Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate Program
In partnership with the University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education, the AIMS Center is creating a Certificate Program in Integrated Behavioral Health. This online learning opportunity will consist of three in-depth courses (90 contact hours) offered over six months.
Course 1 Integrated Behavioral Health – It Takes a Team
This course covers the development of integrated care models, the research evidence supporting their use, and how providers from medical and behavioral health cultures can successfully collaborate. Also presented will be integrated care team roles and responsibilities; the core principles of measurement-based, stepped, chronic care; and how to best implement evidence-based integrated care within various settings.Course 2 Integrated Behavioral Health – Clinical Skills for Integrated Care
This course presents the clinical skills necessary to deliver integrated care, including screening and diagnosis of common behavioral health conditions; patient education; brief evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions (e.g., behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment); medication management and support of medication management; treatment planning, systematic tracking of treatment outcomes and stepped care; and effective communication with medical and other health care and social service providers.Course 3 Integrated Behavioral Health – Specific Populations and Comorbid Conditions
This course covers common mental health and substance use problems such as mood and anxiety disorders, alcohol abuse, and their presentation in medical settings. This course also presents the application of evidence-based integrated behavioral health care for specific populations (e.g., older adults, ethnic minorities, mothers, children and adolescents; non-English speakers); and the intersection of chronic medical illnesses or chronic pain with behavioral health conditions.
Upon completion of the course, learners will be granted a Certificate from the University of Washington and nine continuing education credits (9CEUs) from the School of Nursing or the School of Social Work. The pilot course is slated to begin September 2012. More information about the Certificate program, including fees and application process, can be found here.