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Further reproduction of those copyrighted materials is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.  \nSuggested Citation  \nBenjamin F. Miller, PsyD, Emma C. Gilchrist, MPH, Kaile M. Ross, MA, Shale L. Wong, MD, MSPH, Alexander Blount, EdD, C.J. Peek, PhD. Core Competencies for Behavioral Health Providers Working in Primary Care. Prepared from the Colorado Consensus Conference. February 2016.  \nMiller, Gilchrist, Ross, and Wong of the Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine organized and led this project. Blount of Antioch University New England and University of Massachusetts served as consultant for behavioral health competencies and training. Peek of the University of Minnesota served as consultant to facilitate the consensus process and help synthesize the resulting content.  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements ................................................................................................................. 1  \nPreamble to the Competencies .............................................................................................. 2  \nEight Competencies at a Glance ............................................................................................ 4  \n1. Identify and assess behavioral health needs as part of a primary care team .................................. 5  \n2. Engage and activate patients in their care...................................................................................... 7  \n3. Work as a primary care team member to create and implement care plans that address behavioral health factors................................................................................................................ 9  \n4. Help observe and improve care team function and relationships .................................................. 11  \n5. Communicate effectively with other providers, staff, and patients................................................. 13  \n6. Provide efficient and effective care delivery that meets the needs of the population of the primary care setting ............................................................................................................................... 15  \n7. Provide culturally responsive, whole-person and family-oriented care.......................................... 17  \n8. Understand, value, and adapt to the diverse professional cultures of an integrated care team ......................................................................................................................................... 19  \nReferences ............................................................................................................................. 21  \nAppendix A. Colorado Consensus Conference Participants ............................................. 22  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe authors gratefully acknowledge the financial backing of the following foundations:  \nThe Colorado Health Foundation  \nCaring for Colorado Foundation  \nThe Ben and Lucy Ana Walton Fund of the Walton Family Foundation  \nRose Community Foundation  \nThe Piton Foundation at Gary Community Investments  \nThe authors also wish to thank the Colorado State Innovation Model leadership for their support, Linda Niebauer and Larry Green for their help in planning the Colorado Consensus Conference and final product development, and the Colorado Consensus Conference participants (see appendix A) for their time and feedback to improve the competencies.  \n1  \nPreamble to the Competencies  \nConsensus on the eight core competencies for licensed behavioral health providers working in primary care was established at the Colorado Consensus Conference on November 17, 2015, with revisions called for at that meeting and subsequently reviewed by the participant group in December of 2015. 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