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Collaborative Behavioral Health Treatment
Most often, primary and urgent care practices separate medical and behavioral health and collaborate with other practices to provide a fully-comprehensive experience; however, for many patients, that leaves them with fragmented care, as behavioral health remains one of the most stigmatized services for patients seeking medical attention. At Capital City Primary & Immediate Care, we focus on providing a more collaborative approach to behavioral health and offer this service to improve the patient experience, help patients save money, and reduce the negative perceptions around mental health.
What Is Collaborative Care?
Collaborative care takes behavioral health services and places them in a primary care setting. Behavioral health services are among the most underused services in the medical field, as many providers lack the training to treat mental health conditions. This team-based model turns our primary care services into a multi-faceted outlet for bringing social workers, psychiatrists, and behavioral health coaches to the practice. Within this model, treatment is patient-centered, and to help patients achieve their behavioral health goals, our model of care circulates these aspects:
- Motivational Interviewing: One key aspect of our services revolves around motivational interviewing, which counsels the patient in a practical setting by finding the internal motivation to resolve their life issues.
- Providing Ongoing Treatment: Recommending exercises as a therapeutic treatment and managing the patient’s health through routine visits can help improve behavioral symptoms that come with disorders such as anxiety and depression.
- Access to Resources: Providing the patient with access to resources, such as support groups or assisted house living, can allow our practice to help patients more comprehensively and bring a sense of dynamism to our setting.
- Telemedicine: When the needs of patients move beyond the office, our telemedicine services can provide patients with virtual coaching, give relevant access to other resources, and provide medication to our patients.
How Our Behavioral Health Services Work
Our comprehensive behavioral health services center around an integrated approach – meaning that primary, urgent, and behavior will be treated in equal value to help the patient experience fully comprehensive health services.
Mental health issues such as depression matter when observing health in its entirety, hence why Dr. Porter and his team have specifically trained in behavioral health services to help patients manage their lifestyle goals. When diagnosing and treating mental health conditions, our practice aims to provide specialized treatment plans that, when unable to be provided here, outsource for support groups and other resources to give our patients the best experience possible.
Capital City Primary & Immediate Care works in tandem with Privia Medical Group, a multi-specialty, a nationally recognized medical group combining both physician and specialist expertise to give patients coordinated care. By focusing on taking accountability for our patients’ wellness, our team can provide behavioral services that integrate with their primary care needs. For more information about how we provide our services, how we’re currently handling the Covid-19 pandemic, and other aspects of our practice, please contact us for more information, and schedule an appointment today.