The Multimodal Brief Systemic Training Programme (MBSTP) for Primary Care

Carles Barcons PhD is a Clinical Psychologist at Hospital Sagrat Cor, Martorell, Barcelona, Spain. He gained his PhD at the Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is currently working in an adulthood ambulatory mental health service and an Addiction treatment center in a rural area close to Barcelona. In addition, he collaborates with the Epi4Health (Research Group in Epidemiology and Public Health in the Digital Health context), from the University of Vic, Central University of Catalonia, Spain. He is the author of several psychopathology and primary care publications. Finally, he is a former associate professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Health, Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, as well as at the National University of Distance Education (UNED).

George W. Saba is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, USA, where he served as Director of Behavioral Sciences, Associate Program Director and Endowed Chair at the Family and Community Medicine Residency. He co-edited Minorities and Family Therapy (Routledge, 1990) and the Handbook of Systemic Therapy Approaches to Manuals (Springer, 2022).

Mauro Mariotti is a Psychiatrist, Child Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, and the founder and Director of The Iscra Institute, Modena, Italy. He was a Professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Director of the Maternal and Child Department for Reggio Emilia public health services. He co-edited the Handbook Of Systemic Approaches To Psychotherapy Manuals (Springer, 2022).

Cory Johnson is Director of Behavioral Sciences and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. He provides direct therapy services in the primary care setting and primary care for all ages as a family physician.

PART I: THE MULTIMODAL BRIEF SYSTEMIC TRAINING PROGRAMME (MBSTP)'s CLINICAL CONTEXT AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL BASIS.- 1.1. The MBSTP's Clinical Context; Dealing with mental health disorders in primary care settings.- 1.1.1. The Mental health challenges in Primary Health.- 1.1.2. The mental health training for primary health care clinical staff; limitations of the available approaches.- 1.1.3. The Multimodal Brief Systemic Training Programme (MBSTP)'s benefits.- 1.1.4. Books's objectives.- 1.2. The MBSTP's Epistemological Basis.- 1.2.1. The Integrated Brief Systemic Therapy (IBST); origins within the Problem and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, along with the Narrative Therapy.- 1.2.2. Other epistemological, educational & clinical influences.- 1.2.2.1. The experience of the Family medicine residency program at the University of California. Cory Johnson & George Saba.- 1. Rationale for primary care training.- 2. The history, development and key personnel of the UCSF SFGH Family and Community Medicine Residency.- 3. The Philosophy and Theory Used to Develop the Training Program.- 4. The Behavioral Science Training Program.- 5. Implementation of the Training Program.- 6. Research effectiveness and recommendations.- 7. Conclusions.- 1.2.2.2. The experience of the Istituto di Psicoterapia Sistemica e Relazionale (ISCRA). Mauro Mariotti.- 1. Rationale for primary care training.- 2. The history of the development and the personnel involved.- 3. The philosophy and theory of a systemic based training.- 4. Applying the philosophy to GPs.- 5. Implementation of the training tools.- 6. Application by GPs, research/evidence and recommendations.- PART II: TRAINING PRIMARY CARE STAFF WITH MBSTP.- 2.1. MBSTP'S training course structure.- 2.2. Clinical psychology considerations.- 2.3. Psychiatry considerations.- 2.4. Social Worker considerations.- 2.5. Nurse considerations.- 2.6. Other Training important considerations.- 2.6.1. Primary care team considerations.- 2.6.2. Limitations and strenghts.- 2.7. MBSTP's Research evidence.- 2.7.1. Research evidence on ambulatory mental-health services.- 2.7.2. Research evidence on primary care settings.- PART III: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS.- 3.1. Discussion and Conclusions.- 3.2. Future investigations.- Acknowledgements.- References.