Module 13 - Screening for Mental Health Symptoms and Unhealthy Substance Use

• • Describe the purpose of screening in primary care 
  • Describe the use of specific mental health and substance use screening measures in primary care
  • Describe the role behavioral health providers play in promoting best practices in behavioral health screening

Module 14 - Dosing and Titrating Behavioral Health Interventions

• • Describe why dosing and titrating behavioral health interventions is relevant to primary care practice
  • Describe three strategies for effective dosing and titration of behavioral health care
  • Describe how behavioral health providers can collaborate with other primary care team members and their patients to effectively dose and titrate patient care

Module 15 - Responding to Acute and Chronic Suicidality

• • Describe best practices for the care of patients at acute suicide risk
  • Describe best practices for the care of patients at chronic suicide risk
  • Describe how to care for patients at risk of suicide when doing this work on a team of physicians, nurses, staff, and other behavioral health clinicians

Module 16 - When and How to Connect Patients with Community Resources and Specialty Services

• • Describe the community in which your primary care practice operates and the unique needs and resources of that community
  • Describe strategies for matching specific patients with appropriate external resources
  • Describe best practices for making successful referrals and communicating with patients and other team members regarding referrals

Module 17 - Motivational Interviewing

• • Describe the relevance of Motivational Interviewing to behavioral health practice in primary care
  • Describe empathy and its foundational role in promoting engagement and behavior change
  • Describe “change talk” and its role in promoting behavior change

Module 18 - Trauma-Informed Care

• • Define trauma-informed care and describe its relevance to health and healthcare
  • Describe a universal precautions approach to trauma-informed care and strategies for identifying patients with trauma histories
  • Describe how primary care team members can work together to provide trauma-informed care

Module 19 - Transdiagnostic Behavioral Health Interventions

• • Compare and contrast a transdiagnostic approach with diagnosis-specific interventions
  • List three specific transdiagnostic approaches that are relevant to primary care practice
  • Describe the application of transdiagnostic approaches to patient care when working on a primary care team

Module 20 - Collaborating on Psychopharmacology

• • Apply essential psychopharmacology terms to describe commonly prescribed psychiatric medications
  • Describe behavioral interventions that support patients prescribed psychiatric medications
  • Describe approaches to collaborating with PCPs and nurses in the care of patients prescribed psychiatric medications

Module 21 - Chronic Medical Conditions

• • Describe the application of the Stages of Change framework to the care of patients with chronic medical problems
  • Describe the connection between clarifying patients’ values and helping patients align their health behaviors with those values
  • Collaborate with other members of the primary care team to mutually support patients in their efforts to address chronic medical conditions

Module 22 - Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Somatization Disorder

• • Compare and contrast the core features of Illness Anxiety Disorder, Somatic Symptoms Disorder, & Medically Unexplained Symptoms within the context of primary care
  • Describe brief, evidence-based behavioral interventions that are helpful for patients with Illness Anxiety Disorder, Somatic Symptoms Disorder, & Medically Unexplained Symptoms
  • Explain effective approaches for collaborating with primary care clinicians in the care of patients with Illness Anxiety Disorder, Somatic Symptoms Disorder, and Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Module 23 - Substance Use Disorders

• • Describe the heterogeneity of primary care patients with substance use concerns
  • Describe the characteristics of primary care practices that are well-suited to the care of patients with substance use concerns
  • Describe the helpful attitudes and skills that prepare primary care team members to care for patients with substance use concerns

Module 24 - Chronic Severe Mental Illness

• • Describe the importance of building strong, longitudinal relationships with patients with severe mental illness and strategies for building these relationships
  • List three specific brief interventions that are helpful for patients with severe mental illness
  • Describe how primary care teams can work