I want to encourage changes to systems of health care that help patients learn to protect and maintain mental and physical health necessary for living meaningful lives. I envision a primary care team that includes both behavioral health providers and traditional medical providers offering services to patients at the time of need.
I am pursuing work as a trainer and health care consultant, and my hope is to lessen stigma patients and families experience in seeking care for emotional, behavioral, and physical health problems. I want to teach both medical and behavioral health providers to use proven behavioral techniques that empower patients to make intentional choices and act with compassion towards their families, communities, and themselves.
Bio
Patricia J. Robinson, PhD, has explored integrated care from the perspective of a clinician, researcher, trainer, and health care consultant for the past twenty years. Current activities include providing consultation services to health care systems that are (1) integrating behavioral health services into primary care, (2) seeking to improve treatment of chronic pain, chronic disease and care to children, women, and/or the elderly, and / or (3) attempting to increase use of brief evidence based cognitive behavioral therapies in primary care and other medical settings.
She is an author of five books, including Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care: A Guide to Integrating Services (with Jeffrey T. Reiter) (Springer, 2007), The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression (with Kirk Strosahl) (New Harbinger, 2008), and Real Behavior Change in Primary Care: Strategies and Tools for Improving Patient Outcomes and Increasing Job Satisfaction (New Harbinger, 2011), as well as numerous other articles and book chapters.
