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Fall 2019
Educational Advances: Training Counselors in in in Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
Dr Dr Heather Trepal Dr Dr Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett Cory Knight & Rosalinda Strano-Burton Sigma Alpha Chi Chapter Integrated primary primary care
care
is is the coordina on of primary primary and behavioral healthcare that targets pa ents’ needs through a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a holis c c c c c c c c lens capturing mental health health medical care
care
and substance abuse treatment (SAMHSA 2015) This type of of service delivery aims to meet more of of the the the patient’s needs in in in the the the same setting and is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a worldwide phenomenon that is is is is is changing the the the the way healthcare is is is is is delivered Integrated care
care
care
is is is is is important as many patients seek treatment for mental mental health health health concerns from their primary primary care
care
care
providers (PCPs) In fact up up to 70% of mental mental health health services are
are
are
provided solely in in primary primary care
by PCPs PCPs (Faghri Boisvert & & Faghri Faghri 2010) Further many individuals do do not follow-up on referrals to to specialty mental health health (Ogbeide Landoll Nielsen & & Kanzler 2018) The The role of of of of behavioral health health professionals in in in in in primary care
has begun to to be be be be addressed in in in in in counselor training The The most recent version of of of of the the Council for the the Accreditation of of of of Counseling and and and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) entry-level program program standards mandate that all accredited programs regardless of of of specialty specialty orient counseling students to “ the the multiple professional roles and and and and functions of of of counselors across specialty specialty areas and and and and their relationships with human service and and and and and and integrated behavioral health care
systems including interagency and and and and and and interorganizational collaboration and and and and and and consultation” (CACREP 2016 Standard F 1 1 b b b ) As patient needs and and and and and training training training mandates increase there is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a need need for for counselor counselor training training training programs to respond with models and and and practices for for for counselor counselor training training training in in in in in in in in in in in in in behavioral health in in in in in in in in in in in in in primary care
settings The Program for for the the Integrated Training of of of Counselors in in in in in in in in in in Behavioral Health (PITCH) is is housed within the the University of of of Texas at at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Department of of of Counseling PITCH is is is generously supported by a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 4-year $807 000 Federal Health Health Resources and and Services Administration Behavioral Health Health Workforce Education and and and Training grant which provides specialized training and and and internship placements for for student student counselors Through this grant students gain competence working with clients in in in in in in in in in rural vulnerable and/or medically underserved communities in in in in in in in in integrated behavioral healthcare settings The PITCH leadership team includes: Dr Dr Dr Heather Trepal (Professor UTSA UTSA Department Department of of of of Counseling) Counseling) Dr Dr Dr Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett (Assistant Professor Professor UTSA UTSA Department Department of of of of Counseling) Counseling) Dr Dr Dr Stacy Ogbeide 27 CHI SIGMA IOTA EXEMPLAR