Integrated Behavioral Health Service Models and Core Competencies
Health care in the United States continues to remain fragmented, inefficient, inequitable, and ineffective. These factors, combined with long histories of inequities in access to social determinants of health and wealth, have contributed to health dispari
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Integrated Behavioral Health Practice
Integrated Behavioral Health Practice
Michael A. Mancini
Integrated Behavioral Health Practice
Michael A. Mancini School of Social Work Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO, USA
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I dedicate this book to my parents for their grace and tolerance; to Becky for giving me strength, courage, and hope; and to Sofia for giving me joy.
Preface
The healthcare field has moved decidedly toward the integration of behavioral health services that are empirically supported, trauma-informed, and recovery- oriented. In integrated care, behavioral health and primary care professionals work collaboratively with clients to provide evidence-based health, mental health, and addiction interventions in a coordinated, systematic, and cost-effective manner. Behavioral health professionals provide screening, assessment, and interventions designed to prevent, detect, and address mental illness, addiction, and health conditions induced or exacerbated by trauma, stress, and economic disadvantage. Integrating behavioral health services with health services can increase access to behavioral healthcare by co-locating primary care and behavioral healthcare professionals in the same setting. This can increase ease of access to care and reduce the burdens that can interfere with patients’ ability to follow-up on treatment recommendations. The integration of behavioral health and primary care has been driven by the increasing prevalence of behavioral health issues in the general population as evid
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