PCBH Course Part 1

The UMass Chan Medical School's Center for Integrated Primary Care will host a Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Course. The first part of this course begins on November 3 and continues through January 19, 2026; it contains 12 pre-recorded modules, with optional, monthly live office hours.

The course will prepare mental health clinicians to work on primary care teams. The updated content recognizes the skills of specialty mental health clinicians and helps translate prior knowledge and experience into the fast-paced, evidence-based, generalist culture of primary care. PCBH includes a range of topics from orientation to integrated behavioral health models, working on a primary care team with physicians and nurses, and addressing cultural influences on health care.

The course is designed for psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, and marriage and family therapists seeking to prepare themselves for practice in primary care will benefit from this course.

Participants who complete the course will be eligible to earn 12 continuing education credits.

Learn more on the course webpage.