Integrated Care for Diverse Populations

Catalog description

This course examines integrated health care as an approach to health care delivery characterized by a high degree of collaboration and communication among health professionals. Students expand their knowledge of interprofessional competencies and learn the concepts of the development of comprehensive treatment plans to address the biological, psychological and social needs of the patient in diverse patients across care settings. The focus is on delivering behavioral or biomedical health interventions relevant to everyday clinical practice across disciplines and practice settings. There is a strong emphasis on feasible brief interventions in a fast-paced clinical context and on adapting interventions to each patient’s unique biopsychosocial, socioeconomic, and cultural context.