Use of the Integrated Practice Assessment Tool (IPAT) to Evaluate the Clinical Learning Environment for Counselors-in-Training

Authors

Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett, Eastern Oregon UniversityFollow
Stacy Ogbeide, University of Texas Health Science - San AntonioFollow
Heather Trepal, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Mercedes Ingram, University Health SystemFollow
Swathi WeaverFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0001-8925-4696

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

The need for behavioral health integration (BHI) in primary care continues to grow to address the behavioral health needs of patients and families. Developing a competent interprofessional workforce to operate in primary care behavioral health settings necessitates BHI-literate clinical learning environments, as well as tools to evaluate and assist in the integration of services appropriate for BHI training and supervision. The Integrated Practice Assessment Tool (IPAT; Waxmonsky et al., 2014) is an instrument that assesses the level of BHI at a primary care clinic. This paper discusses an example of an implementation approach to examine BHI levels with the IPAT at six primary care clinics over a 4-year period of the HRSA BHWET grant-funded Program of the Integrated Training of Counselors in Behavioral Health (PITCH). Stable to increased levels of BHI were found at each primary care serving as a clinical learning environment for counselors-in-training. Implications are provided for use of the IPAT in BHI training, service delivery, and quality improvement.

Recommended Citation

Lloyd-Hazlett, J., Ogbeide, S., Trepal, H., Ingram, M., & Weaver, S. (2024). Use of the Integrated Practice Assessment Tool (IPAT) to evaluate the clinical learning environment for counselors-in-training. Journal of Human Services Scholarship and Interprofessional Collaboration, 2(1), 1-16.