Behavioral Health Webinar Series: Context clues: How to gather patients’ context to unlock deeper connection

In medical settings, time is of the essence. There are innumerable data points that we seek to collect with the goal of providing the best care possible for our patients.  However, given the complexities of the human condition in conjunction with limited resources, it can leave health care workers overburdened and overwhelmed. One antidote for these complexities and challenges is human connection. The presenter will provide a simple and easy to use framework to cut through the complexities to facilitate deeper connection (and de-escalation) between health care workers and patients.

Objectives:

• Name common social determinants of health and adverse childhood experiences
• Delineate a framework (Love – Work – Play Interview) for extracting the patients’ context (both past and present)
• Describe how to use the information gathered from the Love – Work – Play Interview to connect with the patients

Featured Speaker:

Bridget Beachy, PsyD, a licensed psychologist and consultant, is dedicated to the integration of behavioral health consultant (BHC) services into medical settings. Dr. Beachy is currently the Director of Behavioral Health at Community Health of Central Washington (CHCW; FQHC in Washington state). Dr. Beachy practices as a BHC at CHCW and enjoys delivering clinical services to patients of all ages.  Dr. Beachy has experience training interdisciplinary professionals (e.g., BHCs, medical providers, nurses, senior leadership, directors, etc.) and students in integrated care. She has a passion for providing trainings internationally, nationally and at the state and local levels.

*A certificate of attendance will be offered for those attending the live webinar event.

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