Participation Type
Paper
Session Title
Session 3.05 Health
Presentation #1 Title
Behavioral Health in Appalachia: Lessons learned, lessons offered
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
This paper will discuss the importance of considering cultural messages and schemas when delivering behavioral health services. Various communities in Appalachia are quite underserved with respect to behavioral health services but it is important to design service delivery models that truly meet the needs of the residents of these communities. The Psy.D. Program at Marshall University has taken as its mission the training if doctoral levels psychologists to deliver services in rural and underserved areas. A small group of program graduates currently working in Appalachian was interviewed regarding the lessons they have learned from the communities they serve. A qualitative analysis of these interviews will be shared and will culminate in a discussion of the unique behavioral health needs and beliefs that exist in select Appalachian communities.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Kellee Boster, M.A. is currently a doctoral student in the Psy.D. program at Marshall University. She has specific interests in integrated behavioral health and substance abuse.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
John 'Jake' Van Horn, M.A. is currently a doctoral student in the Psy.D. Program at Marshall University. He has specific interests in the definition and role of fatalism in behavioral health issues.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #3
Marianna Footo Linz, Ph.D. is a professor in the Psychology Department at Marshall University. She has specific interests in Appalachian children and their families.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #4
Marty Amerikaner, Ph.D. is a professor in the Psychology Department at Marshall University. He has specific interests in clinical supervision and the common factors in psychotherapy that promote positive change.
Behavioral Health in Appalachia: Lessons learned, lessons offered
This paper will discuss the importance of considering cultural messages and schemas when delivering behavioral health services. Various communities in Appalachia are quite underserved with respect to behavioral health services but it is important to design service delivery models that truly meet the needs of the residents of these communities. The Psy.D. Program at Marshall University has taken as its mission the training if doctoral levels psychologists to deliver services in rural and underserved areas. A small group of program graduates currently working in Appalachian was interviewed regarding the lessons they have learned from the communities they serve. A qualitative analysis of these interviews will be shared and will culminate in a discussion of the unique behavioral health needs and beliefs that exist in select Appalachian communities.
