Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care

Dr. Robinson, PhD, is currently the Director of Training and Program Evaluation for Mountainview Consulting Group (www.Mtnviewconsulting.com) (winner of an APA Presidential Innovative Practice Award). She received the Don Bloch Award for excellence in integrated care in 2023. Dr. Robinson co-founded the Primary Care Behavioral Health model and Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She provides consultation and training services internationally and is committed to improving access to healthcare services and to realization of health equity. Earlier in her career, she worked as a researcher and clinician for Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, WA and as a Behavioral Health Consultant for Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Toppenish, WA. She has authored many articles, book chapters and books. She lives in a forest in the Willamette Valley of OR with her partner and three dogs. Jeff Reiter, PhD, ABPP, is an internationally recognized expert in the integration of behavioral health into primary care. Since 2002, he has worked in integrated care as a clinician, administrator, trainer, and consultant in the community health, commercial and government healthcare sectors. He has helped hundreds of primary care systems, clinics and individuals in their integration efforts, both throughout the U.S. and internationally; publishes and speaks regularly on the topic of integration; and is on the faculty of Arizona State University’s integrated care training program. Dr. Reiter has received numerous awards and advised many organizations through Board and advisory committee membership. He also co-authored (with Patricia Robinson, PhD) two of the leading “how-to” books on integrated care.

Part I: The Perfect Storm of Primary Care.- Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care: The “Why Now?” and “How”.- A Primer on Primary Care.- Part II: The New Primary Care Team.- Recruiting and Training a Behavioral Health Consultant.- Behavioral Health Consultant Services, Location and Support.- Behavioral Health Consultant Core Competencies.- PCP and RN Competencies.- Part III: Making a Difference.- Theory and Action.- PCBH Program Evaluation.- Part IV: Let the Adventure Begin.- Practice Tools for the Behavioral Health Consultant.- Starting Up and Growing Up.- A Day in the Life of a Behavioral Health Consultant.- Pathway and Group Services.- Part V: Addressing the Challenges.- Common Ethical Issues.- Prescription Drug Abuse in Primary Care.- Challenging Moments: Provider, Patient and System.