Over the past decade the number of behavioral health providers working in primary care settings has increased exponentially, reflecting heightened recognition of the benefits of integrated care. This workshop provides an overview of the primary care behavioral health (PCBH) model of integration, a population health, team-based approach for improving the care of primary care patients. Provider- and systems-level processes essential for successful integration are highlighted. Case-based examples illustrate strategies for addressing the complex biopsychosocial needs of patients with chronic medical conditions frequently seen in primary care settings.  Original webinar date: October 14, 2020. CC

Learning Objectives

1. Identify key elements of the primary care behavioral health model of integrated care.

2. Describe a team-based, biopsychosocial approach to the management of a primary care patient with a chronic medical condition.

Presenter

Anne C. Dobmeyer, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Dobmeyer is a clinical health psychologist who has been actively involved in integrated primary care training, implementation, and evaluation for the past 19 years. She has established fully integrated primary care behavioral health services in family medicine, internal medicine, and women’s health clinics, and provided training and consultation to clinics and medical centers across the country. She has authored the APA Clinical Health Psychology Series’ Psychological Treatment of Medical Patients in Integrated Primary Care (2018) and co-authored Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Step-by-Step Guidance for Assessment and Intervention (2017, 2^nd ed).