​Dr. Ruddy is a nationally recognized leader in advancing and applying integrated behavioral health models. In this presentation, she will engage an audience of local psychologists, physicians, allied professionals, and students in exploring strategies to enhance client care through a systemic lens. Drawing from her latest book, A Systemic Approach to Behavioral Healthcare Integration: Context Matters, Dr. Ruddy outlined guiding principles designed to inspire greater integration within existing local models and to foster new opportunities for collaboration that improve clinical practice.

Key topics included:

• Emerging models of integrated care and research

• Shifts in practice behaviors to support systemic integration

• Building an evidence base for integrated behavioral health

• Applications of this approach to adult health care, pediatrics, and women’s health