Journal article
Beyond the Checkbox: Developing Measurement-Based Care as a Clinical Skill in PCBH
Journal of health service psychology (Online), Vol.51(3), pp.167-174
08/2025
DOI: 10.1007/s42843-025-00142-6
Abstract
Measurement-Based Care (MBC) holds significant potential to enhance the effectiveness of the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, yet it remains inconsistently applied. This article positions MBC not as a procedural task, but as a core clinical competency that fosters therapeutic alliance, clarifies treatment goals, and promotes equitable care. Drawing from contrasting clinical vignettes, we demonstrate how tools inform clinical decision-making and enhance collaboration when applied skillfully by Behavioral Health Consultants. Finally, this article identifies cultural, structural, and operational barriers to implementation and offers pragmatic strategies to integrate MBC into routine care. By reframing MBC as a clinical competency, we advocate for its broader adoption as a standard of care within integrated behavioral health and PCBH specifically.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Beyond the Checkbox: Developing Measurement-Based Care as a Clinical Skill in PCBH
- Creators
- Neftali SerranoKelli BosakSara Green-OteroKarla HemesathColleen Clemency CordesWilliam J. Sieber - University of California San DiegoDavid Haddick
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of health service psychology (Online), Vol.51(3), pp.167-174
- DOI
- 10.1007/s42843-025-00142-6
- ISSN
- 2662-2645
- eISSN
- 2662-2653
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 11/20/2025
- Date published
- 08/2025
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9985034933802771
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