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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: F. ALEXANDER BLOUNT
Telephone: (508) 856-2147 Work
Website: www.IntegratedPrimaryCare.com
Education: University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Ed.D. (Counseling) 1976,
(program subsequently APA accredited in Counseling Psychology)
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
B.A., 1967
Professional Experience:
Professor of Clinical Department of Family and Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and University of Massachusetts Medical School
Director of Worcester, MA 01655
Behavioral Science 1996-present
Develop and evaluate behavioral science curriculum and programs in the Dept. of Family Medicine and Community Health. Hire and evaluate other Behavioral
Science faculty. Provide precepting and teaching to residents. Develop integrated
care in the primary care practices of the department. Direct the Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Primary Care Psychology. Conduct scholarly research and publication. Maintain a clinical practice in a health center.
Director Family Center of the Berkshires
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
1989-1996
Core Faculty Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy
New York, New York 10021
1987-1989
Director of Crossroads Community Growth Center, Inc.
Clinical Services Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040
1981-1987
Adjunct Counseling Psychology Program
Assistant School of Education
Professor University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01002
1982-1996
Director of Training Osborn Clinic, Inc.
Agawam, Massachusetts
1975-1981
Psychologist in 79 S. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Private Practice 1977-1996
Intern in Connecticut Valley Hospital
Clinical Psychology Middletown, Connecticut
1974-1975
Publications:
Journals:
Blount, A., Schoenbaum, M., Kathol, R., Rollman, B., Thomas, M. & O’Donohue, W. (in
press). The economics of behavioral health services in medical settings: A summary of the evidence. Professional Psychology Research and Practice.
Blount, A., DeGirolamo, S. & Mariani, K. (2006). Training the collaborative care
practitioners of the future. Families, Systems & Health, 24,111-119.
Blount, A. (2005, December 28). Primary care psychology: Are we there yet? [Review
of the book The Handbook of Primary Care Psychology]. PsycCRITIQUES—Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 50 (No. 52), Article 9.
Blount, A. (2003). Integrated primary care: Organizing the evidence. Families, Systems
& Health: 21, 121-134, 2003.
Blount, A. (2002). Thinking about mind and body for medical psychotherapy: Toward
an integration in clinical practice. Advances in Medical Psychotherapy, 11, 199-
206.
Trotto, A. (Blount, A., Isaacson, J. H., Rapport, D. J. consulting authors) (1999). Mental
health referrals and teams.” Patient Care: August, 41-44.
Blount, A. (1997). “Beyond philosophy: Primary care and behavioral health integration.”
Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, October, 13-15.
Blount, A. and Bayona, J. (1994). Toward a system of integrated primary care. Family
Systems Medicine, Vol. 12, no. 2.
Blount, A. (1986). Changing realities in the firm. Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 4,
no. 4.
Blount, A. (1986). Organizations: Introduction to an issue. Journal of Systemic
Therapies, Vol. 4, no. 4.
Blount, A. (1982). Strategic therapy and the affective experience of the therapist. Journal
of Systemic Therapies, Vol.1, no. 3.
Books and Chapters:
Blount, A. (Ed.). Integrated Primary Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health
Collaboration. New York: W.W. Norton, 1998.
Blount, A. “An Introduction to Integrated Primary Care” in Blount, A. (Ed.). Integrated
Primary Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health Collaboration. New
York: W.W. Norton, 1998, 1-43.
Brule', J. F. and Blount, A. Knowledge Acquisition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989.
Blount, A. "A little piece of hell: Indirect therapy with a case of post-traumatic stress,"
in S. de Shazer (Ed.), Family Therapy: Indirect Methods, New York: Aspen
Press, 1986.
Blount, A. "Toward a 'systemically' organized mental health center," in Applications of
Systemic Therapy: The Milan Method, D. Campbell and R. Draper (Eds.), London: Grune & Strattan, 1985
Consulting Experience:
2006 Midstate Health Center, Plymouth, NH
Fred Kelsey, MD, 603 238-2184
2004 “B” Street Health Center, Lewiston, ME
John Coffin, MS, 207 795-6708
2003 Buncombe County Health Center and Mountain Area Health Education
Center, Asheville, NC. Susan Mims, MD, 828 250-5323
2003 Rhode Island Foundation, Advisory Group on Integrated Primary Care
Don Galamaga, MPA, 401 726-2285
2003 Department of Family Medicine, Brown University Medical School
Jeffery Borkan, MD, PhD, 401 729-2235
2001-2003 Department of Youth and Families, State of Connecticut.
2002 Community Voices, El Paso, TX.
2001 Merillac Clinic, Grand Junction, CO.
1992-1996 Neighborhood Health Center, Pittsfield, MA.
1994-1996 Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs,
Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA.
1995 Community Health Plan, Latham, NY, on developing
Integrated Primary Care.
1977-1997 Amherst Schools, Amherst, Mass.
1984-1988 Psychological Services Center of the Department of Psychology,
University of Massachusetts.
1986-1987 Adoption Unit of the Regional Office of the Department
of Social Services.
1982-1983 Springfield Child Guidance Clinic.
1981-1982 Hampshire/Franklin Mental Health Center,
Northampton, Massachusetts.
1979-1983 Family Treatment Alternatives, Holyoke, Massachusetts.
1976-1979 Granby Schools, Granby, Massachusetts.
Conference Presentations:
“Current State of Collaborative Healthcare,” Collaborative Family Healthcare
Association Conference, Newport, RI, 2006
“Integrated Primary Care: Adjusting to a New Model,” Plenary Address, Veterans
Administration Conference on Integrated Healthcare, Albany, NY, 2006
“Integrated Primary Care as the Basis for a Post-Cartesian Model of Care,” part of a panel
on Integrated Primary Care with Ryan Niemiec, PhD, Susan McDaniel, PhD,
Jeffery Reiter, PhD, Parinda Khatri, PhD and Mark Mengel, MD, American
Psychological Association Convention, New Orleans, 2006
“Behavioral Health Needs in Primary Care,” Clinical Health Psychology Institute,
American Psychological Association Convention, New Orleans, 2006
“Primary Care: An Important Setting for Corporate Behavioral Health”, The 2nd Annual
Leadership Summit on Innovation in the Cost-Appropriateness of Behavioral
Health & Wellness. Baltimore, 2006
“Practicing Behavioral Medicine in Primary Care” Society of Behavioral Medicine
Conference, San Francisco, 2006.
“The Nitty-Gritty of Collaborative Practice in Primary Care” with Mohammed Alhabbal,
MD and Luis Caraballo, PsyD, STFM Conference on Families and Health,
Austin,TX, 2006.
“Marketing a Non-Profit Collaborative Organization” Collaborative Family Healthcare
Association, Seattle, WA, 2005
“Basics of Practice as a Behavioral Health Provider in Primary Care” with Leonard Haas,
PhD, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA, 2005.
“Training the Collaborative Practitioners of Tomorrow” with S. DeGirolamo and K.
Mariani, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine National Conference,
New Orleans, 2005.
“Integrated Primary Care: Can We Put Ourselves Together Again” Presented at a
Conference on Integrated Care, Pawtucket, RI, 2004
“Integrated Primary Care: Can We Put Ourselves Together Again” Plenary for state-wide
Conference on Integrating Primary Care and Mental Health, Augusta, ME, 2004
“Integrating Behavioral Medicine into Primary Care” with Tom Campbell, Mark Oordt
and JoEllen Patterson, Society for Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, 2004.
“Using Collaborative Care as a Basic Vehicle for Teaching in a Residency Program”
with Nicholas Apostoleris, Katherine Mariani and Michael Rabara, STFM
Conference on Families and Health, Amelia Island, FL, 2004.
“A Curriculum in Basic Skills in Patient Communication” with Gerry Gleich, Society of
Teachers of Family Medicine National Conference, Atlanta, 2003.
“A Family and Community Based Approach to Universal Health Care” with Michael
Fine, MD. STFM Conference on Families and Health, Kiawah Island, SC, 2003.
“A Workshop Curriculum in Patient Communication for Interns” with Gerry Gleich, MD.
STFM Northeast Regional Conference, Cleveland, 2002.
“Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care: New Opportunities and Challenges for
Behavioral Medicine” with Barbara W. Walker, Philip Brantley and Michael
Goldstein, Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC, 2002.
“Teaching Residents to Communicate about Somatization and Stress Related Illness”
with Ronald Adler, MD. STFM Northeast Regional Conference, Cleveland, 2002.
“Integrating Training of Psychologists into Departments of Family Medicine” with
William Gunn, PhD, and David Waters, PhD, National Conference of the
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Clearwater, FL, 2002.
“Building a Constituency for Integrated Primary Care” National Conference of the
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Clearwater, FL, 2002.
“A Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Primary Care Psychology as a Training
Intervention in a Family Practice Residency” with Peter McConnarty, MD,
Alex Reed, PsyD, Conference on Families and Health, Society of Teachers of
Family Medicine, San Diego, CA, 2002
“Integrated Primary Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health Collaboration”
Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians, 2002.
“Basic Skills Curriculum in Patient Communication for Interns” with Gerald Gleich,
MD, Northeast Regional Meeting, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine,
Cleveland, OH, 2002
“Developing a Curriculum in Communication about Somatizing” with Ronald
Adler, MD, Northeast Regional Meeting, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine,
Cleveland, OH. 2002
“Impact of a Post-Doctoral Fellowship as a Training Intervention in a Family Practice
Residency” with P. McConnarty, MD, N. Apostoleris, PhD, A. Reed, PsyD, and
R. Coombs, PsyD, Northeast Regional Meeting, Society of Teachers of Family
Medicine, Mystic, CT. 2001
“Training Residents to Communicate about Stress-Related Illnesses” with Ronals Adler,
MD., Northeast Regional Meeting, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine,
Mystic, CT. 2001
“A Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Primary Care Psychology as a Training Intervention in a
Family Medicine Residency” Northeast Regional Meeting, Society of Teachers
of Family Medicine. Philadelphia, 2000.
“Integrated Primary Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health Collaboration”
Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians, 2000.
“’Team Precepting’: One approach to teaching biopsychosocial collaborative practice”
with Pamela Adelstein, MD, and Mark Moscovitz, MD, STFM Annual Meeting,
Orlando, 2000.
“Home visit chart rounds as a teaching tool for first year residents” with Warren
Ferguson, MD and Valerie Early, MD, STFM Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2000.
“From Collaboration to Integration in Primary Care: What’s the Protocol” The Family
in Family Medicine Conference, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, San
Diego, 2000.
“Treating Depression and Somatization in Primary Care for Underserved Populations”
with Jose Bayone, MD. Presented at conferences of the Association of Clinicians
for the Underserved, in Dallas, Las Vegas and Seattle, 1999-2000.
“Integrated Treatment Protocols in Primary Care” Collaborative Family Healthcare
Coalition Conference, Bethesda, 2000.
“Population Based Primary Care Should Be Integrated Primary Care” Conference on
Population Based Primary Care, Rhode Island Academy of Family Medicine, W.
Greenwich, RI, 1999.
“Team Precepting: A Model for Teaching Collaborative Practice” with R. Adler,
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference, Kiawah Island, SC, 1999.
“Family Therapists in Integrated Primary Care” American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy National Conference, Dallas, 1998.
“Involving a Behavioral Health Provider, What to say to make it work.” Grand Rounds,
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Memorial Health
Care, 1998.
“Micro-Routines in Delivering Collaborative Health Care” with L. Mauksch and D.
Waxman, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Kiawah Island, SC, 1998.
“Training Residents for Collaborative Practice” Hinsdale Conference on Behavioral
Science in Family Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1997.
“Integrated Primary Care: What the Future Holds for Mental Health Providers”
Department of Psychology, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, 1997
“Integrated Primary Care: What the Future Holds for Mental Health Providers”
Training Consortium of Springfield, Springfield, MA, 1997
“Solution-focused Interventions in Primary Care” with Cohen, J., Kelso, T., Rick, J., & Schilling, R. 2nd Annual Collaborative Family Health Care Coalition Conference, Washington, D.C., February, 1997.
“Integrated Primary Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health Collaboration”
Grand Rounds. Department of Family Medicine, Memorial Hospital,
Worcester, MA, 1997.
“Integrated Primary Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health Collaboration”
Grand Rounds. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of
Massachusetts Medical Center, 1997.
“The Primary Care Physician as Psychiatrist: An Offer of Aid” Grand Rounds,
Department of Medicine, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, 1996.
“Integrating Care for ‘Non-Dichotomizing’ Populations: Latin Lessons” with
Jose’ Bayona, MD, MPH, Collaborative Family Health Care Conference,
Washington, DC, 1995.
“Integrating Care in a Distributed Community Health Care System: The Holyoke Infant
Mortality Project” AFTA Conference on Families and Health, Captiva Island, FL., 1994.
“Solution Focused Interviewing for Primary Medical Care," Grand Rounds, Department
of Family and Community Medicine, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA. 1993.
“A Cybernetic Approach to Integrated Primary Care," American Society for Cybernetics
Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 1993.
“Designing a Distributed Community Healthcare System," Partnerships in Health Care
Conference, Rochester, N.Y., 1993.
“Developing a Systemically Oriented Department of Psychiatry in a Medical Center,"
with Carlos Sluzki, M.D., Phillip Pryjma, M.D. and David Raskin, M.D., American
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Convention, Dallas, 1991.
“The Role of Family Therapy in Deinstitutionalization," American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy Convention, San Francisco, 1989.
“Information Management Systems which Support Clinical Work," American
Psychological Association Convention, New York, 1987.
“Systemic Approaches to Clinical Management," American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy Convention, Chicago, 1987.
“Systemic Therapy and Organizations: A Conceptual Overview," American Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy Convention, New York, 1985.
“Epistemology and Organizational Structure," American Society for Cybernetics
Conference, Philadelphia, 1984.
“Second Order Cybernetics and Family Therapy," with Lynn Hoffman, M.S.W., Karl
Tomm, M.D., Paul Dell, Ph.D., and William Lax, Ph.D., Gordon Conference on
Cybernetics, New Hampton, NH., 1984.
“Two Models of Live Supervision," with Evan Coppersmith (Imber-Black), Ph.D., and
Janine Roberts, Ed.D., American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Convention, San Diego, CA., 1981.
Workshops Presented:
“Treating the Somatizing Patient,” Half-day to the Maine Psychological Association,
Portland, 2006
“Best Practices in Collaborative Healthcare,” Half-day to the Maine Psychological
Association, Portland, 2006
“Introduction to the Basics of Collaborative Care” With David Stoller, MD, and
Claudia Grauf-Grounds, Ph.D. A day-long pre-conference workshop at the
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Conference, Seattle, 2005.
“Introduction to the Basics of Collaborative Care” With Macaran Baird, MD, and
William Doherty, Ph.D. A day-long pre-conference workshop at the Collaborative
Family Healthcare Association Conference, Minneapolis, 2004.
“An Overview of Integrated Primary Care” A two-day workshop presented in Asheville,
NC.
“Providing Behavioral Health Services in Primary Care”. A one-day workshop presented
in Springfield, MA.
“Working with Chaotic Families.” A one day workshop presented in Champaign, IL and
Pittsfield, MA.
“Introduction to Solution Focused Interviewing". A one day workshop presented at the
Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in N.Y and Bristol Hospital, Bristol, CT.
“Solutions in Schools". A one/two day workshop presented in Munich, Toronto,
Holyoke, MA, and Springfield, MA.
“Community Treatment of Patients with Major Mental Ilness”. A one day workshop with
Raphael Ben-Dror, MSW, Ed.D. presented in Bode and Honigsweig, Norway
“Systemic Approaches to Managing in Clinical Organizations". A two day workshop
presented in New York, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Toronto.
Numerous workshops on brief therapy, family therapy, child abuse, foster care, and
solution focused approaches in schools presented in Western Massachusetts
& Connecticut.
Board and Committee Memberships and Conferences Chaired:
Chair, Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, 2005-2007
Chair, Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Conference, 2006
Chair, Behavioral Medicine in Medical Settings Track, Society for Behavioral Medicine, 2005
Chair, Families and Health Conference, 2005
Steering Committee, Group on the Family, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine,
2000-present.
Board of Directors, Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, 1999-present
Editorial Reviewer, Families, Systems and Health, 1996 - present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Systemic Therapies, 1984 – 1999.
Editorial Reviewer, Family Systems Medicine, 1987 - 1996.
Editorial Reviewer, Family Process, 1989 - 1991.
Research Review Committee, Region I, Massachusetts Department of
Mental Health, 1981-87.
Professional Affiliations:
American Psychological Association
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association
Society for Behavioral Medicine
American Society for Clinical Hypnosis
Licensing and Certification:
1977 Licensed as a Psychologist in Massachusetts.
1978 Listed in the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology.
1981 Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
2002 Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology
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