Get free access to the PCBH, Part 1 Course (12 hours) when you purchase the 36-hour Legacy Certificate Program in PCBH

What is this course?

The PCBH Course, Part 1, prepares mental health clinicians to work on primary care teams. We have updated our legacy PCBH Course, which was first launched in 2007, to reflect the best evidence and current realities of primary care practice.

Our updated course 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. 

Our participants go on to become productive and valued team members in primary care, helping their practices embrace integration and provide better, more efficient patient care. Many alumni have become integration leaders and change-makers throughout the US.

Who is this course 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.  Students, as well as recent graduates and newly licensed clinicians, will benefit from this course. Clinicians with years, or even decades of experience, who are new to working in primary care will find this course helpful.

Course Faculty

Our faculty for this course are clinicians whose expertise comes from their care of patients in primary care and their understanding of peer-reviewed evidence.  The faculty in this course DO this work. Learn more about our Faculty

Course Format

Is the PCBH Course, Part 1, in-person, online, live, or pre-recorded?

• • The course is entirely online; it is not offered in person.
  • The 12 modules of the course are pre-recorded and can be viewed at any time on a computer, tablet, or phone.
  • Optional, monthly live office hours are available. These office hours are optional and are focused on answering questions that learners bring to the sessions.

Course Elements

PCBH Course, Part 1, will help you understand what makes primary care practice different from practice in other settings. The PCBH Course, Part 1, comprises 12 asynchronous, online modules designed to help you thrive in primary care practice. The modules are:

1. 1. Introduction to Primary Care Behavioral Health
   2. Principles of Primary Care Practice
   3. Cultural Humility for Primary Care Practice
   4. Sharing Responsibility for the Care of Patients
   5. Effective Communication with Team Members
   6. Privacy and Documentation of Care in Primary Care
   7. Engagement Skills for Primary Care Practice
   8. Warm Handoffs and Joint Appointments with PCPs
   9. Patient Evaluation in Primary Care
   10. Agreeing on Treatment Goals
   11. Emergencies and Urgent Behavioral Health Needs
   12. Communications: Health Literacy, Interpreters, and Telehealth

Explore the curriculum for each module

When is the PCBH Course, Part 1, being offered?

The next two offerings of this course are scheduled as follows:

• • September 8, 2025 - November 24, 2025 
  • November 3, 2025 - January 19, 2026 

How long does it take to complete the PCBH Course, Part 1?

Each module takes approximately 1 hour to complete.  To complete all 12 modules takes approximately 12 hours. You have 12 weeks to complete all 12 modules; additional time may be approved upon request. 

What Continuing Education Units do I receive for completing the PCBH Course, Part 1?

Earn 12 continuing education credits with the PCBH Course, Part 1, widely approved for psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers. We recommend contacting your State's licensing board to confirm credit acceptance and self-reporting procedures, see accreditation providers:

	Psychologists		Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists		Social Workers
	American Association of Psychologists		National Board of Certified Counselors		National Association of Social Workers

What is the cost?

PCBH Course, Part 1 (12 hours), can be purchased for $800.

Or, receive PCBH Course, Part 1 (12 hours) FOR FREE when you purchase our legacy Certificate Program in Primary Care Behavioral Health (36 hours) for $1600. You will have 20 weeks to complete BOTH programs. Learn more about our legacy Certificate Program in Primary Care Behavioral Health.

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