Free Training to Help Providers Integrate Behavioral Health
Healthcare providers can access free training materials through Optum that explain how to merge behavioral health services with primary care practice. The training platform operates on demand while focusing on improving healthcare results and community wellness.
The Behavioral Health Identification Treatment and Referral in Primary Care series provides education to a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, including doctors, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, and psychologists. Behavioral health identification and treatment, along with the proper referrals within primary care settings, form the core focus of this program.
The training includes three sessions:
- Mental Health Disorders and Follow-up after Higher Levels of Care
- Substance-Use Disorders in Primary Care
- Behavioral Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents with ADHD, Behavior Dysregulation, or Severe Mental Illness
The educational sessions teach practitioners about mental health screening procedures alongside referral practices and diagnostic procedures, and treatment strategies. The program connects with HEDIS metrics, allowing the tracking and enhancement of care quality.
Sessions enable participants to gain between 1.00 and 1.50 continuing education credits. Healthcare providers can obtain continuing education credits through the program, including CME for medical doctors alongside NCPD for nurses and APA for psychologists, and ASWB for social workers. The program requires no paid participation or continuing education credit costs.
Medical providers can use this training as an important resource to develop robust behavioral health services in their clinics. The system helps mental health providers work better together with physical healthcare providers to share patient information.
Medical staff members can enroll immediately and get free access to the training module series. More information about this training can be obtained by sending inquiries to moreinfo@optumhealtheducation.com.
