CPHSSWCE0390 - Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): A Public Health Approach to Addressing Substance Use

Course Description

Brief Course Description: This training will provide participants with a thorough understanding of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), an evidence-based protocol to address problematic substance use in primary care, social service, and behavioral health settings. The training will describe the evidence base for SBIRT and the need for substance use screening and intervention; outline the validated instruments used for substance use screening; identify brief intervention and substance use treatment referral models; and provide participants with ample opportunity for skills transfer.

Target Audience: Intermediate

Continuing Education Clock Hours:  3 Hours

Course Outline

Event Agenda:

• Introduction: 9:00-9:15AM
• Case for substance use screening: 9:15-9:30AM
• Validated substance use screening tools: 9:30-9:45AM
• Brief intervention framework: 9:45-10:00AM
• Referral best practices: 10:00-10:15AM
• Break: 10:15-10:30AM
• Workflow and operational considerations: 10:30-10:45AM
• Practice: 10:45-11:45AM
• Discussion and Debrief: 11:45AM-12:10PM
• Evaluations & Certificates 12:10-12:15PM

Learner Outcomes

Learner Outcomes:

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to do the following:

• identify the 3 distinct components of an SBIRT protocol
• identify the problems associated with problematic substance use.

When participants return to the workplace, they will be able to do the following:

• articulate why screening and brief intervention are important from a public health perspective
• implement brief interventions to negotiate safer substance use or apply to other health behaviors.

Notes

• Pre-Approved Provider:  Temple University School of Social Work Continuing Education Program is a pre-approved provider of continuing education courses and programs for social workers and clinical social workers in Pennsylvania.
• Continuing Education Certificates:  At the conclusion of the course, paper certificates denoting continuing education clock hours will be provided to students who successfully complete the course.  To successfully complete the course, students must attend the entire course (from start to finish), actively participate in the course, and submit a course evaluation form.  Note:  Certificates are printed 72 hours in advance of the scheduled course.  The Continuing Education Office will mail paper certificates within 14 calendar days of the course to any students who register after the certificates are printed.  Tuition for the course covers the cost of the paper certificate.
• Accommodations:  To request special accommodations, please send an email to the Continuing Education program office (sswce@temple.edu) that includes a contact person, phone number, and specific accommodation requested.  Please provide at least 14 calendar day's notice before the scheduled course.
• Cancellations/Refunds:  Please notify the Continuing Education program office (sswce@temple.edu) as soon as possible if you need to cancel your registration.  Registrants who provide more than 7 days' notice of cancellation receive 100% tuition refund.  Registrants who provide more than 24 hours' but less than 7 days' notice of cancellation receive 50% tuition refund.  Registrants who provide less than 24 hours' notice of cancellation receive 0% tuition refund.
• Questions/Grievances:  For any questions or grievances, please send an email to the Continuing Education program office (sswce@temple.edu) that includes a contact person, phone number, and questions or description of grievances.