Psychiatric Provider Training

The Psychiatric Consultant supports the PCP and Behavioral Health Care Manager (BHCM) in treating patients with behavioral health problems. Rather than 50-minute one-on-one interactions, a Psychiatric Consultant is responsible for a caseload of patients and primarily interacts with the BHCM or PCP. They typically meet with the BHCM weekly to review the treatment plan for patients who are new or who are not improving as expected. The Psychiatric Consultant may suggest treatment modifications for the PCP to consider or recommend that the PCP see the patient for an in-person consultation. The Psychiatric Consultant is available to the BHCM and the PCP during business hours for ad-hoc consultation as needed.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the Psychiatric Consultant role as part of a Collaborative Care team
• Develop the functional knowledge necessary to contribute to a successful Collaborative Care team

Content

• Review the care team training materials
• Introduction to the Psychiatric Consultant role
• Commonly Prescribed Psychotropic Medications
• Concise Psychotropic Medication Prescribing Guidelines