Abstract

Psychologists have been service providers in the health care sector for many years. They are consistently recognized as valued members of health care teams but are not frequently included as primary care providers. Integrated primary care services that include psychologists are a positive step toward achieving a comprehensive model of patient care. The biopsychosocial model is suggested to supplant the current biomedical model for health and wellness conceptualization. Psychologists are trained in the dynamic interplay between biological, psychological, and social domains. However, education at the graduate level for psychologists working specifically in primary care has not been well conceptualized, developed or implemented. This paper reviews psychology’s history in relation to medicine, psychologists’ roles in health care, and the necessary training and skills to work successfully in primary care. An integrative graduate training curriculum for this purpose is presented.

LLU Discipline

Psychology

Department

Psychology

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Kelly Morton

Second Advisor

Todd Burley

Third Advisor

John Flora-Tostado

Degree Name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Degree Level

Psych.D.

Year Degree Awarded

2002

Date (Title Page)

6-2002

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Primary Health Care; Curriculum; Psychology, Medical.

Type

Doctoral Project

Page Count

v; 101

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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