Real Behavior Change in Primary Care
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A Toolkit for Creating Lasting Behavior Change in Your Patients
As a primary care provider, you are on the front lines of medical treatment. Oftentimes, you're the first medical professional patients come to when they experience problems with their health. While some of these problems can be resolved by traditional medical treatment, many others are driven by underlying psychological issues and unhealthy lifestyle choices that you may feel powerless to affect. Between repeat patient visits and the frustrating progression of preventable symptoms and conditions, it's no wonder so many medical and behavioral health providers feel burned out and at a loss for effective solutions.
This guide was designed to help you find those solutions and recapture the ability to effectively help patients achieve optimal health and happiness. Real Behavior Change in Primary Care offers ten-minute interventions that provide your patients with the tools they need to change...
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Patricia J. Robinson, PhD, is director of training and program evaluation at Mountainview Consulting Group, Inc., a firm that assists health care systems with integrating behavioral health services into primary care settings. She is coauthor of Real Behavior Change in Primary Care and The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression. After exploring primary care psychology as a researcher, she devoted her efforts to its dissemination in rural America, urban public health departments, and military medical treatment facilities. Robinson resides in Portland, OR.
Content
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1
- A New Model for Addressing Psychological Problems
- Chapter 1
- Beyond Mind as a Machine
- Chapter 2
- How People Get Stuck
- Chapter 3
- Creating a Context for Change
- Chapter 4
- Takin' It to the Streets: Real Behavior Change Tools
- Part 2
- Promoting Real Behavior Change in Patient Care
- Chapter 5
- The Struggle: Engaging Patients with Chronic Disease
- Chapter 6
- The Solution That Becomes the Problem: Intervening with Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- Chapter 7
- "Doc, This Pain Is Killing Me": Addressing Chronic Pain with Compassion
- Chapter 8
- A Fresh Approach to the Daily Duo: Anxiety and Depression
- Chapter 9
- Living in the Past, Dying in the Present: Trauma and Violence
- Part 3
- Applying Real Behavior Change Tools in Daily Practice
- Chapter 10
- Better and Faster: The Risk of Burnout
- Chapter 11
- Provider Wellness: Preventing Burnout and Improving Job Satisfaction
- Appendix A
- Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)
- Appendix B
- Primary Care Provider Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (PCP-AAQ)
- Appendix C
- Primary Care Provider Stress Checklist (PCP-SC)
- Appendix D
- Real Behavior Change Interviewing-The Three-T and Workability Questions
- Appendix E
- Real Behavior Change Interviewing-The Love, Work, Play, and Health Questions
- Appendix F
- Six Core Processes-Psychological Flexibility
- Appendix G
- Core Process Assessment Tool (CPAT)
- Appendix H
- Real Behavior Change Pocket Guide
- Appendix I
- Patient Education-Bull's-Eye Worksheet
- Appendix J
- Provider Tool-Retirement Party Worksheet
- Appendix K
- Provider Tool-Bull's-Eye Professional and Personal Values Assessment
- Appendix L
- Burnout Prevention and Recovery Plan
- References
- Index
