competencies
Competencies for primary care behavioral health clinicians.
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Make Health Whole offers an explanation of the 8 competencies for behavioral health providers working in primary care. This includes videos of the competencies in action and an explanation of the details of each.
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Other Good Resources
Miller, B. F., Gilchrist, E. C., Ross, K. M., Wong, S. L., Blount, A., & Peek, C. J. (2016). Core competencies for behavioral health providers working in primary care. In Colorado consensus conference.
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McDaniel, S. H., Grus, C. L., Cubic, B. A., Hunter, C. L., Kearney, L. K., Schuman, C. C., ... & Miller, B. F. (2014). Competencies for psychology practice in primary care. American Psychologist, 69(4), 409.
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Hoge, M. A., Morris, J. A., Laraia, M., Pomerantz, A., & Farley, T. (2014). Core competencies for integrated behavioral health and primary care. Washington, DC: SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions.
SAMHSA Behavioral Health Integration Website on Recruiting and Competencies.
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Competencies for Care Enhancers
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The concept of a role called “Care Enhancer” has been endorsed by members of the NH Primary Care Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative. The term was created as a way to organize the array of different
job titles and job descriptions for the many roles in primary care that are not licensed Behavioral Health Clinicians (BHC) or a Primary Care Providers (PCP), but that are involved in providing behavioral aspects of care in primary care settings.
The roles and competencies of care enhancers (CE)