1 Intro to Integrated Care & Handbook Review

What is the purpose of Boot Camp?

To prepare students for school placements and independent practice.

What badge should students wear before school badges are issued?

Their ECU One Card.

Why must students consider spring break schedules carefully?

School breaks differ from ECU breaks.

Can students work during ECU spring break?

Yes, especially to gain shadowing hours.

What materials are available on the Team Site?

History, handouts, screeners, templates, and resources.

Where is the physical resource room located?

Redditt House observation room.

Name one therapeutic tool in the resource room.

Stress balls, fidget spinners, games, or puppets.

What four domains make up the whole-person model?

Biological, psychological, social, and spiritual.

What does the integrated care model reject?

Viewing problems as only psychological.

Give an example of biopsychosocial connection.

Physical illness can hurt academics and affect the whole school system.

Why must therapists know their own stress responses?

To recognize similar patterns in youth.

Why are therapists encouraged to use their own protective factors?

To stay present while helping others.

What systems surround one child in treatment?

Family, classroom, school, and community.

What does relationally-centered care emphasize?

Reciprocity and bidirectional influence.

What is non-summativity?

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Why can joint sessions reveal more than separate interviews?

Different interactions emerge when people are together.

When might separate sessions be safer than joint sessions?

Partner violence or child maltreatment cases.

What frameworks are integrated in this model?

Systems theory + biopsychosocial-spiritual model.

What three levels should therapists consider in systems thinking?

Inside individuals, between individuals, and larger systems.

What is the goal of systems thinking in care?

Improve quality care without overcomplicating treatment.

What is coordinated care?

Providers in different locations briefly communicate.

What is co-located care?

Providers share a building but work separately.

What is integrated care?

Providers collaborate closely and coordinate treatment directly.

What makes this model different from collaborative care?

Behavioral health providers have equal access to all patients.

How long is the average session?

20–25 minutes.

How many clients per hour should students aim to see?

At least one.

How many visits per month is expected at 10 hours/week?

About 40 visits.

Why should caseloads be about double weekly hours?

Not every client is seen weekly.

In what increments are hours tracked?

15-minute increments.

How many minutes are needed to count as a 30-minute session?

At least 22 minutes.

What are the three clinical hour categories?

Individual, family/relational, and larger systems.

What counts as supervision hours?

Group and individual supervision.

Why is guardian consent needed?

Students are ECU employees, not school employees.

What is needed to speak with school staff about a client?

Release of information.

What situations require immediate 'red flag calls'?

Child abuse, elder abuse, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation.

Can supervisors be called during session crises?

Yes.

What is low-level family inclusion?

Simple reporting about the child.

What is moderate family inclusion?

Asking parents what strategies are helping.

What is high-level family inclusion?

Exploring how the whole family changes when things improve.

What comes first in treatment priorities?

Mental health needs.

What comes second in priorities?

Chronic health conditions.

What comes third in priorities?

Lifestyle factors like sleep, nutrition, stress, vaping, screen time.