Presenters
- Anne Dobmeyer, PhD, PCBH Training and Implementation Director Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, VA
- Christopher Hunter, PhD, ABPP, Program Director Primary Care Behavioral Health, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, VA
- Jeff Reiter, PhD, ABPP, Psychologist, Whole Team, PLLC, Washington, DC
- Patti Robinson, PhD, Director of Primary Care Innovation, IPPCI Oregon, Mountainview Consulting Group, Portland, OR
- Neftali Serrano, PsyD, CEO, Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Chapel Hill, NC
- Kirk Strosahl, PhD, President, HeartMatters Consulting, Wheeler, OR
Summary
Short Description: This one-of-a-kind event brings together as presenters, for a second consecutive year, the individuals whose early writings led to the development of what is now known as the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model of integration. Attendees with any level of PCBH experience will find much of interest in this intensive 8-hour training in both the theory and the nuts and bolts of working in the PCBH model. Continuing Education credits will be awarded.
Detailed Description: This one-of-a-kind event brings together as presenters, for a second consecutive year, the individuals whose early writings led to the development of what is now known as the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model of integration. Attendees with any level of PCBH experience will find much of interest in this intensive 8-hour training in both the theory and the nuts and bolts of working in the PCBH model. The workshop will be an all-virtual combination of didactics, role play, case examples, discussion, and handouts. More than eight hours of training will be provided over the course of two half-days. On day one, attendees will learn the distinguishing features of the PCBH model; strategies for growing and sustaining a BHC role on the primary care team; key metrics for measuring outcomes and model fidelity; and strategies for optimizing team-based care that includes the BHC. Day two will be entirely devoted to understanding the 5 As and FACT approaches to BHC visit structure. Continuing Education credits will be awarded.
Day 1 (Tuesday, Sept 27) 12:00-4:30 EST
Welcome/Overview (Reiter) (10 mins)
Overview of the PCBH model: The Why and the How (Reiter) (105 mins)
Learn the rationale for the PCBH model, the most current model conceptualization and keys to success as a BHC.
Break (5 mins)
Strategies for Growing and Sustaining a Vibrant PCBH Role (Serrano) (55 mins)
Practical steps for establishing and growing the BHC’s role on the team will be the focus of this session.
Break (5 mins)
Key Metrics for Fidelity and Outcomes in the PCBH model (Dobmeyer, Reiter) (55 mins)
Discover metrics that any system can utilize to measure both model fidelity and clinical outcomes for BHCs. Tips for program directors on the most productive use of metrics will also be discussed.
Break (5 mins)
Strategies for Optimizing the BHC’s Role in Team-Based Care (25 mins) (Reiter)
The goal of PCBH is to improve primary care for everyone, even those without behavioral concerns. This session will cover the many ways BHCs can achieve that.
Wrap-Up (5 mins) (Reiter)
Day 2 (Thursday, Sept 29) 1:00-5:30 EST
Welcome/Overview (Reiter) (10 mins)
The BHC Visit: Learning, Comparing and Contrasting Two Approaches (4 hours)
Our second day of Boot Camp will be devoted entirely to learning, comparing and contrasting the two leading approaches to structuring a BHC clinical visit: the “5 As” approach (Hunter, Dobmeyer) and Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (“FACT”; Robinson, Strosahl).
Wrap-Up (Reiter) (20 mins)
Learning Modalities Used: didactics, role-play, handouts, case examples, discussion. This will be an entirely virtual offering
Continuing Education is being applied for and is anticipated
Experience Level for Attendees: Any
Targeted Attendee Professions: behavioral health providers working in primary care or specialty settings, primary care providers, primary care team members, primary care administrators, educators from graduate medical and behavioral health programs, practice-based researchers
