PSATTC’s SBIRT 4-Hour Self-Paced Online Course

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Course Description

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders. Overall, substance use contributes to over 70 conditions that require medical care. Screening can be easily used in primary care settings and enables healthcare professionals to systematically identify and assist people whose drinking or substance use may cause or complicate medical and mental health functioning.
This 4-hour on-demand course is relevant for both primary care and behavioral health providers. Our training provides a brief overview of the prevalence of substance use, criteria for risky use, and the effects of substance use on health and mental health functioning. We review the two approved screening tools (AUDIT and AUDIT-C), and teach providers how to conduct a three-step Brief Intervention utilizing motivational interviewing techniques focused on motivating people toward positive behavioral change. For individuals identified to be at high risk for an alcohol use disorder, we teach providers how to motivate patients to accept a referral to specialty substance abuse treatment services.

At the conclusion of the on-demand course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify at least two (2) goals of conducting SBIRT in health settings.
  2. Recall at least two (2) examples of screening tools to identify patients at risk of substance use problems.
  3. Explain the three (3) steps of the brief intervention and how they can enhance motivation to change at-risk behavior and/or seek treatment.