Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an Integral Component of Interprofessional Care

- Integrated care, using an interprofessional team model of care, is emerging as the standard for health care in the United States.
- Even though this is the standard for care, this is not always the care actually delivered.
- The basic principles that guide integrated care have not changed.
- However, resources have steadily increased to support learning about, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining integrated care.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapists have opportunities to deliver such care and help advance the integrated, interprofessional delivery of care.

Integrated care, using an interprofessional team model of care, is emerging as the standard for health care in the United States. Even though this is the standard for care, this is not always the care actually delivered. There are major opportunities for cognitive behavioral therapists (CBT) to deliver care in this model and to help advance the integrated, interprofessional delivery of care. These opportunities, and the challenges to developing a highly functioning interprofessional team are explored. ABCT members are encouraged to explore how their practice can be more aligned with interprofessional practice.