What is the BHC Community of Practice?
We are a community of primary care BHCs learning and growing together in a "come-as-you-are" environment.
Join us for live virtual trainings, case studies, and small group discussions that empower and energize us as a collective.
Get up to 11 Continuing Education Credits for live & recorded sessions.
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Community of Practice Participant
Our Facilitator
Bethany Higa, PsyD
Licensed Psychologist
Associate Consultant
Director of Behavioral Health
About Dr. Higa
Dr. Higa is a clinical psychologist and behavioral health clinician who works in Portland, Oregon at a family medicine patient-centered medical home. She trains psychology doctoral students and medical residents in behavioral health. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Michigan and her doctorate in psychology from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She completed her internship at Reed College’s counseling center and her residency at Rosemont Treatment Center and School, a part of Morrison Child & Family Services. In addition to seeing patients in clinic and teaching, she has worked extensively on behavioral health curriculum design and workflows. Dr. Higa is also a consultant and Director of Behavioral Health at Creach Consulting Group. Outside of work, you’ll likely find her spending time with her husband and children, cooking, or walking outside.
Learning Objectives
Attain competence and confidence
in your ability to quickly assess and diagnose in the primary care environment.
Engage, connect, and integrate
more effectively into your primary care team.
Develop a sense of community
and learn from other clinicians to glean new tools and skills to improve integrated behavioral health care.
Timely and Pragmatic Topics:
- Advanced diagnostic skills
- Effective treatment for health and behavior issues
- Elevating team-based care
- Trauma treatment for primary care
- Tools for making your job more sustainable
- Triaging high acuity patients and managing crisis
- And more!
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BHC Community of Practice Participant
