Advocacy
Over the last few years, I have grown to be passionate about advocacy. I've seen firsthand how psychological services in primary care can make a huge difference and I am committed to seeing a more widespread adoption of this model in British Columbia!
Integrated primary care services have decades of research behind them and are widely accepted as the standard of care around the world, yet British Columbia has yet to embrace such a model. Evidence suggests that adoption of this model of care improves patient health, improves patient experience, reduces overall cost to the medical system, reduces care team burnout, and improves healthcare system productivity. I have been fortunate enough to work with stellar psychologists to create the Primary Care Psychologist (PCPsych) proposal, which has been submitted to the government for review.
In 2021 I won the BC Psychological Association's Advocacy Award for my work in primary care integration. I am the former Vice President of the British Columbia Psychological Association (BCPA) and former Chair of the Advocacy Committee.
Please feel free to take a look at some of the presentations, proposals, and media interviews I have given on this topic!
The Primary Care Psychologist (PCPsych) Proposal
In cooperation with the BC Psychological Association and UBC Okanagan, the PCPsych proposal is the culmination of years of meetings, work, and communication with organizational and governmental stakeholders.
CityTV News Interview
“B.C. psychologists push to collaborate with family doctors - B.C. psychologists want to be available to patients at their family doctors’ office. Ashley Burr has the proposal being made to the province and why experts believe it could save lives.”
