169: ADA and APA’s Diabetes Education Program for Mental Health Providers

Among the wide-ranging comorbidities associated with diabetes, mental health issues are the most overlooked, in spite of their potential to compromise self-management and increase the risk for serious complications. Only about one third of patients with coexisting mental health conditions receive diagnosis and treatment. Many physicians recognize challenges patients face in diabetes self-management, but when a potential issue is identified, there is a lack of adequately trained mental health professionals to provide appropriate care related to diabetes. This introductory workshop is the first part of a two-part program that fills that need, resulting in a listing on the ADA's online mental health referral directory.

1. Discuss basic diabetes information (symptoms, etiology, treatment and prevention) and terminology effectively in a therapy session.
2. Acquire general knowledge of diabetes and its clinical management, including nutrition, physical activity, medication management and psychosocial issues in daily living in a therapy session as well as in a consultative role with physicians.
3. Apply knowledge effectively of type 1 diabetes while providing therapy.
4. Apply knowledge effectively of type 2 diabetes while providing therapy.
5. Employ knowledge effectively of issues of adherence, normative issues living with diabetes (e.g., family relationships, diabetes distress, etc.) and serious mental health issues (e.g., depression, anxiety, etc.) in a therapeutic environment.
6. Assess mental health issues in persons with diabetes.
7. Demonstrate competency in effective therapeutic techniques to address psychosocial issues in persons with diabetes.

Leaders: Alicia H. McAuliffe-Fogarty, PhD, American Diabetes Association, Arlington, VA; David G. Marrero, PhD, University of Arizona; Cynthia E. Munoz, PhD, University of Southern California and Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA; Marisa E. Hilliard, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX; Maureen Monaghan, PhD, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC; Korey K. Hood, PhD and Diana Naranjo, PhD, Stanford University