Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) are deep dives into specific content areas – kind of like mini-conferences held right before our big one. We are offering 7 ELOs this year that will take place before the annual conference with really competitive pricing. Each ELO is $49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. If you purchase three ELOs you get access to all seven! Contact Jackie Hahn at jhahn@cfha.net for more information. View the ELO schedule here.
ELO 1
ELO 1
PCBH Boot Camp Day 1 – Tuesday, September 14th | 12:00 – 4:30 PM ET
PCBH Boot Camp Day 2 – Thursday, September 16th | 1:00 – 5:30 PM ET
PCBH Community Forum Day 1 – Tuesday, September 21st | 12:00 – 4:30 PM ET
PCBH Community Forum Day 2 – Thursday, September 23st | 12:00 – 4:30 PM ET
Boot Camp Agenda and Presenters
Community Forum Agenda and Presenters
Description
The third annual PCBH Community Forum once again will bring an array of experts, practitioners and researchers in the world of PCBH together to advance the work of improving access to behavioral health services to primary care settings. This popular ELO will provide opportunities for professionals at all levels to engage with the growing PCBH community. Large groups and breakouts provide ample opportunity for interaction. Don’t miss out on this community event!
Price
Access all 4 PCBH Boot Camp and Forum sessions for one payment of $49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. Purchase 3 ELO’s and receive access to all 7 ELO sessions.
ELO 2
ELO 2
Title
Enfocarse ACT: Learn to Use Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Spanish-and English-Speaking Patients
Date
Tuesday, September 28th
12:00 to 4:00 PM ET
Presenters
Patti Robinson, PhD, Trainer and Technical Assistant, Mountainview Consulting Group, Portland, OR
Kirk Strosahl, PhD, President/Owner, HeartMatters Consulting, Portland, OR
Martha Saucedo, LCSW, Project Manager for Technical Assistance and Strategic Development, CFHA and Behavioral Health Consultant-Latinx Community Liaison, Access Community Health Centers, Madison, WI
Norma Balli-Borrero, LPC Associate, Research Assistant, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Description
This extended learning activity provides an introduction to the foundations of FACT and suggests adaptations of FACT to enhance its effectiveness with Latino patients. Latinos now comprise about 17% of the US population, and their access to service from Latino providers is limited, as about 5% of physicians are Latinos, and the percent of psychologist and social worker roles are 4% and 3% respectively. This workshop will provide guidance, video demonstrations, and skill practice exercises for all clinicians seeking to better serve Latino patients by using brief intervention techniques that enhance psychological flexibility.
Increasingly, members of the primary care team are attempting to improve their skills in brief interventions that will help them engage the diverse group of patients served in primary care. Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Focused ACT) is a brief intervention approach that is evaluated positively by patients with medical and psychological problems. Dissemination studies of Focused ACT delivered by primary care teams working in the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model have found it to be associated with health equity, equalizing both access to care and clinical outcomes of care for all members of a community. Many clinicians can learn the basics of Focused ACT in a day of training, and this workshop will provide didactic presentations, role play demonstrations, and opportunities to practice core skills. In addition to providing an introduction to FACT foundations, this workshop will suggest adaptations of FACT to enhance its effectiveness with Latino patients, who now comprise about 17% of the US population. Ideally, they would have access to Latino providers; however, about 5% of physicians are Latinos, and the percent of Latino psychologists and social workers are 4% and 3% respectively. This is a practical training program designed for all primary care clinicians. Its intention is not only to address the need to use the language clinicians speak optimally, but also to meet the needs of the growing group of Spanish-speaking patients suffering in the context of collapsing social structures, natural disasters, hostile immigration policies, and the pandemic. By focusing on values, families, and quality of life, Focused ACT is readily accepted by a diverse group of patients with many differing problems. An introduction to Focused ACT will empower clinicians to meet the needs of the large group of patients who are failing to thrive in this difficult moment on our planet.
Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Describe Focused ACT.
- List reasons why Focused ACT is engaging for most primary care patients.
- State general adaptations of Focused ACT that enhance its use with Spanish-speaking patients.
- Use a Focused ACT metaphor with an English-speaking patient.
- Recognize and use sayings or dichos that communicate the spirit of Focused ACT concepts to Spanish-speaking patients.
- Describe a Focused ACT metaphor with a Spanish-speaking patient in an initial and follow-up visit.
Price
$49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. Purchase 3 ELO’s and receive access to all 7 ELO sessions.
ELO 3
ELO 3
Title
Becoming A Powerful Influencer for Integrated Care
Date
Thursday, September 30th
2:00 to 5:00 PM ET
Description
In large part due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent racial reckoning, decision-makers and the general public are increasingly demanding more access to culturally responsive behavioral health care. CFHA’ers are masters at creating on-demand behavioral health services where most people receive care – primary care. It is time for CFHA’ers to raise our collective voice in policy discussions to ensure decision-makers understand and appreciate what we do. Join us to learn about advocacy work and how to do it. We will explore what drives us. We will learn how to craft our integrated care stories in order to uplift our work in primary care as the powerful, lean, and culturally responsive health solution it is!
View Agenda, Presenters and Objectives Here
Price
$49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. Purchase 3 ELO’s and receive access to all 7 ELO sessions.
ELO 4
ELO 4
Title
Becoming a Leader of PCBH: The Successful Transition
Date
Tuesday, October 5th
12:00 to 4:00 PM ET
Presenters
Alexander Blount, EdD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Stacey Ouellette, LCSW, Director of Behavioral Health Integration, Maine Behavioral Healthcare, Portland, ME
Jeffrey Leichter, PhD, LP, Psychologist; Lead Administrator, Behavioral Health Integration, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD
Description
The rapid development of behavioral health integration around the nation in health systems with multiple primary care sites has led to the emergence of a new role: “director” (or “supervisor,” or “lead”)of behavioral health integration (DBHI). A number of people in this role feel unprepared for the leadership demands that it imposes. In January, 2021, Alexander Blount began teaching a course for clinicians in leadership roles in primary care behavioral health. Cohorts are small and highly interactive. This ELO will present some of the most meaningful experiences and concepts from the course.
Objectives
Upon completing of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Identify ways that success as a manager and a leader depends on different approaches than success as a clinician and team member.
- Identify the ways that clinical skills can augment management and leadership success.
- List at least one idea for program improvement in the participant’s site.
Price
$49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. Purchase 3 ELO’s and receive access to all 7 ELO sessions.
ELO 5
ELO 5
Title
Chronic Disease 101 for Behavioral Health Consultants
Date
Thursday, October 7th
12:00 to 4:00 PM ET
Presenters
Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP, CSOWM, Associate Professor and Director of Behavioral Health Education, Depts of Family & Community Medicine and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Description
The purpose of this workshop is to provide Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) working in primary care with the necessary skills to understand medical sequalae and comorbidities of the following chronic diseases common in primary care: Hypertension, Obesity, and Chronic Kidney Disease. BHCs will learn about psychiatric symptom“mimics”, medications for these conditions that mimic psychiatric symptoms, and how to modify behavioral interventions for improved chronic disease management.
More than 45% of Americans have at least one chronic disease, with chronic disease also being a leading cause of the death in the United States. In the primary care settings, about 75% of visits are for the management of multiple chronic diseases. Due to the increasing medical complexity of patients who present to primary care, these numbers make it more challenging for Primary Care Providers (PCPs) to manage these conditions alone. For evidence-based management, PCPs will need a team to improve the management of these conditions. Clinicians such as clinical pharmacists, registered dietitians, and health educators have an important role in primary care in order to co-manage the patient population, but often times, patients also need a clinician with expertise in behavioral medicine to understand the psychological and behavioral aspects of chronic disease management. Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) in primary care have a very important role in the management of chronic disease. Depending on the BHCs prior training experiences, self-efficacy with addressing chronic disease management and understanding the biological and physiological aspects of a health conditions may be low. This will in turn impact the BHC’s ability to conceptualize and design an appropriate behavioral intervention focused solely on chronic disease management. The purpose of this workshop is to provide BHCs in primary care with the necessary skills to be a successful team member in the management of the following chronic diseases common in primary care: Hypertension, Obesity, and Chronic Kidney Disease. This will be an interactive workshop utilizing approaches such as facilitated lecture and discussion, video examples, role-playing, and small group case-based learning.
Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Understand biological and physiological aspects of each chronic condition
- Identify psychiatric symptom “mimics” for each chronic condition
- Understand how to make alterations to behavioral interventions for patients with chronic diseases in primary care.
Price
$49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. Purchase 3 ELO’s and receive access to all 7 ELO sessions.
ELO 6
ELO 6
Title
Integrated Pediatric Care and Telehealth: Taking Pandemic Lessons into the Future
Date
Tuesday, October 12th
12:00 to 4:00 PM ET
Presenters
Maribeth Wicoff, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Assistant Professorof Clinical Psychiatry in thePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Cody Hostutler, PhD, Pediatric Primary Care Psychologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Jeffrey D. Shahidullah, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Texas at Austin; Pediatric Psychologist, Dell Children’s Medical Center Center
Jessica R. Sevecke-Hanrahan, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Associate Psychologist-Geisinger Health System, Danville
Michelle Swanger-Gagne, PhD, Licensed Psychologist/Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and PediatricsUniversity of Rochester MedicalCenterRochester
Rachel A. Petts, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Matthew Tolliver, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/Assistant Director of the Institute for Integrated Behavioral Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.
Allison Allmon Dixson, PhD, Medical Director of Integrated Care, Pediatric Psychologist and Behavioral Health Consultant, Gundersen Health System , Department of Pediatrics-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI
Tawnya Meadows, PhD, BCBA-D, Director of Peds PCBH, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant shift in providing team-based patient health care such that telehealth has become an increasing presence in providing care to children and families. Interactive strategies for introducing and applying behavioral health concepts to children and families via telehealth will be presented and how these lessons can be used to strengthen pediatric integrated care models in the future. The presenters will discuss how they have overcome the challenges of team-based care during the pandemic. Effective strategies to engage in collaboration with schools and medical teams will also be reviewed.
Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Effectively assess behavioral health concerns and provide evidence-informed interventions through telehealth
- Engage in team-based care while providing telehealth services (i.e., with medical providers, schools, community providers)
- List 3 strategies to enhance the interactive nature of telehealth
Price
$49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. Purchase 3 ELO’s and receive access to all 7 ELO sessions.
ELO 7
ELO 7
Title
New Psychotherapeutic Techniques in Chronic Pain and Functional Syndromes
Date
Thursday, October 14th
12:00 to 4:00 PM ET
Presenters
David D. Clarke, MD, President, PsychophysiologicDisorders Association, Portland, OR
Description
40% of primary care patients suffer from chronic pain or other symptoms that are not explained by demonstrable organ disease or structural abnormalities. Instead, their illness is usually linked to stress, trauma or repressed emotions. New techniques enable accurate diagnosis and successful treatment of these issues leading to relief of symptoms, lower healthcare costs and a more rewarding practice for clinicians. A stepwise process (and the supporting published evidence) is presented for successful diagnosis and treatment of this population that includes: a) discussing stress as a possible cause of symptoms in a way that gains the patient’s confidence and cooperation, b) performing an assessment for the range of issues capable of causing pain and other physical symptoms, c) training in new psychotherapeutic techniques that can alleviate (not merely support coping with) physical symptoms and d) review of options for further development of skills managing this population. This is followed by interactive discussion of typical cases. Outcomes from learning these techniques include relief of patients’ symptoms, lower healthcare costs and a more rewarding practice for clinicians.
Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Understand the difference between Central vs Peripheral Pain
- Know how to discuss stress-related illness with patients to gain their confidence and cooperation
- Be able to use new Psychotherapeutic Techniques that can alleviate Central Pain and Functional Symptoms and have follow-up options for further developing the ability to corporate these techniques into routine practice
Price
$49 for trainees and $99 for professionals. Purchase 3 ELO’s and receive access to all 7 ELO sessions.