RI Behavioral Health Providers Enrolled in UMass Integrated Behavioral Health Training

CTC-RI is excited to announce that we will be supporting 11 RI behavioral health professionals to participate this spring in the UMass Chan Medical School Certificate Course in Primary Care Behavioral Health. This opportunity, made possible by funding from UnitedHealthcare, fits into a larger effort by CTC-RI to increase the number of integrated behavioral health (IBH) providers trained within the state.

Course participants will complete 12 weeks of asynchronous training developed by the UMass Center for Integrated Primary Care. After completion of the online courses, participants will have access to 1 hour of practice facilitation to support implementation of their learning in RI-based primary care settings. The course is designed to support behavioral health professionals skilled at practicing in specialty mental health as they transition into working in primary care. Some of the 11 participants in this spring’s group already practice in an IBH setting while others are looking to make the switch to primary care from specialty mental health. Particpants come from a wide range of organizations and represent multiple primary care practices across several systems of care, as well as academic practices and specialty behavioral health.

In addition to the 11 participants currently enrolled in the course, CTC-RI also accepted 6 more professionals to complete the course in the fall. Stay tuned for more news on our work to develop the IBH workforce statewide.