Multidisciplinary Advantage: Expanding Access to Care for Parents Through Collaboration


Multidisciplinary Advantage: Expanding Access to Care for Parents Through Collaboration

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Course Description

This 2 hour intermediate webinar will review how multidisciplinary collaboration can expand access to care for parents and families across mental health, behavior analysis, psychiatry, and allied health settings. The training will focus on common barriers to parent engagement, including systemic, cultural, and logistical obstacles, and will highlight practical, caregiver centered strategies for improving access, coordination, and continuity of care. The first hour will focus on parent support during the initial phases of services, and the second hour will focus on parent support during transition and fading of services. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies for ethically and effectively supporting parents within integrated care models.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe key components of multidisciplinary care models and the role of integrated collaboration in improving access to services for parents and families.
  • Identify common systemic, cultural, and logistical barriers that impact parental access to and engagement in mental health and behavioral health care.
  • Apply evidence based strategies for effective collaboration and care coordination across psychology, behavior analysis, psychiatry, and allied health disciplines.