions: Rethinking Training and Qualifications for CoCM Success | This session tackles the growing need to expand the behavioral health workforce for CoCM implementation, with a focus on Behavioral Health Care Managers (BHCMs). Join us for a conversation on competency-based training, alternative pathways, and rethinking qualifications to address workforce shortages. Through an open discussion, this session aims to inspire innovative strategies to build a resilient, skilled BHCM workforce, to help ensure the long-term success and sustainability of the Collaborative Care Model. |
Gender Affirming Care: Letters of Support in Primary Care- A primer for the whole care team | The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) standard of care version 8 recommendations allow for a broad group of healthcare professionals to take part in the letter of support evaluation process for patients seeking gender affirming medical and surgical treatments (GAMST’s). In this session, we will review the current standard of care version 8 evaluation process recommendations, provide templates for visits and letter of support completion, and discuss case examples for practice. |
Getting TECHnical about Maternal Mental Health | This session focuses on maternal mental health. It focuses on utilizing CoCM to address maternal mental health concerns. It will highlight recommended screenings, interventions, CoCM’s effectiveness for high-risk mothers, and how evolvedMD has incorporated technology in services to provide psychoeducation and interventions for this demographic. |
Groups Fit! A Panel Discussion Exploring Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Group Interventions in Integrated Primary Care | Group interventions are an efficient and effective way to increase patient engagement and access to care but are not often implemented in Integrated Primary Care (IPC) settings. Though most behavioral healthcare professionals (BHPs) receive training in group treatments, there is a common perception that group interventions are incompatible with the brief IPC treatment model. This panel discussion will explore some of these misconceptions regarding groups in integrated care and examine some of the common barriers to and facilitators of implementation. Panelists will leverage their experiences with implementing group-based IPC interventions and workflows, including challenges and lessons learned. |
Groups for 500, Please: An Interactive Session to Implement Brief Evidence-Based Groups in Integrated Primary Care | Group interventions are an efficient and effective way to increase patient engagement and access to care but are not often implemented in Integrated Primary Care (IPC) settings. Though most behavioral healthcare professionals (BHPs) receive training in group treatments, there is a common perception that group interventions are incompatible with the brief IPC treatment model. This practical session will first review some of the common facilitators and barriers to implementing groups in IPC settings and then lead participants through a series of activities to consider how to build evidence-based group services in their setting. |
Healthcare is Personal and the Personal is Political: Using Arts to Explore the Political Divide | Engaging with difficult topics through art allows for reflection and meaning-making. It offers a way to communicate thoughts, ideas, traumas, memories, and interactions that are difficult to articulate, and fosters connection and builds community with each other. In this presentation, we will demonstrate how close observation and reflection with artwork provides a means for our clinical teams to address inherent divisions from our political climate, social-cultural context, and personal beliefs. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the pros and cons of openly discussing commonly-taboo topics using an art medium. They will be able to draw on this experiential process to promote these conversations in their home health care communities. |
Heal Thyself | Restorative Justice approach to addressing bias in healthcare settings. |
Help Me Help You: Strategies for Increasing and Normalizing Warm Handoffs in Primary Care Using Top Down and Bottom-Up Approaches | This interactive session explores strategies to improve the implementation of warm handoffs (WHOs) in the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model. Using implementation science frameworks—PRISM and Normalization Process Theory—attendees will analyze barriers and facilitators to integrating WHOs as a routine practice. Through case-based problem-solving exercises and group discussions participants will develop practical strategies to enhance workflow efficiency, provider engagement, and leadership support. This session is designed for providers, clinic managers, and organizational leaders looking to strengthen behavioral health integration and improve patient access to care. |
Help the Field Help the Patient: A Journey in Developing a Substance Use Resource for Integrated Primary Care Team Members | Substance use concerns are prevalent in primary care but often under-detected, under-discussed, and under-treated; in addition, opportunities to prevent mild or moderate concerns from worsening are frequently missed. While integrated behavioral healthcare professionals (BHPs) are ideally situated to collaborate with both primary care teams and patients to address and manage substance use concerns in this setting, barriers such as stigma, lack of comfort, and perceived or actual inadequate training may interfere. To better support integrated BHPs, the VA Center for Integrated Healthcare developed a comprehensive SharePoint resource geared towards building core knowledge and skills to address substance use concerns in the Integrated Primary Care (IPC) context. This presentation will discuss the journey of developing the resource, highlight key site pages, and share utilization data and trends since site launch in May 2023. |
Hot Off the Presses 2025: RCT of a Brief, Modular, Cognitive-Behavioral Anxiety Intervention in Integrated Primary Care | Want to stay up to date with the most current evidence regarding brief interventions that can be used by embedded behavioral health providers with primary care patients? First, Dr. Funderburk will highlight recent research on effective interventions to improve patients’ symptoms and functioning in integrated primary care settings. Then, Dr. Shepardson will present results from her randomized controlled trial testing a novel brief, transdiagnostic, modular, cognitive-behavioral anxiety intervention vs. Primary Care Behavioral Health treatment as usual in 169 primary care patients. Dr. Shepardson will describe the intervention and share patient clinical outcomes from the trial. Finally, the presenters will facilitate a question-and-answer period on clinical implications and implementing evidence-based treatments in integrated primary care practice. |
How It Started, How It's Going: Establishing an Integrated Nutrition Program in a Pediatric Medical Home Based on Inspiration from a CFHA Conference Presentation | Burlington Pediatrics/ Mebane Pediatrics presents the stepwise journey in conceptualizing and operationalizing an integrated medical nutrition program within a primary care pediatric home, based on ideas presented at a past CFHA conference. The interdisciplinary team including an RD, MD, billing specialist, and care team leaders will present the successes and challenges of implementing an evidence-based pediatric nutrition program, with the goal of improving access to family-centered nutritional support and counseling within the pediatric medical home. |
How to love your craft without losing your mind | Burnout, turnover, and provider shortages continue to define the healthcare landscape, fueling an ironic cycle that only deepens this reality. This workshop is designed to help healthcare workers feel more engaged by reconnecting them with the values that drew them to this field in the first place. In addition to completing value clarification exercises, attendees will gain evidence-based, practical strategies to intentionally engineer both their professional and personal lives for greater fulfillment. Participants will leave feeling energized, grounded, and deeply connected to the profound honor of working in healthcare’s sacred spaces. |
Including Partners in Family-Centered Care: Addressing Perinatal Mood Disorders in Partners within Integrated Settings | Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are often underdiagnosed in non-birthing partners, despite affecting approximately 1 in 10 fathers (Alvarez-Garcia et al., 2024; Reay et al, 2023). Family-centered care often prioritizes the birthing parent and infant, overlooking the mental health needs of partners, despite including “family” in the title. Expanding the scope of perinatal mental health to include non-birthing parents enhances integrated care teams’ awareness and ability to normalize, assess, and treat PMADs beyond the birthing parent. This presentation will explore why integrated care providers are uniquely positioned to address these mental health concerns. We will discuss evidence-based strategies for assessing and treating PMADs in partners and present case examples demonstrating how interdisciplinary teams can effectively support the entire family unit. |
Inclusive Leadership and Equity-Centered Mentoring: Supporting Women of Color in Integrated Care | This interactive presentation examines the experiences of neurodivergent women of color leaders in integrated care settings. Using a case example to illustrate the unique systemic barriers existing in integrated care, participants will explore inclusive leadership strategies and equity-centered approaches to mentorship that promote belonging, authenticity, and professional growth. The session will offer practical tools and reflective discussions to help attendees develop actionable steps for fostering inclusive spaces. This session topic aligns with the CFHA’s mission to promote equity and inclusion in healthcare and leadership, ensuring professional spaces are accessible for all. |
Increasing Access to Evidence-Based Anxiety Treatment through Integrated Primary Care: How to Integrate Elements of Exposure Therapy in Brief Treatment for Adults with Anxiety | Anxiety disorders and subthreshold symptoms are prevalent in primary care patients. Exposure therapy is a gold standard treatment for anxiety, but clinicians rarely use it in integrated primary care (IPC) settings due to challenges in adapting it for feasible delivery in brief sessions. This session will cover how to incorporate elements of exposure techniques for anxiety in your IPC practice with adults, including tips for efficiently explaining the treatment rationale, securing patient buy-in, identifying personalized exposure targets, and setting “baby step” exposure goals within a 30-minute session. We will present qualitative feedback from frontline IPC providers who delivered brief exposure and share examples of exposure goals set by patients in IPC sessions in a recent clinical trial. Finally, we will facilitate a large-group discussion of barriers and facilitators to embracing the spirit of exposure and/or adhering to the “letter of the law” for exposure in IPC clinical practice. |
Increasing integrated care access in medically underserved communities: A mixed methods study on opportunities and challenges | This mixed-methods study investigates implementation challenges and opportunities in integrated care (IC) within medically underserved communities (MUCs), which face significant behavioral health burdens and provider shortages. By analyzing data from surveys and interviews with site leaders and trainees across 16 federally-funded health centers, the research highlights varying levels of IC readiness and differing perspectives on stigma and service delivery. Key findings suggest that while trainees often engage in essential IC activities, they face barriers such as unclear expectations and resource limitations. The study emphasizes the importance of tailored approaches to improve organizational readiness and collaboration, ultimately recommending that health departments and clinical directors utilize these insights to enhance access to quality care in MUCs. |
Infusing Integrated Behavioral Health in Master’s Level Behavioral Health Programs: A Panel of Educators from Six Programs | As IBH becomes more widely implemented in a variety of medical settings (e.g., primary care, specialty care), it becomes imperative that graduate training programs adequately prepare future clinicians for practice in these settings. This presentation will explore the strategies that promote the incorporation of IBH concepts, knowledge, and skills into six separate clinical mental health counseling graduate programs. Faculty representatives from the six programs will identify specific ways in which their respective programs provide didactic, clinical, and interprofessional training to enrolled students. This presentation will end with an exploration and group discussion of future directions for IBH education in graduate training programs. |
Innovations in Serving Vulnerable Children and Families in Family Practice Settings | Integrating a population health, risk-stratified program focused on prevention and promotion can positively impact the ability of medical homes to support vulnerable families. This session will share how a practice serving a large number of immigrant and refugee families and other families facing pervasive barriers, has enhanced the care of these families with the implementation of HealthySteps. Participants will get insights and learn best practices for supporting families with children birth through three. |
Innovative Pathways to Dual Certification: Empowering Staff to Deliver High-Quality Integrated Care | Cascadia Health, a large community behavioral health center and FQHC look-alike, developed an innovative workforce development pilot to improve care for individuals with co-occurring mental health and addiction. This pilot is a part of a larger grant-funded program to improve care for people with co-occurring disorders, and enhance the philosophy of harm reduction at our organization. In this dual-certification pilot, mental health staff receive mentorship, on-the-job training, and support for additional content-specific training as they work toward obtaining a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) certification. By investing in staff training, our goal is to build a more sustainable workforce, equip staff with additional professional skills, and to improve our care for people with complex behavioral health needs. This presentation will outline how departments across our organization have collaborated on this initiative to enhance integrated care for the individuals we serve. We will also highlight strategies used to address barriers to this pilot related to capacity of trainees and mentors, and to support staff in achieving their professional development goals, including approaches that emphasize harm reduction practices. |
Innovative solutions to Transform Access and Expansion in Integrated Care: Transdiagnostic, Technology and Total Care | This panel will explore how transdiagnostic care models, like the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA), are transforming behavioral health care delivery within Integrated Care through technology and workforce solutions. CETA streamlines assessment, treatment, and measurement-based care, making it ideal for integrated care settings. By functioning as a one-stop behavioral health solution, CETA allows medical providers to efficiently address prevention, short-term psychosocial needs, and moderate symptom treatment while reducing wait times and expanding workforce capacity. Panelists will share real-world applications of CETA’s clinician-supported software and AI-driven pathways, highlighting its impact on improving patient outcomes and enhancing clinical decision-making. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to break down systemic barriers and scale high-impact behavioral health solutions, especially for underserved populations. |
Innovative Ways to Support Implementation of Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Into Real-World Clinical Practice Within Integrated Primary Care Settings | To increase suicide prevention efforts within integrated primary care (IPC), we need to translate what we know from research into real-world clinical practice. However, education alone is not enough, and systemic, provider, and patient barriers make implementation difficult. This presentation will share two innovative ways we supported IPC staff in embracing evidence-based suicide prevention in clinical practice and our lessons learned based on evaluation data from over 1000 providers feedback. First, we will present on a program that provides education and implementation support to increase the number of integrated behavioral health providers in VA medical settings providing brief CBT for insomnia, which was shown efficacious in reducing insomnia and suicidal ideation among Veterans. Second, we will present the components and implementation of a program to support established (non-trainee) integrated primary care staff in delivery of suicide prevention care. |
Integrated Care is essential to the success of Tailored Care Management: Embracing the Paradigm Shift | This presentation will describe the paradigm shift and unique model of Tailored Plans and Care Management Agencies (CMAs) leading whole-person care coordination across the healthcare continuum versus primary care practices. In reviewing an example of a member who has benefited from the focus on integrated whole-person care outcomes, we will discuss and amplify the transformational mindset required to effectively shift to the use of data-driven outcome metrics and convey how to harness the power of information to close care gaps and yield quality outcomes. |
Integrated Well Child Checks as a Mechanism of Breaking Down Barriers | 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. |
Integrating a Suicide Prevention Intervention into Primary Care: The Role and Perspective of the Pediatric Provider | Pediatric primary care is an important venue in which to identify and mitigate suicide risk. our team has developed and is testing Paloma (Partnering with Parents of Adolescent Latinos on Mental Health Assistance), an intervention for Spanish-speaking parents of youth experiencing suicidal ideation and behavior referred by their pediatrician. The intervention consists of 5 phone calls delivered by a community health worker. It complements usual pediatric care by bolstering parental self-efficacy to engage in behaviors that promote safety, improve parent-child communication and increase parent understanding of suicide risk and prevention. A pragmatic clinical trial of Paloma at 3 pediatric primary care practices in Baltimore, Maryland is ongoing. We propose to present quantitative and qualitative findings from pediatric providers participating in the Paloma pilot trial. |
Integrating Behavioral Health Training for Medical Residents and Psychology Doctoral Interns: Building Interprofessional Teams for the Future of Healthcare | This interactive learning session explores a collaborative training model that integrates psychology doctoral interns and medical residents into interdisciplinary, team-based care settings. Through structured co-training, participants develop interprofessional competencies in integrated behavioral health (IBH), including real- time collaboration, brief interventions, and systemic implementation and data, metrics and clinical implementation outcomes will be discussed. The session highlights interactive learning methods, including case discussions, small group activities, and expert panels, to showcase how interprofessional training can enhance healthcare outcomes and drive the future of integrated care. |
Integrating Outside the Box: Pediatric Occupational Therapy and PCBH | This session will describe integration of pediatric occupational therapy (OT) into a PCBH pediatric integrated clinic. We will provide a brief background on pediatric OT and describe how integrating OT can elevate patient care. This presentation will offer successes and lessons learned in the implementation process and how team-based care with behavioral health consultants, primary care clinicians, medical staff, and clinical staff can meet patient needs. It will also share a consultation model expanding from Pediatrics to Family Medicine department and Family Medicine Residence department. |
Introduction of Integrated Primary Care/Behavioral Health Accreditation Standards | CARF International is publishing new integrated primary care standards in its 2026 Behavioral Health standards manual, which will create a brand-new specialized recognition for accredited organizations. These standards were developed in collaboration with several key stakeholders, including CFHA. This session will introduce these standards to the attendees and allow for dialogue about applicability and to provide input to CARF as the final product is being published. |
Is Specialty Mental Health a Higher Level of Care? Let's Process That | Primary care and behavioral health clinicians alike often believe the care provided in specialty mental health is superior to that provided in primary care. Similarly, both often believe primary care is an inappropriate setting for treating patients with complex presentations. This session will review the anecdotal and empirical evidence comparing care in both settings and will make the case that well-supported primary care may be an ideal setting for treatment of any mental health concern. The session will also outline how use of a stepped-care approach can optimize the use of both settings. |
Is the “future of healthcare” actually better? A look at ambient AI adoption in a large Integrated Behavioral Health department. | Healthcare systems across the US are adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to improve the delivery of health services. But are the expected outcomes the same for medical and behavioral health providers? Or should Integrated Behavioral Health teams be looking for different ways to measure success? This presentation will explore the quantitative and qualitative impact of a large (~60 clinician) integrated behavioral health department’s adoption of ambient AI technology to support clinical documentation. |
Itching to Emerge: How Systemic Workforce Development Can Push IBH Over the “Emerging Field” Hump | The following presentation will provide a systemic conceptualization of the educational barriers to integrated care workforce development for both behavioral health and healthcare providers. Particular focus will be given to the constraints of current pedogeological training structures in both fields, as well as how these constraints translate into the on-going “workforce” crisis. The use of emerging academic training models and degrees will be discussed as the catalyst necessary to finally allow integrated care to become the standard of care. |
It’s Game Time: Using Games to Increase Engagement and Practice Key Skills during Interactive Learning Groups for Collaborative Care Managers in VHA Integrated Primary Care | Since 2017, more than 5000 healthcare professionals have been trained in Integrated Primary Care (IPC) through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) national Competency-based Training (CT). This presentation will focus on recent innovations and enhancements to CT featuring interactive ways to have fun while learning key competencies for high fidelity practice in IPC. We will discuss the use of a variety of interactive methods, including games, used to build key skills while making learning fun. Our target audience includes those interested in interactive methods for training integrated healthcare team members for high fidelity, collaborative practice. Attendees will 1) learn about the process for tailoring and enhancing training materials more broadly, adding fun to learning and 2) experience interactive learning. |
Key Considerations in Building A Multi-disciplinary, Integrated, Trauma-Informed Care Team to Reduce Health Disparities and Improve Outcomes | Through the lens of the DC Safe Babies, Safe Moms (SBSM) Women’s & Infant Services program at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Rooting Resilience brings to you the key principles and considerations for building a trauma-informed collaborative care team to reduce health disparities in communities with complex medical and psychosocial needs. Specifically, the session will break down the five key areas of success for building multi-disciplinary teams, including: (1) building connection within diverse care teams; (2) recognizing systemic barriers to trauma-informed approaches; (3) learning the brain science of implicit bias, trauma, and resilience; (4) Integrating self-care practices; and (5) assessing and acknowledging progress. We will bring real-world examples and applications of how to implement this approach, specifically in non-traditional and non-mental health settings. |
Kickstart Your Collaborative Care Program: An Implementation Checklist Made Simple | In the session titled " Kickstart Your Collaborative Care Program: An Implementation Checklist Made Simple," participants will receive a thorough overview of implementing the Collaborative Care Model in primary care and specialty medical care health systems and clinics. This comprehensive presentation will guide participants through key considerations, essential steps, and program requirements necessary for successful CoCM integration. Attendees will learn how to confidently bill for services while maintaining fidelity to the model, ensuring both financial viability and high-quality patient care. By sharing practical insights and real-world examples, this session will provide attendees with clear, step-by-step guidance on implementing the Collaborative Care Model, equipping them with the exact tools needed to improve access to effective care and achieve better patient outcomes. |
Leveraging integrated behavioral health for medically assisted weight loss & surgery: case-based insights from three healthcare organizations | Behavioral health is proven to be an important component of long-term success for weight loss management. From evaluating risk for those entering bariatric surgery to developing pre- and post-surgical care plans, to supporting those utilizing medication for weight management, such as GLP-1 agonists, behavioral health plays a role in positive outcomes. Join us as we share our experiences with integrating behavioral health into bariatric care and medically supervised weight loss. |
Leveraging Technology and Remote Supports for Integrated, Whole-Person Care: Trillium Health Resources' TULA Program | Innovation and adaptability are crucial in meeting the evolving needs of individuals. Trillium Health Resources, a Specialty Health Plan in North Carolina managing serious mental health, substance use, traumatic brain injury, and intellectual/developmental disability services, provides integrated care through Tailored Care Management, utilizing enabling devices and remote support to improve health outcomes and independence. In this session, Trillium will introduce TULA (Trillium Ultimate Living Assistant), an advanced technology program that extends care through enabling devices and remote monitoring. |
Lost at Sea or Guided by Lighthouses: Using the CCT and microlearning to support ongoing practice in integrated settings | This presentation will describe work undertaken by our growing integrated behavioral health team as we work to both remain aligned with our core values while also celebrating the inherent differences associates with practice in varied medical settings. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience our approach to competency review and microlearning, and explore how their teams can incorporate this into their own ongoing learning. We will also discuss how this work has impacted how we train students and how we onboard new providers. |
Managing insomnia in your practice | Recognising the extremely significant but often overlooked impacts that insufficient sleep can have on our cognitive, emotional and physical wellbeing this interactive workshop reviews what can happen to us when we don't get enough sleep. It presents a framework for understanding our sleep processes and then presents an approach to assessment and outlines the main treatment options |
Marriage and Family Therapists in Medical Settings: Pediatric, Specialty Care-Focused Supervision and Skills Assessment | In this session, we will address the experiences of Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) working in integrated, pediatric specialty care settings. In line with the conference theme of redefining access and integration, the role of MFT training and supervision will be presented in the context of key findings from semi-structured interviews. The aim of this Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was to explore the unique experiences of trainees and early career professionals (N=8), regarding competency-based skills, training, and supervision needs. The rationale for exploring the team role of MFT trainees, and more specifically, the growing presence of medical family therapists (MedFTs) in pediatric specialty care will be highlighted. Gaps in training and preparation for MFTs in these environments will be shared through the emergent themes and sub-themes. Findings will be utilized for enhancing specialty care-focused training and supervision, including a proposed Pediatric Specialty Care Skills Assessment tool to be applied with MFT trainees in various settings. |
Marriage and Family Therapists in Pediatric Specialty Care: Skills, Values, and Identity Development | In this session, we will address the experiences of Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) working in pediatric specialty care settings, as integrated behavioral health (IBH) providers. In line with the conference theme of redefining access and integration, the MFT identity and role will be presented in the context of key findings from semi-structured interviews (N=8) using an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The aim of this study was to explore the unique experiences of trainees and early career professionals, particularly with regard to clinical identity, integrated collaboration, and competency-based skills. The rationale for exploring the team role of MFT trainees, and more specifically the growing presence of medical family therapists (MedFTs) in pediatric specialty care will be highlighted. Gaps in training and preparation for MFTs in these environments will be shared through the emergent themes and sub-themes. Findings will be discussed in the context of enhancing specialty care-focused training, integrated collaboration, and clinical identity formation with implications for future curriculum development and competency-based education for MFTs in IBH settings. Additionally, a proposed Pediatric Specialty Care Skills Assessment tool will be shared with MFT trainees in various settings. |
Measurement-Based Care: A Crash Course in What it is, How to do it, and How to Advocate for it in Integrated Care | Measurement-Based Care (MBC) is a clinical process that includes repeated measurement to monitor treatment progress and to inform collaborative treatment planning over the course of integrated behavioral health care. Join CFHA’s Measurement-Based Care Workgroup to learn about what MBC is in behavioral health care and integrated primary care, strategies for implementation in daily practice, and tips to help you be at the forefront of this change in service delivery in your organization. The MBC workgroup will present practical strategies and scenarios based on their work creating CFHA’s position statement on Measurement-Based Care and Report on MBC in Integrated Care. |
Measuring Interprofessional Case Discussions as a Marker of Training Effectiveness in Integrated Healthcare | This session explores how interprofessional case discussions serve as a training assessment tool, making sure that behavioral health trainees engage in collaborative practice rather than defaulting to siloed work. The session will share the ways in which the program uses case discussion tracking to measure interprofessional skills, identify and address barriers to interprofessional collaboration, and reinforce habits that promote team-based care. |
Measuring Success of the Systematic Caseload Review | The Systematic Caseload Review (SCR) is a critical component to a successful Collaborative Care (CoCM) program, yet an efficient and effective process takes time to develop and effort to maintain. Once your SCR is up and running, how do you maintain the quality process required for achieving clinical outcomes? This session will provide guidance on measuring success of the SCR process based on our experience of SCR coaching with CoCM programs and past studies. The entire CoCM team will benefit from this session, especially the BHCM and Psychiatric Consultant as they contribute directly to SCR functioning. |
Medicaid Policy to Practice: Scaling Pediatric Behavioral Health Promotion to California Families | California’s groundbreaking Medicaid reform effort includes an $800M "Dyadic Care Benefit," offering primary care-based integrated behavioral health promotion and prevention for ~5.5M beneficiaries ages 0-20. This session describes an academic medical center-based technical assistance center’s support of statewide adoption, highlighting opportunities and needs to streamline dissemination and foster practice transformation. |
Menopause in Primary Care: Validation, Education and Collaboration | Discussions about menopause, particularly the associated mental health issues, are at an all-time high thanks to a consortium of female physicians experiencing menopause themselves and their willingness to take on the establishment for women everywhere. The numbers of female patients prescribed anti-depressants during this critical time in their lives, often by PCPs, is staggering, particularly since menopause itself is sometimes barely discussed in the visit. It is imperative that those working in integrated care settings be able to ask the most important questions about where a woman is in her menopause journey when evaluating them for behavioral health services and being able to offer sound treatment and resources that validates and normalizes their experience. |
Mentorship in Academic Family Medicine: A Case Example | This presentation will present a case example of the implementation of the "Meet the Professor" (MTP) mentoring program within a department of family medicine. The project demonstrated that a MTP event can be useful in Academic Family Medicine, with implementation being minimal for the organization. This is a promising approach to improve mentorship for faculty in academic medicine, specifically in organizations with a large amount of faculty and limited resources for programming. |
Mid-Career Panel: Moving Up or Moving Forward | This panel discussion aims to explore the career trajectories of mid-career integrated behavioral health professionals, examining the factors that have influenced their career decisions and the rationale behind choices to either remain in their current roles or pursue different paths. |
More Than Medicine: The Essential Role of Physicians in Integrated Care | A panel of 2 Primary Care Physicians and 2 Psychiatrists, all clinically active and with extensive experience in integrated care, will discuss what matters to physicians when working in integrated care. When you have a good day at work, how does integrated care play a role? What are the micro and macro processes that matter? What are the stuck points and challenges? Can we agree on key points for advocacy within CFHA and beyond? |
Moving Beyond Individual Responsibility for Self Care: Advancing Provider-, Team-, and Care Systems- Approaches to Mitigate Burnout and Compassion Fatigue | Healthcare providers – across both mental health and biomedical disciplines – represent some of the highest risk professionals in Western culture(s) for burnout and compassion fatigue. At the same time that they report being wholly-committed to (and loving) what they do, they are oftentimes overwhelmed with the intensity and/or chronicity of their caseloads, workplace and/or interdisciplinary politics, administrative demands, and tendencies to under-report personal struggles or seek help. In this presentation, empirically- and theoretically-conceptualized understandings of this problem, alongside research-proven strategies across multiple systems levels (provider, team, care systems) to prevent and/or mitigate it, will be shared. |
NC MATTERS: A Model for Advancing Perinatal Behavioral Healthcare | Perinatal psychiatry access programs increase access to behavioral health care for pregnant and postpartum patients and improve quality of care by building the capacity of health care professionals to address perinatal mental health and substance use disorders. This session will introduce NC Maternal Mental Health MATTERS—a perinatal psychiatry access program in North Carolina that has advanced access to perinatal behavioral healthcare across the state. Drawing on six years of performance metrics, real-world case studies, and patient and provider survey data, we will highlight how NC MATTERS streamlines on-demand psychiatric consultation and coordinated care to enhance workforce capacity, improve patient outcomes, and advance health equity. Attendees will gain practical strategies for how a perinatal psychiatry access program (there are 30 statewide or regional access programs) can create sustainable integrated care solutions that can make a difference in maternal and family mental health. |
Not Faking, Not Fine: Chronic Illness Stories from TikTok | Women with chronic illness are often dismissed, misdiagnosed, and experience significant delays in care. Grounded in Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit), this study uses a conceptual content analysis of TikTok videos and comment threads to examine how chronically ill women describe their medical experiences when seeking help, and how they build community on TikTok. In addition to sharing findings, we will offer practical recommendations for improving healthcare practices with chronically ill women. |
Optimizing Psychiatric Consultation in Primary Care: A Case-Based Guide to Choosing the Right Approach for Patient Needs | Effectively utilizing psychiatric consultation in primary care requires matching the right level of support to the needs of patients, providers, and populations. This session explores how different levels of psychiatric consultation—from brief curbside discussions to comprehensive evaluations—can enhance patient care and optimize mental health outcomes. Through real-world case examples, participants will gain practical insights into selecting the appropriate psychiatric consultative approach to address diverse clinical needs. |
Partners in Practice, Engagement, and Education in Rural NC: Preparing Nurse Practitioners for Behavioral Health Integration | The PEER NC: NP-BHI traineeship, established in 2017, has been dedicated to addressing the healthcare disparities in rural North Carolina.The program’s curriculum equips Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (PC-NPs) and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMH-NPs) with the expertise to manage behavioral health and substance use disorders within primary care settings. This presentation will elucidate the traineeship’s comprehensive structure and innovative approaches, which foster collaboration among nurse practitioners and their interprofessional team members. These collaborative efforts are instrumental in enhancing healthcare delivery and addressing the unique challenges faced by rural communities. |
Peer Support Integration within the Collaborative Care Model | This presentation explores the role of Peer Support Specialists (PSS) as essential members of a multidisciplinary team within the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). It will highlight the benefits of incorporating PSS, particularly in care settings focused on substance use recovery. A case study will be presented, examining outcomes and key lessons from a pilot clinical program conducted in partnership with large urban community health centers. The case study will help demonstrate the value of an expanded multidisciplinary team in behavioral health integration programs, highlight common operational challenges, and underscore the need for further exploration of PSS integration within CoCM. |
Perinatal Collaborative Care: Adaptions and Lessons Learned | This session will highlight adaptations in Collaborative Care to provide high quality care to perinatal populations. We will discuss unique considerations in identifying and treating perinatal individuals experiencing behavioral health symptoms in primary care and OB settings. The session will conclude with lessons learned and an opportunity for discussion with a Behavioral Health Care Provider who recently implemented Perinatal Collaborative Care in a primary care setting. |
Playing the Long Game: Lessons Learned in Advocacy and Implementation of Preventive Behavioral Health Care | Despite the slow reduction in stigma around mental and behavioral health and the increasing awareness of its systemic impact on individuals and families, the healthcare system continues to favor a pathological and interventive perspective. While reimbursement is available for health education around various biological health markers, the idea of preventative behavioral/mental health care has yet to take hold. There are efforts being made to make a paradigm shift to include prevention in behavioral/mental health, for example the provision of a behavioral/mental health well visit, however states can be unique in their challenges and successes. The session will include a rich discussion from panelists on their state’s effort to achieve a reimbursable payment structure for providing preventative behavioral/mental health services (pediatric to adult). |
Poetry and Prose Reading Session | Join the annual Poetry and Prose Reading Session at the CFHA Conference. This session validates creative expression among the CFHA membership, encourages emotional reflection on the themes of healing and the life cycle, and creates intimacy and safety among colleagues. Facilitators promote constructive group discussions and reflection about the emotional responses generated by the stories that are shared. All attendees are invited to bring poems, short stories, or essays of a healthcare nature that they have written to the session. Attendees are also welcome to listen and/or participate in discussion only. |
Power, Perception, and Promotion: Unpacking the Status Quo in Behavioral Health Leadership | Rather than reiterating the need to "elevate" women leaders, this interactive session disrupts the dominant narrative by inviting attendees to be curious: Why, in a field dominated by women, are we still having this conversation? Together, we’ll challenge the status quo and explore the implicit biases and conventions that continue to hold women back in behavioral health leadership. Who benefits from maintaining these disparities, and how are we, as professionals in behavioral health and integrated care, unknowingly complicit in upholding them? This session provides an opportunity to critically examine our roles in perpetuating these patterns and offers actionable strategies for disrupting the status quo and creating meaningful change. |
Preparing Family Medicine to Address the Youth Behavioral Health Crisis: One Year Outcomes | Equipping family medicine providers with the skills to identify and treat mental and behavioral health concerns in children and adolescents is critical to meet the needs of this population. This presentation will follow up on a co-located child and adolescent psychiatric consultation service in a family medicine clinic, created as a training mechanism for family medicine residents and presented in 2024. We will present findings of a retrospective chart review to describe the patient population that received consultation services, treatment recommendations, and changes in prescribing patterns among family medicine providers. We will discuss how these findings inform training needs of primary care providers and considerations for implementing consultation services in training settings and alongside other integrated care models. |
Private-Public Partnership in Implementing Collaborative Care across a State Network | This session will describe a private-public partnership between the largest health insurance in the state and an academic medical center to implement Collaborative Care (CoCM) across a state network. Topics will include approaching widespread implementation, incentives provided by the insurance plan for implementation, and optimizing fidelity to the model. |
PROMIS-ing Better Outcomes: Using PROMIS Questionnaires in Pediatric IBH to Inform Care and Measure Patient Progress | At Children’s Wisconsin (CW) we have committed to using the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS), a set of questionnaires developed and validated by the National Institute of Health using cutting edge measurement science, to support our MBH work. In this session we will describe how we implemented PROMIS MBH measures across 20 pediatric primary care clinics with integrated MBH care, including measure selection, delivery of questionnaires to patients, and coordination with larger health system goals. We will also share how PROMIS scores can be used to deepen understanding of a patient’s functioning and shape/drive patient care decisions. MBH patient outcomes following brief, targeted interventions delivered by behavioral health consultants will also be discussed and used to share future directions. |
Psychiatric Health, Life Skills and Opportunities for Wellness (PHLOW) Program: Addressing Psychiatric Need Through Integrated Consultation, Collaboration and Brief Episodes of Care | In this presentation, we will discuss the PHLOW Program, an integrated psychiatric care initiative within La Clinica’s broader Integrated Behavioral Health model. We’ll explore how the program improves access to psychiatric services, supports primary care teams in managing behavioral health, and reduces unnecessary referrals. Additionally, we’ll highlight how the program supports the right level of care, promotes cost savings while upskilling primary care providers to handle mild to moderate behavioral health concerns and informs organization wide policies, programming and care philosophies. We will also address the financial sustainability of the program and the successful partnership between our organization and payors. |
Reducing Parent/Caregiver Stress and Enhancing Self-Compassion: A Targeted Group Intervention in Pediatric Behavioral Health | PCBH must continuously prioritize care effectively. Research by Lebowitz (2016) and Chorpita (2018) suggests that targeting parents/caregivers yields cascading benefits, improving parent/caregiver-child communication. Similarly, Lathren et.al.(2021) demonstrate that increased self-compassion increases adaptive caregiving.In one of the Midwest's largest PCBH's, we piloted a six session psychoeducational intervention over Zoom for parents/caregivers addressing different core concerns in each session. Parental Stress (PSS) and Self Compassion (SCS) were measured alongside qualitative feedback. We present pilot results, logistical considerations, and discuss future directions. |
Reimagining Care for Adolescent Mothers: Integrating Support and Increasing Access | Two integrated multidisciplinary sister programs, an OBGYN program for pregnant adolescents and a pediatric teen-tot clinic that provides medical care to parenting adolescents and their babies, are designed to support adolescents during the perinatal period. The presentation will highlight how these integrated programs increase access to perinatal care while supporting the transition to a two-generation medical home for postpartum adolescents and their infants. The programs’ integrated behavioral health (IBH) models of care, program data, and key strategies in working with adolescent parents will be discussed. |
Rejoyn (CT-152): A Prescription Digital Therapeutic for the Adjunctive Treatment of MDD Symptoms in Adults 22+ | Digital Therapeutics are a rapidly emerging class of clinically validated software-based interventions designed to treat a variety of conditions, including mental health disorders. This session will explore how an FDA-authorized digital therapeutic, Rejoyn, utilizes neuroplasticity to reduce symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) |
Relationally-Centered Integrated Behavioral Health: Machine Learning Evidence and Outcomes | This session will outline the Relationally-Centered Integrated Behavioral Health Model, a systemically-focused model used in eastern North Carolina for almost 20 years. Using EHR data from several FQHCs, this session will demonstrate how innovative machine learning algorithms were utilized to explore the prominent features impacting psychological and biological patient outcomes with this model of care. This research highlights how clinicians use their relational and integrated care training to collaborate with data analysts and evaluate the impact of their integrated care model. |
Resilient Leadership: Empowering Middle Managers in Collaborative Care | Middle managers play a pivotal role in the success of Collaborative Care initiatives, yet they often face significant challenges when transitioning into leadership roles. Typically promoted from frontline positions, they must adapt quickly to new responsibilities without formal leadership training. As a bridge between frontline teams and upper administration, middle managers balance the needs of both, while ensuring high-quality patient care. This session will explore practical strategies for empowering middle managers to thrive in this critical role, focusing on leadership resilience, managing stress, and fostering effective collaboration. |
Running forward with the Scars We Wear: An Intimate Journey of Breaking Primary Care Boundaries | Journey with a panel of primary care leaders through a storytelling discussion about breaking boundaries of primary care leadership and expansion in a variety of primary care settings. Panelists will discuss their efforts to expand health care reach in academic medical centers, federally qualified health clinics, community clinics, family medicine residency clinics, and rural mobile clinics via in person and telehealth clinical services. Panelists will intimately share their lived challenges, specifically in the current, sociopolitical environment, to give voice and space to the scars that develop through breaking boundaries for innovation and expansion. Participants will have the opportunity to begin understanding the universality of professional suffering and its presence within primary care teams. This presentation serves to remind participants that they do not have to wear their scars alone. |
Rural HIV - Care Management Considerations | This presentation will focus on specific strategies to address care needs for patients with HIV living in rural areas of the state. The program will begin with a presentation on HIV epidemiology in the United States, then transition into discussion about the Ryan White program and its utilization within our FQHC-based HIV program. Case managers from the program will then be part of a panel to answer audience questions and discuss specific clinical cases and how specific barriers were addressed. |
Scaling CoCM and increasing behavioral health access across the nation - lessons learned and early outcomes in building a nationwide network of CoCM Programs and community referral partnerships . | Up to 70% of primary care visits involve a behavioral health component, yet providers often struggle to ensure patients receive timely and appropriate care. Optum Behavioral Care (OBC) has implemented the evidence-based Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) in numerous primary care facilities nationwide, enhancing it through partnerships with local behavioral health practices. OBC has also developed a technology-enabled process to improve referral communication and provide ongoing clinical summaries to primary care providers. This presentation will share early outcomes and lessons learned from OBC's comprehensive behavioral health care system. |
Scripting a Better Future: AI’s Impact on Behavioral Health Provider Well-Being & Workflows | Artificial Intelligence (AI) ambient scribing is an emerging tool utilized within healthcare settings to assist medical professionals with the efficient and accurate completion of clinical documentation. In studies examining the physician use of AI ambient scribes, results suggest their use can alleviate physician burnout and improve the timeliness and completeness of documentation. However, there remains a paucity of research examining the impact of AI ambient scribing on the documentation practices, burnout, and productivity of behavioral health providers. The presenters will present preliminary results from a study exploring the impact of AI ambient scribing on behavioral health provider wellbeing and workflows in integrated primary care settings. |
Seeing in 3D: Taking the Contextual Interview to the Next Level With ACCESS-V | This session is designed for all providers, including medical and behavioral health professionals, who want to enhance their contextual interviewing (CI) skills to deliver high-quality primary care by building deeper connections with patients and understanding what matters most to them. In addition to covering the core components of CI, this presentation will introduce ACCESS-V, a framework that helps clinicians integrate and organize adverse childhood experiences, culture, internal and external context, social determinants of health, and values into the clinical picture. Attendees will learn how to apply this dynamic approach through a clinical case. |
Single Session Interventions: An Ideal Mindset for Integrated Care | Single session therapy (SST) and interventions have been used around the world for many years in the form of walk-in clinics to help offer mental health services when there are long wait times for a standard course of therapy. If you work in integrated care, you know the value of starting the work immediately at the exact moment the patient is asking for help and making a discernable impact that day. A "one at a time" mindset offers a specific combination of skills and interventions to keep the parameters of the discussion narrow and to allow a clinician to move quickly. A single session can make quite a difference in the patient's disposition, particularly when they leave with an action plan and a way to rely on existing support and assistance. This delivery format can fit into just about any model of integrated care in either face to face or virtual settings (and you can bill for it!). |
Smile! How integrating oral health providers and BHCs can enhance overall patient health | Behavioral health can be used as a scaffold for connecting traditionally siloed health specialties. At first sight, Dentistry and Behavioral Health appear unrelated. This presentation explores the relationship between two medical specialties and how this communication has the ability to be a catalyst for significant change in patient overall health. Together, an Oral Health Provider and a BHC present how collaborating in a primary care setting can facilitate more practitioners who better understand cultural humility and intersectionality. |
Speak to your Doctor: Expanding PCBH in Your Community and Your Clinic | 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). |
Squeezing Blood from a Turnip: A Case Study in IBH Implementation, Adaptation, and Lessons Learned | This session aligns with Breaking Boundaries: Redefining Access and Expansion in Integrated Care by critically examining what happens when ideal models of integrated behavioral health (IBH) collide with the realities of an organization’s structure, readiness, and limitations. Using a real-world case study from Johnson Health Center, we will explore the challenges of implementing an IBH program within an FQHC setting, focusing on staffing, resources, and organizational readiness. Participants will engage in an interactive, case-based discussion, reflecting on their own experiences and learning strategies to navigate these barriers. Much like a morbidity and mortality (M&M) conference in medicine, we will analyze key decision points, adaptations, and when to pivot or compromise for sustainability. |
Starting Small: A PCBH Model of Care Approach to Autism Evaluations for Toddlers and Preschoolers | As many providers seek novel ways to address barriers to accessing timely autism evaluations for children in their communities, it can feel overwhelming to know where to start and what is feasible in a setting without an abundance of resources or staff BHCs. We will share our PCBH friendly assessment model for children 2-4 years old used by BHCs in a pediatric primary care clinic. We will show implementation data from our primary-care based assessments, including appointment structures and outcomes of the evaluations. Data will be related to both feasibility and usefulness of targeted assessments in our primary care clinic. We hope to provide an actionable framework for attendees with assessment experience and a foundational understanding of child development to replicate or extend an autism assessment protocol in their unique healthcare settings. |
Stickiness, Skills, Successes, & Sustainability in Scholarship Development: Breaking Down Barriers for Family Medicine Residents & Faculty with Psychologist-Physician Collaboration | This proposal outlines the development, implementation, and pilot data outcomes of a structured scholarly activity curriculum at a THCGME 8x8x8 FM residency on the West Side of Chicago for busy, second and third-year FM residents, over half of whom are underrepresented in medicine (URiM), and their faculty! Adapting residency program values to scholarly curriculum objectives and outcomes (ie mission-aligned, resident-driven, health equity-emphasis, community-centered) can create sustainable approaches to fostering scholarly skill development and ownership in faculty and resident populations across a diverse range of experiences and interests in scholarship. In this oral presentation, participants will learn some of the stickiness, successes, skills, and sustainability found by our psychologist and physician faculty leaders from this structured approach to scholarly training and mentorship. Preliminary outcomes suggest a significant increase in resident and faculty confidence, productivity, and satisfaction with this pilot of values-centered and skills-focused scholarly curriculum. This approach to meeting ACGME scholarly activity requirements can foster interprofessional collaboration, address health disparities, promote sustainability, and prepare residents to navigate the complexities of primary care in underserved communities as integrated leaders and scholar-practitioners. |
Straight from the Source: PCBH Do’s and Don’ts from Medical Personnel | Numerous articles have been written on the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model (PCBH Innovation Center, n.d.), including several from the care team’s perspective (Hill, 2015; Serrano & Monden, 2011; Walter et al., 2017; Yin et al., 2021). These articles have largely focused on medical providers' experiences within the PCBH model rather than on lessons learned from their perspective that could inform behaviorally trained clinicians on how to work effectively within integrated teams. This presentation will feature a medical provider and a medical assistant offering their perspectives and suggestions for behaviorally trained providers working in PCBH. Specifically, they will discuss topics such as efficiently scrubbing schedules and rounding in the morning, effectively completing handoffs, and the importance of building relationships with the team, among other key insights. |
Strengths, Challenges, and Needs for Supporting Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome | This session will focus on the emerging trend of overrepresentation of neurodiverse youth in chronic pain treatment programs. Presenters will share data regarding the prevalence of youth with autism in a multidisciplinary amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome program and pediatric rheumatology provider perceptions regarding strengths, challenges, and needs for supporting this growing and under-studied population. This work directly pertains to the practice of providers and multidisciplinary teams in both Rheumatology and other pediatric specialties regarding pain assessment, treatment, and care experiences for patients with autism. We hope this session may help to supplement the varied and often lacking training regarding autism in medical education and increase awareness of this patient population, who require a specialized approach and careful consideration to ensure appropriate treatment. Recommendations will be provided for assessment, treatment, and environmental adaptations to best support this population. |
Substance Use Education in the Interprofessional Setting: The SEIS Project | Through the creation of evidence-based asynchronous learning modules, the program's primary goal is to increase the number of students, interns, residents, fellows, faculty, and health professionals trained in SUD screening, assessment, and services in the context of team-based care to address the treatment gap experienced by individuals with SUD or those engaging in risky substance use, particularly vulnerable populations. In this presentation, we will also present survey results such as trainee demographics, changes in SUD knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy for the first eight months of the project. Over the three-year project period, approximately a total minimum of 275 trainees are expected to benefit from this initiative. SEIS aims to equip stakeholders with the necessary knowledge and skills to address SUD concerns in the San Antonio area and beyond. |
Successful implementation of Behavioral Health Integration using the PCBH & CoCM models in pediatric primary care; Recognizing the value of comprehensive behavioral health screening | This program will explore three pilot studies to provide a model of care for integrating behavioral health within a pediatric practice. Using a PCBH model, a CoCM model and a study evaluating the importance of comprehensive screening, the value components of each care model will be presented to show improved patient access to behavioral healthcare, clinical or symptom improvement, and clinician and patient satisfaction. Identifying key factors through data collection can show program success and help identify trends or areas of need for further intervention. |
Suicide screening, risk assessment, and intervention training in Family Medicine Residency : A quality improvement project | This presentation will outline the steps completed within the OI project. It will highlight background/rationale, study design, procedures, and key results (quantitative and qualitative findings). |
Super-cepting: A Hybrid Supervision Model for Behavioral Health Providers in Primary Care | Supervising mental health providers in PCBH is not well designed for traditional 1 hour per week case conceptualization and self-reflection. And medical precepting models with point of care clinical assessment and plans are too fast paced for PCBH providers in training. A hybrid “super-cepting” model can bring together the best of both worlds. The strategies and structure of both models can be retro-fitted to meet the faster-paced style, but provide the theoretical models, self assessment, and evidence-based skills needed for PCBH providers. |
Supporting Reentry from Incarceration: NC FIT and the Transitions Clinic Network Model | Post-release from prison and jail, people face enormous barriers to successful reentry and accessing essential health services. We will present an evidence based model of Reentry support that incorporates key elements of collaborative care. The North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (NC FIT), part of the national Transitions Clinic Network, utilizes specially trained Community Health Workers with lived experience of incarceration to assist in comprehensive reentry support and linkages to health care services. |
Text me! Text messages as a supportive component of integrated care for older adults | Text messages hold promise as a clinical tool to extend the effects of integrated care. We recruited older adults who were receiving CoCM for depression to participate in a program in which they received 3 different types of text messages each week for up to 6 months. The 3 types of messages were a weekly mood rating, tips for managing depression, and a general supportive message. We measured the effects of these messages on treatment engagement, patient experience, and depression outcomes using both quantitative and qualitative methods. We also interviewed the three behavioral health care managers to understand their experience of using text messages as part of their clinical care. |
The 1-Minute Behavioral Health Preceptor Model: A Practical Tool for Integrating Behavioral Health into Family Medicine Residency Training | This presentation introduces the 1-Minute Behavioral Health Preceptor Tool, a practical framework for integrating behavioral health care into family medicine residency training. Designed to enhance resident competency in managing mental health issues, the tool offers a solution for family medicine faculty in regions with limited access to behavioral health clinicians. The presentation will highlight findings from its implementation across four training sites, discussing both the challenges and significant learning impacts observed. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to integrate the tool into their clinics and improve behavioral health training for residents. |
The Emotional Journey of Adult Children with Parent-Induced Guilt in Facing Parental Cancer: A Phenomenological Study | This study examines the emotional experiences of adult children who have parent-induced guilt when they learn of a parent’s cancer diagnosis. It explores how these guilt-laden feelings shape their emotional responses and the coping strategies they develop. By focusing on both the guilt dynamic and the stress of serious illness, the study highlights the complexities of their emotional journey. Ultimately, these insights can guide mental health professionals in designing support tailored to the unique needs of families facing cancer. |
The Failures of Deinstitutionalization: Lessons learned & a path forward | Deinstitutionalization was intended to shift individuals with severe mental illness from large state hospitals to community-based care. However, gaps in the system have led to a crisis - rising homelessness, incarceration of mentally ill individuals, overwhelmed emergency departments, and a lack of long-term care. |
The Impact of Motivational Interviewing and Diabetes Self-Education on Patients Diagnosed with Diabetes and Depression | The presentation will develop a greater understanding of methods to improve diabetes self-management, develop a greater understanding of screening tools to measure Major Depression and Diabetes Mellitus Type II care, and develop a greater understanding of resources to improve short and long-term support for Diabetes Mellitus Type II. |
The Implementation of Integrated Care, CCBHC Standards and Strategic Planning. | This presentation will focus on the planning and implementation of integrated care, emphasizing effective and efficient service delivery and a focus on whole-person care as key indicators of success. By connecting Certified Community Behavorial Health Clinic (CCBHC) standards with organizational strategic planning during the initial planning phases, these components can be strengthened. This approach can help create consistency with organization wide standards and execution of whole-person care. Participants will gain valuable insights into the practical steps and benefits of incorporating CCBHC standards into their organizational strategies. Within this process, specific highlights will be on developing referral partners, establishing protocols, and tracking outcomes of participants. |
The Power of Story and Connection: Meeting the Primary Care Needs of People in Appalachia | Appalachian culture and healthcare intersect in complex ways, shaped by socio-economic and cultural factors unique to the region. This presentation will explore the healthcare disparities faced by Appalachian populations and the influence of local cultural norms on healthcare decision-making. We aim to provide practical insights and strategies on how to approach visits as Behavioral Health Consultants within the context of Appalachian culture to enhance healthcare outcomes and address unique patient needs. |
The Role of Care Navigation in Supporting Digital Mental Health Interventions: Perspectives from Frontline Mental Health Professionals | Digital Mental Health Interventions (DMHIs) provide accessible mental health support at scale, but their effectiveness can be significantly enhanced through strategic care navigation. This presentation explores who benefits most from care navigation, when it should be offered alongside DMHI, and how it ensures sustainable mental health outcomes. Drawing from qualitative interviews with peer support specialists and care coordinators within Kooth’s Soluna platform, we highlight key insights on optimizing care navigation in digital interventions. Findings emphasize the importance of timely, personalized referrals and professional judgment in connecting youth to the right resources beyond a single session. |
The Science Behind Burnout And What To Do About It | Burnout has a negative and pervasive impact on individual workers, employee groups, and organizations (Green et al., 2014; Jackson et al., 1986, Maslach, 1993; O’Connor et al., 2018; Schaufeli, 2005; Thomas et al., 2014). If measures are not pursued to mitigate the degree and significance of burnout on the bio-psycho-social-spiritual well-being of healthcare workers, the profession will be challenged with the negative individual, interpersonal, and organizational effects of burnout and the quality of integrated healthcare will be compromised. Strategies for personal and organizational change will be discussed, and attendees will be able to learn about the three different types of burnout and ways to prevent and mitigate burnout. |
The Synergy of PCBH and CoCM Models in Academic Family Medicine Clinics | This presentation explores the intersection of behavioral health care in primary care settings through two integrated care models: the Collaborative Care Model (COCM) and the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model. COCM utilizes a structured, interdisciplinary approach to deliver evidence-based behavioral interventions alongside medication recommendation and management. PCBH adopts an integrated care approach, embedding behavioral health consultants within the primary care setting, making it easier for patients to receive holistic treatment. We will discuss key components, patient outcomes, collaboration techniques, and lessons learned in an academic family medicine clinic. |
The Vital Role of Integrated Peer Support: A Resource to Improve Overall Health | In UNC REACH's Enhanced Primary Care Clinic, after a multitude of trainings, integrated peer support specialists provide education in many areas of physical and psycho-social health through one-on-one interventions and evidence-based groups. Warm hand-offs are offered from providers and peers begin building rapport offering services right in the office. Peers schedule follow-ups often meeting in the community in places like parks near their homes, grocery stores, gyms, and food pantries. Also, assisting with follow-ups for specialty appointments. Peers advocate and teach others how to self-advocate to better understand and ensure needs are met. |
This Little Light of Mine : Ignite Your Passion for Integrated Care Using the Firestarter Framework to Spark Change in Your System | In this session, we will review the Firestarter Framework ( Davis, et al.) to explore our personal Integrated Care leadership journeys. The work of transforming healthcare systems toward integration is a long and winding path. Individual change agents or “Firestarters” are needed to take evidence- based research and models of care and apply them at their home health systems to create real and lasting change. Join us for this rich discussion and self reflection on how to take the CFHA “spark” home after the conference and fuel the flames of integration that ignite our passion for this work. |
Training the Future Behavioral Health Workforce: The Use of Precepting in Primary Care Settings | The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of clinical supervision in the context of primary care behavioral health. Although the focus of this presentation will be on clinical supervision within the Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultation Model, this presentation will be effective for those who provide clinical supervision within a hybrid integrated behavioral health care approach as well. |
Transforming Recovery: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care on Minority Populations | This presentation will provide attendees with actionable skills and resources for integrating ROSC principles into their own work, ultimately enhancing their ability to support recovery in underserved minority populations. |
Turning Data into Better Care: Leadership Perspectives on Measurement Based Care (MBC) | This presentation will share the story of one organization’s journey to implement Measurement Based Care (MBC), with a focus on the unique role of supervisors in the implementation and fidelity of the practice. Based upon best practices in the literature as their own creative approach to data-informed decision-making throughout the first 2 years of their MBC journey. Leaders from Eliot Community Human Practice’s multidisciplinary team will share stories and aggregated data highlighting the strategies they used at the supervisory and leadership level to achieve: -Increasing patient engagement in completing MBC assessments -Enhancing clinician adherence to MBC practices -Improving patient outcomes through structured supervision and data utilization -Strengthening program sustainability by integrating MBC across multiple service lines |
Two Decades of Primary Care Behavioral Health Services: Clinical Innovations that Work | Mountain Park Health Center (MPHC), a large FQHC with 11 clinics in the Phoenix metropolitan area, serves approximately 113,000 patients annually (UDS, 2024). MPHC was a pioneer in incorporating integrated behavioral health into primary care over 20 years ago. Many health care settings aspire to provide integrated care but often face implementation and execution challenges. Come learn how we have successfully implemented the PCBH model into our clinics and how we continue to increase collaboration efforts aimed at serving our most vulnerable populations. Some of our programs that you will learn about include our Early Childhood Development (ECD), Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), Reach-In, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), brief counseling, clinical pathways, health education classes and many more! |
Unpacking Menopause: What We Know, What We Don’t, and How to Support Individuals Through It | Curious about how to better support individuals experiencing menopause? This engaging workshop dives into the complexities of this life stage, offering a deeper understanding of the knowns and unknowns. We’ll explore the physical, psychological, and social changes that occur—both typical and surprising—and the unique challenges faced by those navigating menopause. Through dynamic discussions and interdisciplinary evidence-based strategies, we’ll tackle gaps in knowledge, address health disparities, and uncover practical ways to offer meaningful support. Whether you're a healthcare provider, administrator, or someone with lived experience, you’ll leave with the tools to make a real difference in the lives of those experiencing menopause—at work, at home, and beyond. |
Up and Away – Piloting system level change across a pediatric primary care physicians’ network | The Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital (PPOC) is the largest association of independent pediatric primary care providers in Massachusetts. The Behavioral Health Integration Program provides QI guidance and technical assistance for BHI to over 100 practices. This past year, BHIP piloted two initiatives aimed at improving adherence to best practices around suicide screening, and easing access and understanding of BH community resources based on acuity. This program will describe the need and design for these pilots, their implementation, and results/update on wider network wide adoption. |
Using Microteaching to Enhance Resident Physicians' Competency in Providing Trauma-Informed Care: A Case Study | This case study explores the utilization of an integrated behavioral health model to train resident physicians in conducting trauma-informed pelvic examinations for patients who have a sexual trauma history. Incorporating behavioral health specialists into medical education can enhance residents’ understanding of trauma, improve patient-centered communication, and reduce distress during examinations. This presentation will highlight key components of microteaching, the impact on the physician’s competence and patient experience, and lessons learned in fostering a trauma-centered approach. Attendees will gain insights into how integrated behavioral health can be leveraged to improve clinical skills and patient care in sensitive medical procedures. |
Vignettes, Videos, and Variations: Educational Strategies to Help New PCBH Trainees Shift Learning Sets | Shifting mindsets from traditional mental health care delivery to an integrated team model is a significant skillset for many learners. This presentation will review challenges faced by psychology learners new to integrated primary care. This presentation will also provide ways for participants to use various education materials and strategies to engage their learners and accelerate their transition from a traditional mental health mindset to a primary care behavioral health model (PCBH) approach. Participants are encouraged to discuss the challenges and resources shared and their adaptations for their learners. |
Virtual Video Review: Revamping Direct Observation in a Multisite Family Medicine Residency Program | Traditional video reviews in family medicine residency programs are often conducted in person, limiting flexibility and accessibility. This session presents an innovative approach using video conferencing to facilitate video reviews, allowing for remote feedback while maintaining educational effectiveness. We will discuss the implementation process, including technological considerations, resident and faculty engagement, and best practices for optimizing virtual feedback. A case example will illustrate the impact of this approach on resident learning and skill development. Attendees will leave with practical strategies and resources to implement virtual video reviews in their own training programs. |
Weaving in Behavioral Health Support at Alaska CARES: The Story of Behavioral Health Integration at a Child Advocacy Center in Alaska | This presentation outlines the story of weaving in behavioral health integration within a Child Advocacy Center in Alaska in response to high volumes of child sexual abuse and neglect within Alaska Native/American Indian children. Alaska CARES, located in Anchorage, Alaska, was the first Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in the state to integrate a full-time Masters Level Clinician (Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC)) to provide responsive, targeted intervention for children, youth and families seen at the CAC for forensic interviews. Children and families have access to responsive behavioral health care during and after being seen for a forensic interview at Alaska CARES and are referred for additional services as needed. The integration of a full-time behavioral health role has been a multiorganizational partnership that wraps around children and families for the best possible long-term health outcomes. |
What is an exemplary integrated practice now? | Ten years ago, the AHRQ Integration Academy published, A Guidebook of Professional Practices for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration. The work was based on an in-depth on-site case study of several exemplary practices, focusing both on what members of the practices said they implemented, and what they were observed to be implementing. At the time, the Guidebook was useful as a resource for implementing integration in other settings because it showed the successful clinical, administrative, and financial actions of some then-current exemplars. In 2026, the Academy is planning to revisit the exemplar study to bring it up to date with the recent developments in the field. Given the advancement of telemedicine, payment changes, the addition of new team member roles, improved engagement with community agencies, and new pathways for training workforce members, what would an exemplary practice look like today? Is it necessary to consider these changes within the field in order to designate an exemplary integrated practice now? This presentation will seek to answer this question through revisiting the 2015 exemplars within the historical context of the field and will engage audience members for their ideas about what would make a practice qualify as exemplary today. This presentation will inform the selection of the exemplary practices for the upcoming 2026 case study. |
When Care Becomes Concern: How Intergenerational Beliefs Shape Health Anxiety Among Chinese Young Adults | Health-anxious patients often present with persistent concerns about their well-being, despite repeated medical reassurance. This population remains underrecognized in clinical settings, often leading to unnecessary medical utilization and frustration for both patients and health providers. This session will explore the complex and often paradoxical relationship between health-anxious young adults and healthcare systems, which is characterized by simultaneous dependency and mistrust. Informed by an in-depth qualitative analysis, the presenter will explain how family responsibilities and intergenerational transmission of health beliefs significantly shape and exacerbate health anxiety among young adults, particularly within Chinese cultural contexts. The audience will gain insights and strategies for effectively supporting health-anxious patients whose health behaviors are shaped by family beliefs and intergenerational dynamics. |
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Virtual Lemonade: Lessons from an Unexpected Transition to a Virtual PCBH Model with Older Adult Patients | In the wake of unexpected layoffs, our program faced a choice: adapt, or collapse. This presentation tells the story and lessons learned of an unexpected shift to a telehealth approach for our PCBH clinicians working across seven states. We will discuss relevant metrics, technological developments, clinician competencies, and cultural considerations that make this model successful in improving access to our older adult primary care patients. |
Who do we call? Lessons from Developing a Suicidality Protocol for a Free Student-Run Clinic in North Carolina’s Evolving Mental Health System | This session will introduce essential mental health crisis and involuntary commitment (IVC) vocabulary and discuss the importance of developing a suicidality protocol in clinical settings. We will use the example of North Carolina’s evolving mental health and IVC systems to illustrate how policy changes impact clinicians managing patients in crisis. Using the UNC Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) as a case study, we will walk through how our team engaged policy personnel, community members, and providers to create a clinic-specific protocol. Attendees will be guided through developing their own decision trees and discuss real-world applications of protocols and key challenges for clinics implementing crisis response strategies. |
Who needs to lead? The dimensions of leadership needed for system-wide integrated behavioral health adoption | Integrated behavioral health (IBH) is a complex practice redesign for most primary care settings and requires strong leadership for successful implementation. Despite the availability of comprehensive IBH implementation protocols and IBH leadership training programs, IBH has not been widely adopted into health systems across the U.S., suggesting that IBH interventions have not yet engaged the right leaders. In this session, we share the results of our qualitative research study (n=41 IBH experts from across the U.S.), which examines who needs to lead IBH implementations in order to institute system-wide IBH adoption. |
Who Says You Can't Treat Trauma in Integrated Primary Care? A Primer on PTSD and Primary Care | Traumatic personal experiences are a major contributing factor to many of the common symptoms of anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, and substance use seen in primary care. This presentation provides guidance on how trauma can be compassionately assessed, discussed, and treated within primary care. Recent developments in empirical evidence support focused, brief interventions to help reduce PTSD and trauma symptoms in the primary care setting, and an overview on these approaches will be highlighted, as well as avenues to appropriate training. |
Women in Leadership: Being Extraordinary | Being a leader in healthcare is a struggle, one that women often find more difficult than their male counterparts. This workshop describes the journey of three women, in their own words, the struggle and successes, and most importantly the lessons along the way. |
Working within Existing Systems to Establish and Expand Integration in Pediatric Primary and Specialty Care: Panel discussion on strategies and lessons learned | The importance of integrated care in addressing the mental health crisis for children and adolescents in this country is well established. However, clinics and hospitals are in various stages of integration, utilize differing models, and are continuously working to further enhance and optimize integration. This panel offers perspectives from three unique settings: a co-located pediatric primary care practice moving toward greater integration, a pediatric inpatient hospital-based care practice moving into specialty care clinics, and a pediatric integrated primary care practice focused on enhancing integration. The panelists will share how they engaged key stakeholders, worked with limited resources, developed community based participatory research, and gathered quality improvement data while focusing on lessons learned and key insights for future pathways. |
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
ELO1 - But What About The Kids?: How to support kids/families/ourselves during times of political stress | In today's rapidly evolving political landscape, children are increasingly affected by changes in policies and societal norms that can influence their development and well-being. This presentation will delve into effective strategies for behavioral health consultants to support children, families, and themselves during these challenging times. By emphasizing resilience-building, emotional support, and inclusive practices, we aim to equip professionals with practical tools and strategies for working with children and families. Additionally, we will foster a supportive environment for practitioners to process their experiences and connect with others who share similar goals. |
ELO2 - From Individual to Integrated: Research and practice informed curriculum on how traditional therapists can master the Collaborative Care Model | Working in the collaborative care model (CoCM) requires skills not often taught in graduate training programs such as how to operate in a medical interdisciplinary setting and maintain a registry. CoCM program leaders are tasked with training clinicians on how to perform these skills to meet the needs of the patients while operating efficiently to create a financially sustainable program. This workshop aims to provide CoCM program leaders with guidance on how to effectively train clinicians to practice in CoCM with opportunity for discussion and problem solving. |
ELO3 - SEEing Clearly: Why the Clinical Stance Matters Now More Than Ever | In an era of burnout, overwhelming demands, and mounting pressures, how we show up clinically has never mattered more. This healing Extended Learning Opportunity invites providers of all disciplines to reconnect with their values and reengage with the honor of serving in primary care. Through the lens of SEEing—Shared vulnerability, Embodied Empathy, Inquiry, Noticing exceptions, and Guiding—we’ll explore a human-centered clinical stance and learn practical strategies to bring meaning, connection, and joy back into our daily work. |
ELO4 - Crash Course on Leadership of Self, Team, and Systems | This ELO will provide tools applicable to learning and engaging in leadership at three levels. Leadership of self and the practice of personal mastery. Leadership of Team: How to engage and motivate teams. Leadership of System. How to think and act in complex systems. |
ELO5 - Racial Equity Institute | Description coming soon. |
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | |
Implementation and Evaluation of an Integrated Behavioral Health Curriculum within a Family Medicine Clerkship | Once again, we believe this manuscript addresses a critical gap in undergraduate medical student education by evaluating the impact of an Integrated Behavioral Health curriculum on third-year medical students during their family medicine clerkship. The study shows the important role of interprofessional care in medicine and highlights the collaboration between primary care providers and behavioral health consultants and how teaching this model enhances students' understanding of integrated mental health care and care delivery. |
Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | |
Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Special Interest Group Meeting | |
Measurement Based Care Workgroup Meeting | |
Pediatrics Special Interest Group Meeting | |
Friday, October 17, 2025, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | |
Alleviating Social and Psychological Ill-being Research & Evaluation (ASPIRE) Study: Developing a Behavioral Health Intervention for Cancer Patients and Survivors in Primary Care | The ASPIRE Study aims to address the care gap for cancer patients and survivors in underserved communities, where psychosocial distress worsens health outcomes and chronic conditions. It will expand Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) services by integrating same-day behavioral health consultations within primary care. By embedding these services, the study seeks to improve access to care for patients facing mental health challenges. Ultimately, the ASPIRE Study evaluates the impact of this integration on patient outcomes in underserved populations. |
A Virtual Team-Based Care Approach to Addressing Unmet Behavioral Health Needs of Rural School-Aged Children | This poster presentation will overview an innovative multidisciplinary school-based telehealth program embedded within rural school districts in eastern North Carolina. Specific focus will be on behavioral telehealth implementation and integration under this innovative service design, including review of operations, delivery methods, successes, challenges and systems level implications associated with remote care provision. |
Avoiding the last-minute addition: How early agenda setting can increase primary care visit efficiency | This submission is intended to be a poster presentation on results from a quality improvement project. This project was designed to test if we can replicate past research findings in our clinic by initiating early agenda setting with intentional evidence-based language that elicits patient's concerns. We anticipate seeing an increase in provider-reported efficiency of primary care visits and a decrease in the number of unmet patient needs. |
Bridging Cultures: A Systematic Review of Integrated Behavioral Health for Spanish-Speaking Latinx Communities | The Spanish-speaking Latinx community is the fastest growing immigrant group in the U.S., creating a significant demand for culturally sensitive healthcare and behavioral health services. However, there are disparities in access and quality of care, especially in behavioral health, with a large portion of the population facing trauma and mental health challenges. Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is a collaborative approach that combines primary and behavioral health services, offering a holistic, person-centered model that could address these needs. This systematic review aims to explore the real-world implementation of IBH within the Spanish-speaking Latinx population, identifying gaps and advocating for the integration of these services in primary care settings to better support this underserved community. |
Can You Help with Poop?: Treatment of Elimination Disorders in Pediatric PCBH | Elimination disorders (constipation, encopresis, enuresis, “accidents”) are common concerns in pediatric primary care. Treating these disorders often involves behavioral changes in addition to medication options. PCBH providers are well situated to support families and medical providers in implementing these changes. However, they often lack the foundational knowledge of elimination disorders and their treatment, which is necessary for them to provide the needed support. This presentation aims to provide that foundation. |
Developing a Measure of Primary Care Provider Satisfaction with PCBH: Expert Feedback on Initial Item Selection. Buhr, N., Sindoni, M., Dueweke, A. | Successful implementation of integrated care services (e.g., PCBH) relies on the willingness of PCPs to reshape their practice patterns, modify their established clinic flow, add BHCs as part of the medical team, and take on the role of “internal champions” who advocate for behavioral health as a valued service in primary care. Several studies have evaluated PCP attitudes and perceptions of their BHCs using self-designed questionnaires, but the field lacks a validated measurement of PCP satisfaction with PCBH. This poster will present the results of a Delphi study that collected expert feedback on possible items to be included in a measure of PCP satisfaction with PCBH. |
Expanding integrated care practices by investigating factors underlying stakeholder attitudes on integrated care | We will present a poster on the research discussed further below. Along with the information highlighted in the abstract, we will highlight additional findings, particularly those which may inform efforts to spread integrated care practices. The poster will also contain a QR code linking interested attendants to the full paper. |
Getting Psyched - Incorporating psychology and psychiatry in a Residency Clinic | A discussion on the advantages of having onsite behavioral health and psychiatry services when delivering primary care, with a focus on care for patients with barriers to accessing health and mental health resources. Access to healthcare for patients on Medicaid is often limited by social determinants such as transportation or affordability. Mental healthcare has all the same challenges but with the addition of social stigma as well as an even more limited availability of services. At the internal medicine residents’ continuity clinic at WakeMed, many of the patients are Medicaid beneficiaries and and are more likely to experience challenges when accessing healthcare services. Given the myriad needs of our patient population, case management has long been a part of the care provided. To continue recognizing and addressing the needs of our patients, the clinic sought to expand its collaborative care management (CoCM) team to include embedded behavioral health and psychiatry services. Since the expansion of our services, we are now better able to follow patients not only with their chronic health issues but are also better able to address and follow up on their mental health. Case management is readily available to address SDoH needs, as well as regularly follow up with patients to help facilitate scheduling and getting to appointments. Behavioral health and psychiatry are in-house, allowing for quicker turnaround on referrals and for more comprehensive handoffs. The benefits of this interdisciplinary approach to addressing mental health needs can be seen in the frequency of utilization as well as the wait time between when the referral is made to the first encounter with behavioral health/psychiatry. Moreover, resident physicians have increased their comfort level with managing behavioral health issues and reported overall positive feedback to having in-house psychiatry and behavioral health. This approach highlights the benefit and utility of the integration of mental health resources with primary care, especially when treating patients with limited resources |
How many BHCs do we need? Behavioral Health Consultant Staffing Ratios within Primary Care Behavioral Health | As primary care behavioral health (PCBH) has quickly expanded, understanding the workforce needed to deploy the model is limited. The literature review was conducted to summarize the current evidence about behavioral health consultant (BHC) to primary care provider (PCP) ratios within the context of PCBH. The presenter reports on the current state of the literature, gaps in the literature, and proposed next steps to fill these gaps. |
HRSA BHWET Scholar Alumni Professional Outcomes | This poster presentation outlines the findings of Emily Carmichael's Graduate Assistant (GA) research. Using various certified licensure databases and referring to data available to Emily as a GA, Scholar trends and professional outcomes for HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) alumni at Western Carolina University (WCU) were assessed. This poster details the process and results of the program evaluation, offering insight into the efficacy of WCU's BHWET program by examining things like licensure outcomes and student profiles. |
Implementing Habit Reversal Training in Primary Care Settings | Tic and habit disorders are common and are typically first observed in the primary care setting. Habit Reversal Training is a straightforward behavioral intervention that has been found to be highly effective for both. However, training in HRT is limited, making access sparse for many patients. This presentation will provide an overview of the treatment as implemented in primary care and will offer resources both to support implementation and to increase access to the treatment. |
Integrating Protective Experiences in ACEs Screening: An Adult PACEs Plan Intervention in Inpatient Rehabilitation | Despite growing attention to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in healthcare, clinical responses remain limited. This study explores the integration of the Adult Protective and Compensatory Experiences (PACEs) Plan to enhance patient well-being in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. We guided participants in selecting protective factors, creating personalized plans, and following up on their progress. Findings highlight increased self-rated health and high engagement with the PACEs Plan, offering insights into trauma-informed, patient-centered interventions. |
Making Iterative Dashboard Improvements: Monitoring PCBH Model Fidelity | Integrated care models, like the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, are crucial for improving access to holistic healthcare by addressing both behavioral and physical health needs in one framework. Effective implementation of the PCBH model requires monitoring mechanisms to track fidelity and identify areas for improvement. This presentation explores the development of dashboards that build on previous efforts, utilizing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data to monitor key fidelity metrics of the model. These dashboards enable providers to ask important questions about care delivery and adapt their approach to better meet patient needs. Additionally, they can be used as evidence of the collective impact of a service across a system, demonstrating its effectiveness and reach within the community or organization. |
PCBH in a Rural Health Center: Patient Perspectives | A Rural Health Center and family medicine residency clinic in West Virginia has been utilizing the PCBH model of integration since July 2021. The first annual PCBH/BHC patient satisfaction survey data will be presented on this poster (data currently being collected). Data analyzed and presented will reflect patient experiences with the BHC and PCBH team in their local Rural Health Center, and will include descriptive data and coded qualitative data. |
Physician and APP Perspectives on Psychological Testing Reports | Psychological assessment is often an integral element of a patient's behavioral health treatment. Behavioral health providers in integrated settings have an obligation to report assessment results in a clinically useful and accessible way to facilitate their use in patient care. This presentation provides results from a study in which we investigated physician and APP perspectives on psychological testing reports and asked for their opinions on how to improve the clinical utility of testing reports. |
Structured Microteaching by Integrated Behavioral Health Clinicians: Enhancing Late Advance Care Planning | Are you wondering about family-framed approaches to advance care planning? Are you curious about the role of integrated behavioral health clinicians as educators on the team? This poster presents pilot study results, including interdisciplinary team members’ self-rated acceptability of Goodman and Funderburk’s (2024) structured microteaching approach in the context of family-framed advance care planning findings from a pilot. The poster also highlights the role of behavioral health clinicians as educators to address late advanced care planning in acute inpatient medical settings, integrating relational-systemic, patient-centered, and family-framed models. Future clinical and research directions are also discussed. |
The Development of a Patient Satisfaction Measure for PCBH Settings: A Delphi Study | The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model is thought to enhance access, patient experience, and treatment outcomes, but research on patient satisfaction in PCBH settings is limited. A systematic review by Possemato et al. (2018) found only eight studies that examined patient satisfaction with PCBH services, highlighting the need for a more specific measure of satisfaction in PCBH settings. This study aims to develop such a measure by gathering PCBH expert feedback on existing satisfaction items and refining them through the Delphi methodology. The aim of this project is to develop a multidimensional measure of patient satisfaction specifically for PCBH settings. |
Trusted Spaces, Trusted Faces: Training Barbers, Clergy, and Community Leaders to Support Mental Health & OUD Awareness | This poster presentation will explore how trusted community leaders, such as barbers, clergy, and outreach workers, can be equipped to recognize and respond to opioid use disorder (OUD) and mental health concerns. Drawing from existing research and insights, interviews within an interdisciplinary harm reduction team, and discussions with community members engaged in this work, this work highlights key barriers to care and proposes a community-centered training framework. The presentation outlines practical tools, including harm reduction strategies, mental health education, and referral pathways, to empower community leaders in supporting at-risk individuals. By enhancing accessibility and trust, this approach aims to bridge the gap between underserved populations and professional care. |
Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM | |
Pediatrics SIG Networking Dinner | Join your Pediatrics colleagues at a dinner. (Self paid). Open to everyone, but please RSVP. The Pediatrics SIG have organized their annual SIG Dinner on Friday, October 17th. Time and location will come later, as will a link to RSVP. |
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | |
Families & Health Special Interest Group Meeting | |
Primary Care Behavioral Health Special Interest Group Meeting | |
Research & Evaluation Committee Meeting | |
Value Based Payments Workgroup Meeting |