CoCM - A team based approach to support kids and parents

 

 

What is CoCM?

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Collaborative Care is a style of behavioral healthcare intended to help patients with mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression. It involves collaboration between your child’s doctor, a Behavioral Health Care Manager (BHCM) located here at ABC Peds, and a psychiatrist at Duke University Medical Center. This program provides our patients with a dedicated team that utilizes evidence-based interventions and medication (when needed) to address their behavioral health needs. ​

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Studies have shown that CoCM leads to significant symptom improvement, increased patient satisfaction, and better overall functioning.

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Who are the members of our Collaborative Care Team?

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Your ABC Pediatrics Collaborative Care Team is

headed by your child’s pediatrician, who they

already know and trust. 
 

Our doctors partner with our BHCM,

Julia Jordan-Lake, M.A., LCMHC, and a pediatric/adolescent

psychiatrist from Duke Health.

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How does Collaborative Care work?​

-Brief evidence-based interventions during sessions with our BHCM

help teach your child skills that they can start applying

immediately. This  helps kids and teens develop strategies to

manage anxiety, depression, and/or ADHD symptoms.

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-Regular check-ins with our BHCM to monitor your child's progress

may occur in our office, via a video visit, or over the phone. 

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- Our BHCM will communicate regularly with the partner psychiatrists from Duke, who will

offer recommendations for your child's care, particularly if medications are prescribed. Your

child's pediatrician will prescribe the medications. 

- On average, patients will participate in the CoCM program for 4-6 months, however, this can

vary based on your child's needs.
 

- If advanced care is needed, our CoCM team (including your child's doctor) will work to help

establish care for your child with a community therapist and/or psychiatrist. 

 

​​​*participation in CoCM requires a visit and consultation with your child's primary care provider, and there may be a waitlist.​

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