Edited by Dr. Rahil Briggs, Integrated Early Childhood Behavioral Health in Primary Care: A Guide to Implementation and Evaluation, the book focuses the primary care environment as an ideal venue in which to promote preventive, two-generation, behavioral health efforts. The book, with a foreword from Dr. Jack Shonkoff and published by Springer in 2016,
- Outlines the implementation of integrated early childhood behavioral health programming into pediatric primary care,
- Explores the process of programming, evaluation, reimbursement, silos, and workforce training,
- Details the effects of toxic stress and the scientific basis for prevention and intervention during early childhood, and
- Examines universal screening for early childhood social-emotional and developmental problems.
The book provides a step-by-step guide to integrating early childhood behavioral health care into primary care with hands-on advice for creating, implementing, and evaluating programs. It discusses the unique advantages of pediatric primary care as a setting for mental health services from birth into the early school years, particularly for addressing parent/child stress and trauma issues.
Contributors illustrate in depth how bringing behavioral health into pediatric services can engender care that is replicable and sustainable, not only cost-effective but also clinically effective. Guidelines and case examples from frontline practitioners highlight typical challenges and workable recommendations.
Among the featured topics:
- The fit between early intervention programs and primary care.
- Staffing, workforce development, and funding issues.
- On-the-job teamwork concerns, from time constraints to continuity of care.
- Culturally competent care geared toward key child care issues.
- Intervening with parents of young children in the integrated pediatric setting.
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319318134
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