Adult Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Audience
Adult primary care providers: Family physicians, internal medicine and other physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Description
This innovative program increases clinicians’ comfort with assessing, diagnosing, and treating adult mental health concerns. Participants can earn up to 25.5 CME credits by completing the course components:
- A dynamic three-day, 17-hour interactive course focused on building skills and confidence in diagnosing and treating adult behavioral health problems.
- A four-month, case-based distance-learning program. Learners join 8 bimonthly, one-hour group conference calls led by a REACH family physician-psychiatrist faculty team to learn how to manage adult mental health issues based on participants’ actual cases.
All participants will receive custom-designed toolkits with:
- Assessment instruments
- Dosing and side effect charts
- Medication comparison tables
- Patient handouts
Course Goals
In Adult Behavioral Health in Primary Care, participants learn to:
- Correctly identify and differentiate among behavioral health problems such as anxiety and somatic symptoms, depression, chronic pain, substance abuse, adult ADHD, psychosis, and bipolar disorder.
- Effectively manage psychopharmacology: select medications, initiate and taper dosages, monitor improvements, and identify and minimize medication side effects.
- Create and implement a treatment plan by mobilizing existing resources.
Course Dates
May 1-3, 2026 (virtual ET schedule) – Only 5 spots available
Join the program waitlist to be notified as new course dates are added. REACH also offers private courses to groups of 10 or more. To schedule a private course, complete the contact form on our Group Training page.
CME Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and The REACH Institute. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.5 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials.
AAPA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 25.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
If you cancel your registration, the refund policy is as follows:
- 20 days or more prior to the course: 90% refund, minus credit card processing fees.
- 10 to 19 days: 70% refund, minus credit card processing fees.
- 3 to 9 days: 60% refund, minus credit card processing fees.
- 0 to 2 days: No refund.
Credit card processing fees: $77.00 for American Express or $48.70 for other credit cards.
As an alternative to canceling, you may transfer your registration to another scheduled session of the same training program. Transfers must be requested within 12 months of your original registration date. After this period, the registration will no longer be eligible for transfer and the standard cancellation policy will apply.
Please note that course materials are updated frequently. If you choose to transfer, we strongly advise purchasing new materials to ensure you have the most current content.