Behavioral Health Access and Workforce Competence for Integrated Care: Highlighting Interprofessional Initiatives from Two North Carolina Social Work Programs

Abstract

Effective team-based care is necessary for implementation of the integrated care models recommended to improve behavioral health access. Many models rely on social work­ers who are trained to deliver behavioral health care as an interprofessional team member. In this article, we highlight two social work programs utilizing interprofessional educa­tion to enhance team-based care competence.