Improving access to psychological care
My advocacy work focuses on integrating psychologists into primary care so people can receive timely mental and behavioural health support through the healthcare settings they already use.
I have worked with the BC Psychological Association and the University of British Columbia Okanagan to develop and present the Primary Care Psychologist, or PCPsych, proposal.
The PCPsych proposal
The model proposes psychologists working alongside family physicians and other primary care clinicians. It is intended to improve access to assessment, treatment, consultation and coordinated care when mental and physical health needs overlap.
PCPsych Program 2.0
The updated proposal developed with colleagues at BCPA and UBC Okanagan.
View program resources
Primary Care Psychologists
The original proposal outlining the model and its case for implementation.
Read the proposal
Psychologists in family practice
CityNews interviewed me about the case for incorporating psychologists into family practice teams and making psychological care easier to access.
Read the interviewPresentations
Presentations explaining the PCPsych model and the role psychologists can play in integrated primary care.
Primary Care Psychologist proposal
Psychology in integrated primary care
Questions about this work?
I welcome inquiries from health professionals, policy makers, researchers and members of the public.
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