NEW TOPIC MODULES ADDED – NEWLY EXPANDED ACCESS FOR SELF-STUDY!
We are pleased to offer an introductory primary care psychology curriculum for use in educating psychology graduate students, pre-doctoral interns, and post-doctoral fellows as well as for self-study by graduate students and practicing psychologists.
Integrated Primary Care: An Introductory Curriculum
Brief description of the course
Course Outline
Four Foundational Modules covering a broad array of subjects, including:
- Context of primary care medicine
- Developments in health care, such as the patient-centered medical home and the quadruple aim
- Common patient presentations in primary care
- Core knowledge and skills needed to be effective psychologists in integrated primary care
Initial Group of Eleven Topic Modules:
- Recognizing and managing anxiety disorders in integrated primary care
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) identification and management in integrated primary care
- Role of the psychologist in managing chronic disease in integrated primary care
- Recognizing and managing chronic pain in integrated primary care
- Integrated primary care and depression: Clinical and systems-based practices
- Health promotion and disease prevention in integrated primary care
- Use of motivational enhancement strategies in integrated primary care
- Working with older adults in integrated primary care
- Psychologists as scientists in integrated primary care
- Role of the psychologist in managing substance misuse in integrated primary care
- Primary care psychology training trajectory
NEW – Seven Supplementary Topic Modules:
- Addressing cognitive difficulties in integrated primary care: The role of the psychologist
- Addressing pediatric chronic pain disorders in primary care: The role of the psychologist
- Working in pediatric primary care: The role of the psychologist
- Posttraumatic stress disorder management in integrated primary care
- Addressing substance use disorders in primary care: Introduction to SBIRT
- Symptoms that defy diagnosis: An integrated primary care approach
- Trauma-informed integrated primary care: The why and how of asking and responding
Completion of the curriculum does not confer or imply competence in this subject area. Self-study participants, whether graduate students or practicing psychologists, are encouraged to seek more training through clinical placements, Continuing Education courses, and consultation with established primary care psychologists to build necessary competencies.
How to Access
If you are a current member of SfHP and would like to request access to the course, please complete the brief interest form below.
As an alternative to accessing the full course, practicing psychologists may participate in a six-hour CE-eligible version of the core SfHP curriculum through the APA Office of Continuing Education.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Barbara Keeton, Society for Health Psychology Administrative Officer, at apadiv38@verizon.net.
This course is freely available to graduate, internship, and post-doctoral faculty to enhance the education of psychology graduate students as well as to graduate students and practicing psychologists who are members of the Society for Health Psychology. The curriculum may not be duplicated for commercial purposes or distributed without the permission of the Society.