The PPLC believes that Black representation within behavioral health is there is recognition that marginalized communities require specific attention and targeted approaches to address systemic issues. PPLC intends to grow the focus and support programming dedicated to improving the representation of Black Psychiatrists within our communities and, as time goes on, to address other populations underrepresented in psychiatry, so that the face of psychiatry in the Commonwealth looks like the face of the people of Pennsylvania.
PPLC hosts and ongoing Learning Collaborative comprised of the leadership of the 13 Psychiatric Residency programs in Pennsylvania, facilitated by PPLC and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society, to improve the recruitment and retention of Black Psychiatrists and development of curricula for training all psychiatrists to more effectively serve Black individuals seeking psychiatric services in Pennsylvania.
The PPLC and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (PAPS) have also created a resource list to advance learning about racial justice to improve the clinical skill and knowledge of all clinicians and contribute thereby to improved clinical outcomes and experience for Black Americans. Please click here to access those resources.
The Pennsylvania’sCoalition for the CommonHealth is an outgrowth from the Integrated Care Summit
and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Counsel (PPLC).
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Conference Focus: The importance of increasing the link between and meeting individuals’ behavioral & physical health care needs and the collaboration between medical & behavioral health professionals.
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This report is intended to be a comprehensive outline of the multiple issues and challenges faced in establishing a system of health care that treats both the physical as well as the behavioral aspects of Pennsylvanians, especially those in the Lehigh Valley.
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A Position Paper of the Family Committee of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council - 05/29/18.
This position paper provides recommendations for competencies for family inclusion needed by psychiatrists, fellows and residents to enhance treatment for persons with behavioral health challenges and support their families.
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A Position Paper Of The Family Committee Of The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council For Use In The Centers of Excellence - 11/3/09. In writing this document, we are making two assumptions: 1. Fellows will enter with widely varied attitudes, knowledge and skills in working with families, and 2.There are financial, political and systemic barriers in community agencies that challenge routine work with family members of individuals
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A process to assess and enhance the employment of Recovery Model principles among psychiatrists in the public behavioral health system of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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