Behavioral Health
Purpose: Strengthen the capacity of primary care clinicians and their teams to deliver high-quality, integrated behavioral health care across the lifespan. It focuses on building practical, skills-based competencies in behavioral health assessment, brief interventions, and team-based care within primary care settings.
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., Pacific time, September 9 - December 2, 2026
Faculty
David Nagarkatti-Gude, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, OHSU School of Medicine
Rebekah Schiefer, MSW, LCSW, Associate Professor, Director of Behavioral Health Education Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
Ann Tseng, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Neighborhood Health Center
