Distance Education Training in Behavioral Health: A Rural Primary Care Needs Assessment and Pilot Webcast

Date
08/2009
Description

Primary care providers (PCPs) are often the first and only resource for rural and frontier residents needing mental health care. Training on mental health issues is not easily accessible for PCPs working in rural settings. Distance education offers a low-cost, convenient alternative for PCPs to obtain the information they need to treat the mental health needs of their patients.

Center
WICHE Center for Rural Mental Health Research
Authors
Mimi McFaul, Dennis Mohatt, Jim Ciarlo, John Westfall