Behavioral Health Essentials
Purpose: Strengthen the capacity of primary care clinicians and their team members to build practical skills in the field of behavioral health to provide appropriate care to their patients.
Audience: Participants will include primary care clinicians (MDs, DOs, PAs, NPs, RNs), nurses, behavioral health providers, THWs, Peer Support Specialists, and other healthcare team members.
Sample topics: Core competencies for providers; Tools for risk assessment; Working with families, adolescents, and geriatrics; Connecting with patients; Essential resources
Schedule: 12 sessions. Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT, September 3 - November 19, 2025
Faculty
David Nagarkatti-Gude, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, OHSU School of Medicine
Chris Bouneff, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Oregon
