Systemic Approach to Behavioral Healthcare Integration

Nancy Ruddy, PhD, currently serves as an internal program quality and accreditation consultant to graduate medical training programs at Stanford Healthcare in Palo Alto, CA. Over the last 3 years, she has served in various roles in training both medical and mental health professionals to provide integrated behavioral health including medical residency faculty, psychology postdoctoral fellowship director, postgraduate training program faculty, and curriculum design expert. Dr. Ruddy is a licensed psychologist and medical family therapist, having obtained both clinical member and approved supervisor status in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Ruddy has served as the chair of the Integrated Primary Care Group in The Society for Health Psychology and is currently the past president of the Society as a whole. Dr. Ruddy was recognized for her contributions to the field of health psychology with the Timothy B. Jeffrey Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Health Psychology in 2 3. In addition, Dr. Ruddy has consulted to dozens of health care systems to facilitate the integration of behavioral health services into medical settings. Dr. Ruddy has published numerous book chapters and articles on integrated health care, as well as the 2 8 APA book, The Collaborative Psychotherapist: Creating Reciprocal Relationships with Medical Professionals.  Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, ABPP, is the Dr. Laurie Sands distinguished professor of Families amp amp Health and vice chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) in the Department of Psychiatry, she is the director of the Institute for the Family and the academic chief of the Division of Collaborative Care amp amp Wellness. She is also director of the URMC Physician Communication Coaching Program. Dr. McDaniel's career is dedicated to integrating psychological and relational science and practice into health care. She has won many awards and is the author of well over journal articles and 7 books, translated into languages, including 5 by APA, including Medical Family Therapy and Integrated Care, Family Therapy, Primary Care Psychology, Integrating Family Therapy, and A Casebook for Integrating Family Therapy, as well as 2 special issues of the American Psychologist on psychology and primary care, and the science of teamwork. Dr. McDaniel served as coeditor, with Thomas Campbell, MD, of the Families, Systems amp amp Health journal for 2 years, and as associate editor for the American Psychologist for years. She is a frequent speaker at national and international medical and mental health meetings. Dr. McDaniel has served in many leadership positions in mental health and primary care. She was the 2 president of the American Psychological Association.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsPrologueIntroduction: Why a Systemic Lens Is Critical for Integrated Care             Part : Overview: The Systemic Evolution of Integrated CareChapter : Models of Integrated Care and BeyondChapter 2: The Rise of Integrated Clinical ApproachesChapter 3: Healthcare Reform and Emerging Models of ResearchPart II: Overview: Systemic Integrated Care ImplementationChapter 4: Healthcare Education, Financing, and EquityChapter 5: Organization and Practice Level IntegrationChapter : Shifting Practice Behaviors of Clinicals, Staff, and AdministratorsPart III:  Overview: A Systemic Lens for Integrated Clinical ServicesChapter 7: Clinical Theory, Strategies, and ResearchChapter 8: The Developing Evidence Base for Systemic InterventionsChapter 9: Adult HealthcareChapter : PediatricsChapter : Women amp rsquo s HealthChapter 2: Conclusion: Envisioning an Integrated Healthcare HomeEpilogueReferencesIndexAbout the Authors