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Integrated Healthcare

Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Our Integrated Behavioral Health Services range from improved coordination with medical providers to innovative programming in medical settings.  We have Social Work Care Coordinators/Behavioral Health Social Workers as part of the regional Blueprint for Health Community Health Team embedded in both primary care practices and specialty care practices.  We also have a partnership with our region’s Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the NOTCH sites.  We continue to develop our partnership with Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) through a variety of services and planning efforts.

Integrated Behavioral Health Servcies include, but are not limited to:

  • Short-term therapy directly in the primary or specialty care practice
  • Health Assessment and screenings 
  • Developing strategies to manage conditions which include goal setting to improve personal health; symptom management of anxiety and depression, etc; Nutrition support; Tobacco Cessation support; Identification of mental health barriers to meeting other health care goals; Introduction and practice of self-care strategies
  • Understanding benefits 
  • Coordination of care with other community partners and navigation of services
  • Guidance and support for healthier living
  • Specialty referrals and navigation of other services

Contact Information: Catherine Marrin at (802) 393-5423

 

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