3 Hours / 3 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Integrated Behavioral Health: An Overview is presented by Jerrod Brown, PhD.

This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.

Integrative behavioral health is a type of whole-person care that focuses on the interconnections between the body, mind, and physical actions. As such, integrated behavioral health can include a diverse variety of topics, including mental health, life stressors and crises, nutrition, sleep, stress-related physical symptoms, and substance use. Because clients with mental health problems often suffer from co-occurring physical health issues, providing services through an integrated behavioral health lens may result in improved outcomes. 

Developed for professionals, this program explores how an integrated behavioral health care approach is likely beneficial for clients seeking services from behavioral health providers. Related topics covered during this program include Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), behavioral health care in an era of COVID-19, Behavioral Health Consultants (BHC), biopsychosocial influenced health conditions, choice-making, collaborative care, domains of functioning and personal resources, health benefits of social connections, health disparities, illness self-management, personal stigma problems, person-centered attitudes and behaviors, positive psychological health behaviors, resilience, strengths-based approaches, telehealth approaches, toxic stress, well-being, wellness coaching services, and whole-person interventions among others. Practical tips, strategies, and solutions will be shared throughout this program with the goal of improving screening, goal planning, and intervention practices through an integrated behavioral health lens. Empirically-based research findings are highlighted throughout this program.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Describe integrated behavioral health and other related topics
  • 2 Describe the neurobiospsychosocial approach to behavioral health care
  • 3 Describe established benefits and barriers to integrated behavioral health care
  • 4 Describe threats to behavioral, emotional, social, and physical wellbeing
  • 5 Describe ways to promote positive psychological wellbeing
  • 6 Describe modifiable health risk behaviors
  • 7 Describe risk factors of poor intervention and treatment adherence among client-based populations
  • 8 Describe integrated behavioral health screening and intervention approaches
  • 9 Demonstrate an understanding of the existing empirical research on integrated behavioral health

  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals who want to enhance their understanding and practice of integrated behavioral health care. It is designed for those who work with clients experiencing co-occurring mental and physical health challenges, with a focus on whole-person care, resilience-building, and collaborative, interdisciplinary interventions.


    Examples of Relevant Professionals:
    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Licensed Psychologists
    • Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
    • Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs)
    • Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs)
    • Behavioral Health Consultants
    • Clinical Case Managers
    • Substance Use Counselors

  • Experience Level

    This training is appropriate for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals at various stages of experience with integrated behavioral health care.

    • Beginner: Participants new to integrated behavioral health or whole-person care who are seeking foundational knowledge of key concepts, terminology, and basic screening and intervention strategies.

    • Intermediate: Participants with some experience in behavioral health settings who are looking to deepen their understanding of integrative approaches, apply empirical research, and enhance collaborative care and intervention planning skills.

    • Advanced: Participants with extensive experience in integrated behavioral health who are interested in refining advanced skills, implementing complex interventions, and contributing to program development or research in whole-person care.

  • Practice Setting

    Practice in integrated, team-based clinical environments where behavioral health is embedded alongside primary care and specialty medicine to address co-occurring mental and physical health needs. Work within collaborative, fast-paced workflows that emphasize whole-person care, brief screening and interventions, coordinated care planning, resilience-building, and delivery across in-person and telehealth modalities for diverse populations.


    Examples of Practice Settings:
    • Primary care and family medicine clinics
    • Community health centers/FQHCs
    • Hospital outpatient and specialty medical clinics
    • Pediatric practices and school-based health centers
    • Integrated substance use treatment and MAT programs
    • College/university health services with embedded counseling
    • Telehealth or hybrid integrated behavioral health programs
    • VA/public health systems using collaborative care models

Presented By

Jerrod Brown, PhD Pathways Counseling Center, Inc.

Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., is a professor, trainer, researcher, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consultation services to a number of caregivers, professionals, and organizations pertaining to topics related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), confabulation, suggestibility, trauma, and other life adversities, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and youth firesetting. Jerrod has completed four separate master’s degree programs and holds graduate certificates in Neuropsychology, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Other Health Disabilities (OHD), and Traumatic-Brain Injuries (TBI). Jerrod has also conducted over 200 workshops, webinars, and on-demand training for various organizations and professional and student audiences. In 2021, Jerrod completed a post-doctoral certificate in Leadership and Organizational Strategy from Walden University and a Professional Certificate in Forensic Psychology from San Diego State University Global Campus. Currently, Jerrod is pursuing a graduate certificate in Neuroscience and Law from Michigan State University. Jerrod has published several articles and book chapters and recently co-edited the book Forensic Mental Health: A Source Guide for Professionals (Brown & Weinkauf, 2018) with Erv Weinkauf. Jerrod is also regularly featured on several national and international podcast programs.

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Training Outline

Key topics covered in this training include:

  • Integrated behavioral health, Screening, and intervention approaches

  • Neurobiospsychosocial approach to behavioral health care

  • Benefits and barriers to integrated behavioral health care

  • Risk factors of poor intervention and treatment adherence among client-based populations

  • Empirical research on integrated behavioral health.

Earning a Certificate

This is a badge-earning program, which means it will help you earn a certificate that can be showcased on digital platforms like LinkedIn.
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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).



Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.