SBIRT Training
What is SBIRT?
SBIRT, or screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment is a comprehensive, public health approach to the early identification, intervention, and delivery of services for people who may be at risk for developing or may already have a substance use disorder. SBIRT is sometimes known as alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI). Essentially, it is a clinical preventive service, similar in many ways to other health screenings, such as those for high blood pressure, tobacco use, or depression.
US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all adults ages 18 or older should be screened in primary care settings for excessive alcohol use. A standardized screening tool, such as the US AUDIT or the single question alcohol screener, is used to assess the client’s current drinking patterns (i.e., how frequently they drink alcohol and how much alcohol they drink when they drink).
Clients whose screening score indicates that they are drinking above recommended levels are provided feedback about their specific health risks, and then brief education, brief counseling, or a referral for further assessment and treatment depending on their screening score. Often the brief interventionor brief counseling uses techniques that draw on Motivational Interviewing, which helps clinicials help clients and patients identify their own intrinisic motivations for behavior change.
You can learning more about SBIRT and MI through the training opportunities on this page.
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing One Day Virtual Workshop
Prevention Insights (Indiana University School of Public Health) is offering a one day virtual workshop on Motiviational Interviewing (MI) on October 5.
Learning goals:
Define MI
Experience the Spirit of MI
Practice core skills
For more information and to register, visit: https://iprc.iu.edu/training/courses.php.
NORC at the University of Chicago hosts a learning collaborative to expand the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment (SBIRT) among medical and behavioral health professionals. There are a variety of free on-demand webinars and other trainings available, as well as resources specific for nurses.
Introduction to SBIRT
Implementing SBIRT in Health Centers
Reimbursement
The Business Case of SBIRT
Interested in learning more about how to apply Motivational Interviewing to promote behavior change with your clients? Grab your headphones or your earpods and join our partners at the University of Nevada, Reno CASAT/NFARtec for this podcast.
Hosts Amy Shanahan, MS CADC and Paul Warren, BFA LMSW MINT discuss the intricacies of the the MI spirit, intentionality, evoking change talk, and reveal what MI is not. If you are curious about enhancing what you know about MI, reflecting on your practice, and improving your partnership with clients, then this podcast is for you!
Disclaimer: NPs, Midwives and Nurses: Partnering to Prevent FASDs is not responsible for the content of these training resources. All questions regarding registration, continuing education, and content should be directed toward the training organizers.