Interprofessional team based learning to enhance behavioral health care for Latinx patients: Results of a teleconsultation program.
Families, Systems, & Health, Vol 40(4), Dec 2022, 519-525; doi:10.1037/fsh0000741Culturally sensitive behavioral health services are scarce, particularly in rural and underserved areas. To expand integrated behavioral health care training for providers, specifically those working in rural communities and federally qualified health centers, an interprofessional teleconsultation program was developed. Given the desire to focus on culturally informed care training, this was done in partnership with a nonprofit community mental health agency which focuses on behavioral health within Latinx populations. The teleconsultation ses...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Interprofessional skills as a predictor of culturally congruent practice behaviors.
This study examined if interprofessional skills predict culturally congruent practice behaviors in an interprofessional health care simulation with Master of Social Work and Master of Science in Nursing students (N = 79). Simple linear regressions were conducted to evaluate whether interprofessional skills, across five domains (team structure, leadership, situation monitoring, mutual support, and communication) in the Performance Assessment Communication and Teamwork, significantly predicted culturally congruent practice behaviors, overall and across three subscales (culturally specific care; cultural assessment; and cultu...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Assessing counseling student self-reported competencies in primary care behavioral health.
This article presents the results of 34 master’s level counseling students’ self-reported competencies in PCBH as a result of a PCBH training program. Results: Results indicated that students’ self-perceived competence across all domains increased over time. Discussion: Implications for the function of self-reported skill development in students training as behavioral health consultants in primary care are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Integrated primary care psychology training programs: Challenges and strategies.
Conclusion: Synergistic support from program, organization, and system/policy levels are needed to align teaching activities with clinical practice environments and invest in the growth and sustainability of psychology training programs on integrated primary care. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Interprofessional microteaching: An innovation to strengthen the behavioral health competencies of the primary care workforce.
This article presents preliminary results from the implementation of a pilot program wherein BHCs use warm handoffs and other clinical interactions to provide brief, targeted education to medical residents. Method: Twelve BHCs from five resident training clinics participated in a 1-hr training on “microteaching” skills that could be used in clinical teaching interactions. BHCs were asked to track instances of microteaching using an Excel spreadsheet. After 3 months, BHCs and residents responded to electronic surveys that assessed the acceptability and feasibility of this process. Results: In 3 months, BHCs provided 269...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Integrated behavioral health education using simulated patients for pediatric residents engaged in a primary care community of practice.
Discussion: Resident participation in the integrated BH-pediatric curriculum improved self-efficacy in patient care for anxiety and ADHD. Curricula implemented in integrated learning communities could help promote reflection and improve integrated pediatric-BH care, including warm handoffs from pediatric to BH providers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Professionals ready to integrate care (PRI-Care): A mental health training collaborative.
This study examines the effect of an interprofessional training program for social work and counseling trainees (PRI-Care) in 3 areas: interprofessional valuing and socialization, team skills, and professional development, including the interrelationship between these 3 areas. Method: A cross-sectional survey-based pre-post design was utilized across 4 cohorts of students participating in the training program from 2018 through 2021. Results: Among 111 students, interprofessional valuing and socialization, team skills, and professional development increased in pre- to post surveys. Older trainees had higher self-perceptions...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Trauma-informed interprofessional education: Preliminary evaluation of building student capacity for system-wide collaboration.
This study employs a mixed-methods approach to program evaluation. Data sources include program application materials (demographics and data related to clinical interests, student goals, and preparedness for interprofessional work). Data is also drawn from measures of student outcomes (self-efficacy navigating complex care patients, empathy, and complex care knowledge). Results: Baseline data are reported for demographics, students’ goals and interprofessional interests, and student outcomes. Information is also presented relevant to trainings conducted in the grant’s first year and planned for subsequent years. Prelim...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Essential integrated behavioral health care skills for primary care providers: A Delphi study.
Discussion: Primary care providers can prepare for and enhance IBHPC practice by developing skills identified as essential. Employers can adapt this skill list for efforts related to recruiting, hiring, and onboarding. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Developing a behavioral health workforce for team based care.
Families, Systems, & Health, Vol 40(4), Dec 2022, 437-440; doi:10.1037/fsh0000767This is an introduction to the special issue “Innovations in Developing a Behavioral Health Workforce for Team Based Care.” The purpose of this special issue was to highlight emerging research and projects to address workforce shortages and innovations in training paradigms, including those that could address the need for increased diversity. In this introduction, the authors spotlight some of the key themes as well as a few of the noticeable gaps they found as they completed this project. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Implementing evidence-based telephone coaching for health behavior program enrollment: A quality improvement project.
Discussion: Delivery of telephone-based coaching by paraprofessional staff to support health behavior program enrollment was feasible. External facilitation was important to the translation of ACTIVATE from research to clinical practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - November 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A survey of pharmacists in integrated care: Benefits, barriers, and facilitators of integration.
Discussion: Pharmacists in primary care practices with integrated behavioral health reported improving care quality and access and supporting patient and provider satisfaction. Future work should survey others to confirm pharmacist self-perceptions. While fiscal justification of pharmacists on integrated teams remains challenging, utilizing shared workspace and creating mechanisms for in-person communication facilitate integration efforts by mitigating other barriers such as underutilization and lack of role clarity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - November 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Anxiety and depressive symptoms, and positive and negative couple interactions among postpartum mothers and fathers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study compared mental health symptoms and couples’ relationship quality among parents who were at 6 months postpartum before or during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A sample of 109 primiparous mothers and fathers recruited before the COVID-19 pandemic were assessed at 6 months postpartum, before (n = 69) or during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 40). Participants completed self-reported measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms, and couples’ positive and negative interactions. Results: Mothers and fathers assessed at 6 months postpartum during the COVID-19 pandemic reported more depressive symptoms and more couples...
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - November 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Medical provider satisfaction with integrated care in a pediatric gastroenterology clinic.
Discussion: The results of this study align with research findings regarding high medical provider satisfaction with IC in primary care and a preference for embedded BH services (Asarnow et al., 2015). While this preliminary study is small in scale, it is an important initial step to better understand MPS with IC in pediatric subspecialty care. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - October 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Qualitative exploration of factors influencing women veterans’ disordered eating symptoms and treatment preferences in VHA primary care.
Discussion: While IPC may be an important venue to identify and treat DES, multiple factors are likely to influence patients’ use of these services. Future work should explore the potential for multidisciplinary IPC teams to address DES. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Families, Systems, and Health)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - October 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
