9:45 – 10:30

Overview and Introductions

Clark Campbell, PhD

Goals of the Meeting

1. Learn what has worked to create positions for psychologists and psychology trainees in Community Health Centers, particularly through working with state primary care associations.
2. Assist California in its primary care initiative.
3. Create an action plan to translate the lessons learned across the country into success in other regions.
4. Build the foundation for a partnership among state psychological associations, state primary care associations, the American Psychological Association, federal agencies, and other relevant psychology partners to further this initiative.

10:30 – 11:00

History of California Initiative

Gilbert Newman, PhD
Jo Linder-Crow, PhD

11:00 – 12:30

Presentations and Follow-up Discussions

Presentations

1. Bureau of Primary Health Care

Gina Capra, MPA
Nathalia Drew, MSW

2. National Association of Community Health Centers

Michael R. Lardiere, LCSW

3. Cherokee Health Systems

Parinda Khatri, PhD

4. University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Benjamin Miller, PsyD

12:30 – 1:30

Networking Lunch

1:30 – 3:00

Brainstorming on Current Trends in Integrated Behavioral Health Services in Primary Care Settings:
Supply and Demand for Psychologists

Topics

1. Integration Models
2. Identifying Barriers to psychologists working in CHCs
3. Identifying Opportunities and Successes
4. Policy and Funding Issues
5. Personnel, Training, and Program Evaluation Issues

Goals/Questions

1. What do psychologists bring to the table that other mental health providers cannot?
2. What are the key issues affecting psychologists in primary care?
3. Learn from the expertise of our many invited guests for key perspectives in crafting our message later in the day.

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:15

Building a Roadmap for California and Beyond: What Interpersonal Relationships Are Needed to Advance the PCA Agenda Nationally and Locally?

Goals/Questions

1. Discuss how the ideas from the discussion can help the California agenda.
2. Discuss possible courses of action and who/what this initiative may need  to move forward either nationally or locally.
3. Who could be other partners in this initiative?
4. What are the next steps?

4:15 – 5:00

Crafting the Message: What Does Psychology Bring to Community Health Centers and How Can We Get CHCs to Value Psychologists?            

Goals/Questions

1. What opportunities exist to further this agenda, and who would be most amenable to supporting it and following through with action?
2. What sort of message do we want to create?
3. How do we present it to be most successful?
4. Who should deliver the message and what materials do they need?
5. What are the specific action plans for us to further the agenda?   

6:30-10:00

National Press Club
529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
Hors d’oeuvres and wine at 6:30
Dinner at 7:30

Our out-of-town guests are invited to a joint cocktail hour and dinner with the APA Task Force on the Future of Psychology Practice