Community Training

Ethics and Integrated Care Teams: A Panel Discussion

February 21, 2024

11am-1:30pm

2.5 Contact Hours

Cost: Free

Delivery Method: Virtually via Zoom

To Register (Registration will close 2/19/24)

Description: The UNC Charlotte School of Social Work Integrated Behavioral Health Program will host a panel of integrated care experts.  Panelists will discuss ethical dilemmas faced when providing integrated care, similarities and differences across professional ethical standards and how to navigate these ethical dilemmas on an integrated care team.

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop an understanding of similarities and differences in professional ethical standards of various members of an integrated care team.
  • Develop an understanding of how an integrated care team would address ethical dilemmas when providing services to patients.
  • Develop an understanding of ethical challenges faced when working on an integrated care team and the importance of effective communication to resolve these challenges.

Panelists:

Dr. Teressa Watts, MD

Teressa Watts, MD joined Marathon Health in 2015 as the Medical Director for the Charlotte, NC market. Prior to joining Marathon Health, she worked for Atrium Health as an attending physician in the Family Medicine Residency Program and in private practice. Dr. Watts graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and completed her residency at Atrium Health in Charlotte. She was named NC Family Medicine Resident of the Year. She is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Family Medicine. She has more than 28 years of medical experience. Dr. Watts is passionate about addressing health care disparities in her community and enjoys health education and women’s health.

Dr. Ajiri Smith Barnes, MD

Dr. Ajiri Smith Barnes is a board certified family medicine physician practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina.  She was raised in Charlotte and graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, NC.  She earned Bachelor of Science in Psychology,  with a concentration in health psychology from Duke University in 1994. She worked as a research assistant at Duke Clinical Research Institute prior to medical school,  contributing to clinical trial research for heart disease, leukemia and breast cancer clinical research trials.  She is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine in 2005 and completed her medical training at Carolinas Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program – Urban Track, with a concentration in underserved medicine.     

Dr. Barnes has over 18 years of clinical experience, prior to coming to Marathon Health, practicing at Atrium Health Primary Care Cabarrus Family Medicine-Prosperity Crossing,  where she served as Site Based Medical Director for 8 years .  She has been named as a Charlotte Top Doctor.  She has a passion for preventative care and for recognition of social, emotional, mental factors that can impact health and disease processes.   She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,  Incorporated.   She is married with a daughter and son.

Rachael Pennell, LCSW

Rachael Pennell is the Director of Integrated Behavioral Health at Charlotte Community Health Clinic. Rachael is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her interests include health equity, access to care, and de-stigmatizing mental health. Rachael serves as a health community partner to the UNC Charlotte School of Social Work’s Integrated Behavioral Health Program providing training and practicum opportunities to MSW Integrated Behavioral Health Scholars.

Dr Tiffany Jackson, DNP, NP-C, ACHPN

Dr. Jackson is a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing. She has been a nurse practitioner since 2012 board certified in family health, hospice, and palliative care. She received her BSN from Waynesburg University, MSN from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh), and DNP from Chatham University (Pittsburgh). She has specialized in hospice and palliative medicine since 2012. She currently practices at Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region in addition to her full-time faculty role. She is currently a member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association (HPNA), a member of national HPNA Educational Review Committee, and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Moderator:

Dr. Latasha Ellis, PhD, LCSW, LISW-CP

Dr. Ellis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NC & SC), Certified Oncology Social Worker, and a Registered Yoga Teacher. With over 23 years of clinical experience, her diverse experience expands across to a multitude of diverse populations and settings, from schools to maximum security prisons. Over the past 17 years, she has worked in an integrated healthcare setting helping individuals cope with chronic illness. She holds a Certificate of Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care from the University of Michigan. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Ellis is certified clinical supervisor, presenter, and adjunct professor. She is a Maryland native who loves seafood, particularly blue crabs. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time in nature (landscaping, bird watching, hiking), interior decorating, traveling, and connecting with friends and family.


MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEW SKILLS FOR SUPERVISION

The UNC Charlotte School of Social Work Integrated Behavioral Health Program hosts Dr. Julie Tennille to facilitate MI Skills for Supervision Training.

Dr. Tennille received her Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013 and herMSW from Temple University in 1996. She taught advanced clinical social work practice at theUniversity of Pennsylvania and at Temple University. Her research focuses on developing effective models for teaching evidence-based practice in social work, HIV prevention, and the role of intimacy in recovery. Dr. Tennille has been in direct practice, mental health services research, and administration in public mental health and HIV/AIDS services for over 30 years and is a member of MotivationalInterviewing Network of Trainers. She is interested in developing and evaluating innovative strategies to prepare social workers and other health professionals to capably deliver Motivational Interviewing(MI) in community settings. 

Julie Tennille, MSW, PhD, LSW

MI also extends to the leadership role that the social work profession should assume in integrated health settings. Social workers are uniquely qualified not only to implement MI, but to lead in training other health professions in this valuable intervention. This training will begin to explore how MI skills can be utilized in supervision.

October 3, 2023

Live Via Zoom, 11:30-1 pm

REGISTER HERE

1.5 CEUs Provided for Attending Full Session

The UNC Charlotte IBH Program partners with WCU-PA’s EPIC Program Training Series:​​

The EPIC Trainings Series is an online four-part training program presenting practical evidence-based research on integrated care and interprofessional collaboration for those working with Children, Adolescents and Transitional Aged Youth. Trainings are created for professionals, students, faculty and community members and are free and open to all.