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Preparing the Workforce for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration

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Hall, J., Cohen, D. J., Davis, M., Gunn, R., Blount, A., Pollack, D. A., Miller, W. L., Smith, C. +2 more·2015·The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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PURPOSE: To identify how organizations prepare clinicians to work together to integrate behavioral health and primary care. METHODS: Observational cross-case comparison study of 19 U.S. practices, 11 participating in Advancing Care Together, and 8 from the Integration Workforce Study. Practices varied in size, ownership, geographic location, and experience delivering integrated care. Multidisciplinary teams collected data (field notes from direct practice observations, semistructured interviews, and online diaries as reported by practice leaders) and then analyzed the data using a grounded theory approach. RESULTS: Organizations had difficulty finding clinicians possessing the skills and experience necessary for working in an integrated practice. Practices newer to integration underestimated the time and resources needed to train and organizationally socialize (onboard) new clinicians. Through trial and error, practices learned that clinicians needed relevant training to work effectively as integrated care teams. Training efforts exclusively targeting behavioral health clinicians (BHCs) and new employees were incomplete if primary care clinicians (PCCs) and others in the practice also lacked experience working with BHCs and delivering integrated care. Organizations' methods for addressing employees' need for additional preparation included hiring a consultant to provide training, sending employees to external training programs, hosting residency or practicum training programs, or creating their own internal training program. Onboarding new employees through the development of training manuals; extensive shadowing processes; and protecting time for ongoing education, mentoring, and support opportunities for new and established clinicians and staff were featured in these internal training programs. CONCLUSION: Insufficient training capacity and practical experience opportunities continue to be major barriers to supplying the workforce needed for effective behavioral health and primary care integration. Until the training capacity grows to meet the demand, practices must put forth considerable effort and resources to train their own employees.

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Hall, J., Cohen, D. J., Davis, M., Gunn, R., Blount, A., Pollack, D. A., Miller, W. L., Smith, C., Valentine, N., & Miller, B. F.
Affiliations
Oregon Health & Science University (US)
Venue
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Published
2015-09-01
Volume
28
Issue
Supplement 1
Pages
S41-S51
ISSN
  • 1557-2625 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-7118
OpenAlex
W2191639308
Cited by
99
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5
FWCI
28.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network (American Medical Association) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Colorado Health Foundation (CHF-3848)
  • Maine Health Access Foundation (2012FI-0009)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (K12HS022981)
  • U.S. Public Health Service (8846.01-S01)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
Keywords
integrated care teams, clinician training, employee training, organizational socialization, internal training programs, mentoring, barriers to integration, primary care practices
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Community Mental Health Services, Humans, Inservice Training, Personnel Selection, Practice Management, Medical, Primary Health Care, United States, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Needs Assessment

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