MFT / LCSW

Understanding Integration of Behavioral and Traditional Medical Health Care: Lessons and Directions

0.75 - CE credit hours training

$5.00 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Understanding Integration of Behavioral and Traditional Medical Health Care: Lessons and Directions

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Understanding Integration of Behavioral and Traditional Medical Health Care: Lessons and Directions

12 Questions

1. From "Understanding Primary and Behavioral Healthcare Integration": In the Hogg Foundation definition of integrated healthcare, what does the authors see as the key element?
2. From "Understanding Primary and Behavioral Healthcare Integration": Based on the National Council's 2007 survey, is usual care in mental health care settings adequate for identifying medical problems and coordinating care for such problems?
3. From "Understanding Primary and Behavioral Healthcare Integration": People receiving integrated healthcare services report which of the following?
4. From "Introduction to Effective Behavioral Health in Primary Care": The two graphs show what trends about number of general practitioners per capita?
5. From "Introduction to Effective Behavioral Health in Primary Care": The authors cite a study investigating potential benefits of co-location. According to the study, if the physician introduces the behavioral health practitioner to the patient, does this positively impact the rate of attendance at first therapy appointment?
6. From "Integration Models: Lessons from the Behavioral Health Field": In the Ogden, Utah integration,
7. From "Integration Models: Lessons from the Behavioral Health Field": The Ogden, Utah integration has found that ____ of those who no-show to a first appointment will re-engage if called and offered another appointment.
8. From "Integration Models: Lessons from the Behavioral Health Field": In the New Jersey integration, prior to integration ____ of patients were hypertensive, and currently ____ are hypertensive.
9. From "Integration Models: Lessons from the Behavioral Health Field": In the AspenPointe-Peak Vista integration, the author has observed that:
10. From "Preparing for Bidirectional Integration: Lessons from the Field": The analysis of initial access from the 15 cohort centers found wide variation on which factors?
11. From "Preparing for Bidirectional Integration: Lessons from the Field": Amongst the participating agencies, overall there was a ____% reduction in staff documentation time.
12. From "Preparing for Bidirectional Integration: Lessons from the Field": After Seven Counties Services implemented open access practices their no show rate:
The entire healthcare field is moving toward greater integration. This includes bidirectional integration of behavioral health and traditional medical health care. This course provides a primer on various integration models, lessons from integration initiatives, and effective practices for integration.
  • describe various models for integration of behavioral health and traditional medical health care.
  • describes lessons from integration initiatives.
  • identify effective approaches and practices for integration.
Laurie Alexander, Ph.D.
Alexander BH Consulting

Karl Wilson, Ph.D.
Crider Health Center