The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to action
The Veterans Administration (VA)’s Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model has been a cornerstone of primary care in the VA healthcare system and has indicated the need for an organizational cultural shift towards interdisciplinary care. Most of the focus in PACT has been on the traditional providers...
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| description | The Veterans Administration (VA)’s Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model has been a cornerstone of primary care in the VA healthcare system and has indicated the need for an organizational cultural shift towards interdisciplinary care. Most of the focus in PACT has been on the traditional providers of the medical model, with little attention focused on the role of the psychologist. This paper examines how psychologists can assist in the PACT model and, in particular, within the team VA huddle. Literature on the PACT model, mental health in PACT, and the advantages of the huddle are reviewed. Lessons learned within a large VA clinic are also discussed. Psychologists’ ability to be a clinician, teambuilder, and system specialist is discussed and how it benefits the PACT and the huddling process. Practical recommendations are made for how to best assist during the huddle, and how to advocate for both the huddle, and for a broader cultural shift in care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a15743803a71475b8863f5f8c841fed72022-12-21T22:42:44ZengOpen Medical PublishingHealth Psychology Research2281-20752420-81242018-11-016110.4081/hpr.2018.7393The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to actionRodrigo Velezmoro0C.W. Bill Young VAMC, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FLThe Veterans Administration (VA)’s Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model has been a cornerstone of primary care in the VA healthcare system and has indicated the need for an organizational cultural shift towards interdisciplinary care. Most of the focus in PACT has been on the traditional providers of the medical model, with little attention focused on the role of the psychologist. This paper examines how psychologists can assist in the PACT model and, in particular, within the team VA huddle. Literature on the PACT model, mental health in PACT, and the advantages of the huddle are reviewed. Lessons learned within a large VA clinic are also discussed. Psychologists’ ability to be a clinician, teambuilder, and system specialist is discussed and how it benefits the PACT and the huddling process. Practical recommendations are made for how to best assist during the huddle, and how to advocate for both the huddle, and for a broader cultural shift in care.https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/7393HuddleInterdisciplinaryVeteran AdministrationTeams |
| spellingShingle | Rodrigo Velezmoro The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to action Health Psychology Research Huddle Interdisciplinary Veteran Administration Teams |
| title | The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to action |
| title_full | The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to action |
| title_fullStr | The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to action |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to action |
| title_short | The role of the psychologist in the veterans administration’s patient aligned care team and huddle: A review, practical recommendations, and a call to action |
| title_sort | role of the psychologist in the veterans administration s patient aligned care team and huddle a review practical recommendations and a call to action |
| topic | Huddle Interdisciplinary Veteran Administration Teams |
| url | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/7393 |
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