Mary R. Talen

Training Primary Care Psychologists: A Model for Predoctoral Programs.

This article focuses on blueprints for developing primary care psychology training in graduate psychology programs. The rationale and the foundations for establishing primary care psychology as a generalist model in clinical programs are identified. An outline of a core curriculum for multiprofessional training and an introductory knowledge base for primary care psychology is presented. Finally, a developmental model for primary care practicum training and supervision is described and exemplified. Funding issues, faculty development, and student evaluations of this training are discussed. This article represents the ever-evolving model and lessons learned through 10 years of experience in collaborative programs among Wright State Universitys School of Professional Psychology, the School of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health. and a set of urban community health centers.

Establishing psychological services in a community-based, health care setting: A 3-year case study.

Health care practitioners are being challenged to reorganize service delivery and psychology providers are emerging as important participants in shaping the development of primary health care practices. The article outlines the 3-year process of a community/academic/health care center partnership to develop a new model for providing interdisciplinary health care services. The authors describe the process of integrating psychological services into an interdisciplinary, primary care community-based health care center, outline specific planning strategies, and identify the roadblocks and barriers encountered.

Don Bloch Award acceptance speech: 2017.

Provides Dr. Mary Talens acceptance speech for the 2017 CFHA Don Bloch Award. (PsycINFO Database Record