Integrated Care Applying Theory to Practice

This book provides pertinent and practical information about how to create, work, and thrive in an Integrated Care (IC) setting. Unlike other books on the subject, it focuses on the "nuts and bolts" of establishing an IC practice; it also covers material that is often missing from or insufficiently covered in the existing literature. Specific topics discussed include the basics of IC, such as different models and levels of IC and examples of IC initiatives; how to build an IC program, with guidelines for entering and working effectively in a practice, as well as managing the associated economic aspects; ethical issues involved in IC, given the discrepancies between medical and mental health ethical standards; assessment and intervention in IC; cross-cultural and diversity issues in IC; and leadership, consultation, and supervision.

Part I: Requisite Knowledge and Skills Needed to Begin Working in Integrated Care.Christian, Curtis, Introduction to Integrated Care. Barrett, Warren, Becoming the Behavioral Health Expert. Curtis, Christian, A Primer in Screening and Assessment. Munger, Curtis, Brief Treatment: A Model for Clinical Guidelines in Integrated Care. DeCristofaro, Pharmacologic Competency. Boice, Ethics in Integrated Care. Robertson, Zeh, Cross Cultural Issues in Integrated Care. Part II: Specialty Areas Within Integrated Care.Buie, Psychiatric Consultation in Integrated Care and Telepsychiatry. D. Teater, M.Teater, Treating Patients with Substance Abuse Issues in Integrated Care. Krall, Pediatric Integrated Care. Thompson, Suicide Screening, Assessment, and Intervention with Adult Patients in Integrated Care. Thompson, Screening, Assessment, and Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence in Integrated Care. Sawyer, Minick, Integrated Care for Returning Members of the Military and their Families. Part III: Helping Integrated Care Professionals Thrive.Pratt, Lamson, Supervision for the Integrated Behavioral Health Provider. Sherlock, Leadership in Integrated Care. Miller, Auxier, Integrated Care Policy. Kessler, Research and Outcomes Tracking Focus in an Integrated Patient-centered Medical Home. Denny, Hardin, Pitts, Curtis, Preparing Graduate Students for Careers in Integrated Care.

Russell Curtis, PhD, NCC, LPC, is Associate Professor and Coordinators of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Western Carolina University

Eric Christian, MAEd, LPC, is Integrated Care Coordinator at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC