Student Newsletter

November Webinar - Foundations of Integrated Behavioral Health

Date: Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, 1:00-2:30 PM  ET

Presenter: Jeff Krepps, Ph.D., LMFT, Program Director, Doctor of Behavioral Health Program, Co-chair and Associate Professor, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Abstract:
Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is a vital approach to improving healthcare by embedding behavioral health services into medical settings. This presentation introduces counseling students to the foundations of IBH through two leading models: the Collaborative Care Model and the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model. Both emphasize interprofessional teamwork, systematic screening, and evidence-based interventions, but differ in structure and focus—Collaborative Care on caseload management with psychiatric consultation, and PCBH on same-day, brief interventions embedded in primary care. Using the case study of Maria, a patient with diabetes and depression, participants will examine how behavioral health clinicians/counselors function in both models and address clinical, cultural, and systems-level challenges in integrated practice.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define integrated behavioral health (IBH) and explain its significance for counseling practice.
• Explain the roles of key team members (primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians/care managers, medical assistants, and psychiatric consultants) in integrated settings.
• Apply brief, evidence-based behavioral interventions (e.g., CBT, MI, ACT, PST) within medical contexts.
• Interpret screening and measurement tools (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7) and describe how they guide clinical decision-making in integrated care.
• Describe the structures, workflows, and goals of the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model and the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM).

Click the link below to register

Doctoral Program Information Session 

There is one more information session scheduled this fall:
Sunday, November 9 at 7pm ET

Please attend the session if you'd like to find out more about continuing your education in our relatively new program.  This will be a virtual event, held via Zoom:
https://nccu-edu.zoom.us/my/drkylakurian?pwd=Q1dFTjB1Y3phRHhxY1MyYWdTaXpsZz09

For more basic information about the doctoral program in Counseling, Counselor Education, and Supervision at NCCU, please visit this page.

Residencies

CON 5351: Group Counseling
For those students taking CON 5351 in the fall semester, you will have a required residency on November 17-18.

For those students taking CON 5351 in the spring semester, you will have a required residency on April 15-16.

CON 5371: Pre-Practicum Counseling Skills
For those students taking CON 5371 in the fall, you will have a required residency either October 28-29 or October 30-31. Specific dates are found below.

• Section 01: October 28-29
• Sections OL1 and OL2: October 30-31

For those students taking CON 5371 in the spring, you will have a required residency either March 24-25 or March 26-27. Specific dates are found below.

• Section 01 and OL2: March 24-25
• Sections OL1: March 26-27

Spring 2026 MOA Timeline (Practicum and Internship)

• Spring 2026 MOA deadline date: Friday, November 14, 2025
• Special request deadline date: Monday, October 13, 2025
• Students will be notified by: Monday, October 20, 2025

Latest Announcements from nccuCounseling

• Student Access Office is Hiring 2025-10-21
• ABSS is hiring a school counselor 2025-10-10
• 2025 Florida Career Development Association - Virtual Summit 2025-10-03
• Colorado State University is hiring a career counselor 2025-10-02

Upcoming Dates to Remember for nccuCounseling:  

• October 20-24: Homecoming Week
• October 24: Founder's Day celebration/Convocation; 12pm SOE Homecoming reception in the SOE
• October 25: Homecoming game
• October 26: Open house for prospective counseling students - Master's programs
• October 28: Counselor Education Program Faculty Meeting
• October 28-29: CON 5371 Residency, section 01
• October 30-31: CON 5371 Residency, sections OL1 and OL2
• October 31: Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade or from the university with a W grade
• November 4: November counseling webinar
• November 5-7: NC School Counselor Association Annual Conference - Greensboro
• November 9: Doctoral Program Information session
• November 14: Spring 2026 MOAs due
• November 17-18: CON 5351 Residency

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