Behavioral Health Service Delivery in Primary Care Settings

Free Webinar
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
1:00-2:30 pm Eastern

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Looking for clarification on the differences between co-located behavioral health services and truly integrated care? This webinar provides an introduction for clinicians in Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Behavioral Health Organizations interested in evidence based practices for integrating behavioral health into primary care. Participants gain valuable information to support their clinical practice - including how behavioral health needs present in primary care, screening and diagnostic practices, clinical routines of integrated care, and team-oriented training.

Target Audience: Staff working in Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Behavioral Health Organizations partnering with Community Health Centers.

Webinar Objectives:

•           Identify approaches you can take to integrate behavioral health into a primary care practice.

•           Learn the evidence-based and promising practices of integrated care.

•           Learn practical steps primary care teams can use to improve the identification and treatment of behavioral health problems in a primary care setting.

Presenters:

Alexander Blount, Ed.D., is a Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA, and Director of Behavioral Science in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. He teaches physicians the psychosocial skills of primary care practice and established the post-doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology in Primary Care. Dr. Blount has extensive experience as a Behavioral Health Clinician in Primary Care.

Miguel Olmedo is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice.  He has been a primary care provider at the Family Health Center of Worcester, a Federally Qualified Health Center, for 10 years. Dr. Olmedo and Dr. Blount have worked on this primary care team together for approximately five years.