Training for teamwork: A case study.
As the field of collaborative care, or integrated behavioral health, continues to develop, lessons are learned from attempts to establish such programs (Sieber et al., 2012; Unützer, 2014). Part of the success of collaborative care programs is the function of an interdisciplinary team. In this article, faculty from University of San Diego (USD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) share changes needed to curriculum and career development to support leadership and teamwork skills essential to program development, implementation, and sustainability for integrated behavioral health. This article uses Unützer's (2014) 4 factors of creating a successful collaborative care program (i.e., shared vision, leadership, staffing, and financial sustainability) to discuss implications for effective collaboration between 2 universities and the training of primary care providers in teamwork and leadership skills for overcoming barriers and pitfalls to expand collaborative care beyond their initial training.
Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Laura E
LE
Sudano
Marital and Family Therapy Program, University of San Diego.
Jo Ellen
JE
Patterson
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego.
Zephon D
ZD
Lister
D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D000078329:Workforce