Disruptors at Work: An Integrated Care Podcast

In the first episode of season 2, Dr. U. Grant Baldwin, DBH, and co-host Dr. Larry Ford, DBH, talk with a panel of five international CGI Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) students. The panelists share their experience in the DBH program, including how they have incorporated strategies learned through CGI’s academic curriculum at their jobs and the ways they are working toward transforming integra...

Dr. U. Grant Baldwin talks with a panel of CGI DBH students about the fallout from the overturn of Roe vs. Wade, and what DBHs must do to support persons making healthcare decisions.  Panelists include:  Jeny Rodrigue, LAC, DBH-c, SAP, SAE, a Licensed Addiction Counselor, Doctor of Behavioral Health Candidate, Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Professional, and Certified Subst...

This episode series highlights the work of clinicians of color in the field of integrated healthcare and healthcare innovation. Shadiase Jack LCSW-C, is a staff therapist at an outpatient mental health agency where she provides mental health therapy to children and adults. She willingly accepts challenges and pursues everything possible to bring speedy and workable outcomes. She embraces difficult...

In this episode, host Dr. Cara English talks with Certified Nurse Midwife and Doctor of Nurse Practitioner Belinda Hodder, co-owner of Willow Birth Center in Arizona. Listeners will learn about the evidence for improved maternal health and birth outcomes in free-standing birth centers, opportunities and challenges for integrating behavioral health in women’s health settings, and how to address the...

On June 13th, 2022, Oklahoma City police have a large presence at Integris Southwest Medical Center after a suicide at the hospital's campus Monday.  “Integris officials said they cannot disclose any details because of privacy laws other than there was a death at the campus. Hospital officials are cooperating with the Oklahoma City Police Department.” This was news from KOCO 5, a local TV sta...

Leadership diversity starts with inclusion and enablement of powerful women in healthcare.  Julie Mann has dedicated her entire career to elevating women in Healthcare Information Technology.  In this episode, she joins the Disruptors at Work podcast to share her journey in healthcare leadership and, more importantly, her passion for inclusion and health equity using Health IT as an enab...

Trigger warning: In this episode, three Doctor of Behavioral Health educators and leaders come together to discuss recent literature and events related to mass shootings in the US.  Drs. Cara English, U. Grant Baldwin, and Fanike Kiara Olugbala Young discuss recent mass shootings, the toll the recent shootings have taken on DBHs and their healthcare colleagues, and share strategies for what t...

In this episode, our host, Dr. English, talks with CGI co-founder, Dr. Janet Cummings, about the health impacts, including mental and behavioral health impacts, of recent legislation such as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida. According to the Human Rights Campaign, 2021 was the worst year in recent history for state legislation attacking LGBTQ equality. A total of 268 anti-equality bills were fi...

Cummings Graduate Institute’s CEO and Disruptors at Work Podcast Host, Dr. Cara English, talks with CGI’s COO, Amanda Harrison, about some of the frequently asked questions related to integrated care, healthcare delivery challenges in the US, and things folks aren't always comfortable asking their doctor.  Ask a DBH will be a recurring series in which Cara and Amanda take questions from the C...

In this episode, we'll be talking about the Educational Determinants of Healthcare Leadership with Don McDaniels of Canton & Company. Don McDaniel is a proud serial entrepreneur, in healthcare for more than 25 years, experiencing its arrested development from many seats. Because of this deep “pathology” we have this wonderful opportunity to re-imagine it. Don is the CEO of Canton & Company...

In our first episode of the Healthcare Leadership Series, co-hosts Gabe Orthous and Cara English are joined by Sepi Browning to discuss some of the changes and challenges in healthcare leadership as well, the formula for success in change management, and expectations for the future of healthcare leadership in the US. Sepi Browning, FACHE, FHIMSS, MHA/MPH, PMP a Healthcare Management Professional w...

The National Partnership for Women and Families recently published a bulletin on the Maternal Mental Health Crisis in the United States which stated, “Our maternity care system often fails to provide equitable, respectful, culturally centered, safe, effective, and affordable care. It spectacularly fails communities struggling with the burden of structural racism and other forms of inequity, includ...

In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about toxic healthcare environments, and connecting these to the mass resignation in healthcare today which has brought national attention to the staffing crises our hospitals and community practices are now facing. What often happens in healthcare is that the providers shoulder all of the blame, and the public believes that doctors and nurses should be perfect...

Dr. Cara English, DBH and Gabe Orthous discuss the Master of Healthcare Leadership (MHL) degree program offered at Cummings Graduate Institute. In this episode they explore why the MHL program was created, how the MHL program differs from other Master’s level healthcare degrees, how the COVID-19 pandemic shaped the program's curriculum, and career opportunities for MHL graduates. To learn more abo...

Recent leaps in trauma research have transformed the fields of addiction treatment and mental health. Awareness of the neurobiological impacts of trauma and violence has shifted our understanding of how to work effectively with individuals in addiction recovery, and innovative trauma-informed practices are now being implemented in communities globally. Unfortunately, these updated, evidence inform...

Armida Carr is the founder and owner of New Horizon Therapy located in Phoenix, Arizona. Armida holds a MS from Arizona State University, is licensed by the State of Arizona, and is certified as a Speech Language Pathologist by the American Speech-Hearing and Language Association (ASHA). As a bilingual speech-language pathologist, Armida has extensive experience with both the pediatric and geriatr...

Episode Title: Mental Health Policy & Advocacy with Dr. Jennie Bever, PhD, IBCLC and Elizabeth Wood of 4th Trimester Arizona. Jennie Bever is a mother, a healer and a visionary. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University, and the Executive Director of 4th Trimeste...

Transgender patients currently encounter multiple barriers to accessing adequate health care. While we are making strides to improve transgender patients' health care experiences, we still have a long way to go to achieve the goal of delivering ample support in navigating the existing obstacles.  A recently published article from the JAMA network confirms the challenges that trans youth have...

This episode focuses on a hot topic in modern behavioral health and integrated care: emerging research related to the use of psychedelics. This topic is controversial in the medical field because most physicians and clinicians have been trained to counsel our patients to stay away from psychedelics due to poor potential mental health outcomes, as well as because these drugs have been illegal in th...

Leolani Ah Quin currently serves as the Wellness Center Director for the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona where she is building on a current movement in the community to build capacity across all disciplines to establish a disease prevention and crisis response model. Dr. Ah Quin is an active lead in these efforts and is supported by the medical, psychiatric care providers, and local schools; th...

This episode of Disruptors at Work: an Integrated Care Podcast explores the Culminating Project (CP) research of Dr. Liza R. Clancy, DBH, MSW, a recent graduate of the Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) degree program at Cummings Graduate Institute (CGI). The Culminating Project, the capstone experience of the Doctor of Behavioral Health program at CGI, is an applied integrated care project demonst...

In this episode of Disruptors at Work: an Integrated Care Podcast, Dr. Cara English, DBH is joined by Lyndsey Steele and Amber Eck of Milestone Pediatrics. They dive into the topic of integrated pediatric care services for children and families with disabilities including an innovative protocol, Astronaut Training. Astronaut Training is a precise, powerful, therapeutic protocol that is designed to...

This episode of Disruptors at Work: an Integrated Care Podcast explores the Culminating Project (CP) research of Dr. Heather Jelonek, DBH, a recent graduate of the Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) degree program at Cummings Graduate Institute (CGI). The Culminating Project, the capstone experience of the Doctor of Behavioral Health program at CGI, is an applied integrated care project demonstrati...

Dr. Cara English, DBH speaks with Napoleon Harrington, MA, LPC on the topic of advocacy and leadership within mental health professions and professional organizations. This episode of Disruptors at Work:an Integrated Care Podcast focuses on the importance of leadership and advocacy as mental health providers. Napoleon shares about his work in Michigan and how it led to legislation changes impactin...

Dr. Cara English, DBH speaks with Dr. Larry Ford, DBH, LBHP, BC and Jackie Carro on the process of marketing integrated care practices and services. This episode speaks to lessons learned from marketing integrated care during the COVID-19 pandemic, improving virtual accessibility for patients, and social media strategies for marketing healthcare services.   Dr. Larry Ford received his Masters...