Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care

Patricia Robinson Ph.D. is currently principal and consultant for the Mountainview Consulting Group Inc., a firm specializing in providing consultation, program implementation and training services for health care systems seeking to integrate behavioral health and primary medical services and/or develop effective methods for collecting and using clinical outcome data. Dr. Robinson obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology from Texas Womans University in 1979. Dr. Robinson worked in a student health setting at Kansas State University several years before joining the Mercer Island School District in 1981, where she served as Director of Childfind. During her employment at Mercer Island, Dr. Robinson developed school-based group treatment programs for behaviorally disabled adolescents and socially isolated elementary students. Jeff Reiter, Ph.D., ABPP. is a Clinical Psychologist with an ABPP in Behavioral Psychology. Co-director of Primary Care Behavioral Health Services for HealthPointCommunity Health Centers, Seattle, WA, Dr. Reiter is the co-author of the book, Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care: A Guide to Integrating Services. Dr. Reiter spent eight years as a psychologist in the U.S. Air Force. In 2008, he was one of three consultants contracted by the U.S. Air Force to help implement integrated care services throughout their bases worldwide. His work in primary care recently earned him an APA Presidential Award for Innovative Practice, one of twelve given annually.

“From introducing the concept of the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, to practical evaluative and practice tools, this text serves as a helpful handbook of implementation of integration. It provides valuable resources for administrators, primary care providers (PCP), behavioral health consultants (BHC) and support staff. ... In addition to the physical textbook, the authors have placed supplemental materials online and have linked these materials to relevant passages in the book.” (Shruti Varadarajan, Family Medicine, journals.stfm.org, Vol. 50 (3), March, 2018)

• 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.