HealthPoint's Behavioral Health Education Program aims to train future psychologists in the primary care behavioral health (PCBH) model of service delivery with a focus on an underserved and culturally diverse patient population.
HealthPoint welcomes as many as eight interns and four fellows each year. Based on capacity, we occasionally host practicum and pre-intern students as well.
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We are excited to have students involved at all levels of our program. After an initial period of intensive training on the behavioral health consultant model, associated assessment and intervention skills, and crisis management procedures, students will be placed in clinics as Behavioral Health Consultants where they will meet with patients and consult with primary care providers (PCPs). Our Behavioral Health staff includes more than a dozen full-time psychologists who provide collaborative care at our health centers and supervision for our interns.
Patients are referred to Behavioral Health for a variety of behavioral health concerns, including medical issues such as coping with chronic illnesses, diabetes, obesity, and chronic pain; lifestyle modifications related to exercise, nutrition, and smoking cessation; and psychological concerns such as anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders. Many patients are also seen for subclinical problems such as stress management, parent-child problems, or medication nonadherence.
Behavioral Health students will be involved with brief patient assessments, developing a treatment plan, and coordinating that plan with the primary care provider. We train our students throughout the year in relevant behavior change theories such as cognitive-behavioral, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, and group approaches. We also engage in preventive activities such as parenting education and stress management classes. Patients seen at HealthPoint vary and can include low-income, uninsured populations as well as refugees and immigrants.
Each year, up to eight interns join HealthPoint as interns in the APA-accredited Cascades region of National Psychology Training Consortium.
The fellowship program offers doctoral graduates an additional year of intensive learning in the PCBH model while expanding on leadership and clinical skills.
Our Psychology Practicum and Pre-Internship Program offers an excellent opportunity to learn skills for behavioral health consultation in primary care.
Interns receive individual and group supervision, along with monthly didactics.
At HealthPoint, we utilize the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model to provide population-based health care.
Our Behavioral Health Education Alumni are employed across the United States and Canada in various positions and settings