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Preparing the Workforce to Implement SBIRT through Training, Technical Assistance, and Evaluation

SBIRT Resources for Medical and Behavioral Health Professionals

See below for a library of resources about SBIRT for medical and behavioral health: 

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SBIRT 101

SBIRT for Health and Behavioral Health Professionals

- HealtheKnowledge

SBIRT for Health and Behavioral Health Professionals

- University of Missouri-Kansas City

Helping Your Patients with Alcohol-Related Problems

- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

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Business Case

Configuring Health Care for Systemic Behavior Screening & Intervention

- Richard L. Brown, MPH

Substance Use Disorders and Primary Health Care: Addressing the Gap

- Barbara Turner, MD and A. Thomas McLellan, PhD

New Systems of Care for Substance Use Disorders

- David R. Pating, MD, Michael M. Miller, MD, Eric Goplerud, PhD, MA, Judith Martin, MD, Douglas M. Ziedonis, MD

Recommendations to the Federal Government for Promoting the National Dissemination of Evidence-Based, Cost-Saving Behavioral Screening and Intervention (BSI) 

- Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles

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Adolescents

SBIRT for Adolescents

- Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions (IRETA)

Seeding and Implementing Systems Change Efforts to Improve the Lives of Youth

- Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions (IRETA)

SBIRT for Youth Learning Community: Featuring Amy Pepin

- National SBIRT ATTC

SBIRT for Youth Learning Community – Featuring Geoff Miller

- National SBIRT ATTC

SBIRT for Youth Learning Community – Featuring Dr. O.

- National SBIRT ATTC

SBIRT for Youth Learning Community: Administering and Interpreting Adolescent-Specific Screening Instruments and Results

- National SBIRT ATTC

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Addiction, Mental Health and Social Work Counselors

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Core Curriculum

- Boston University

SBIRT for Health and Behavioral Health Professionals

- University of Missouri-Kansas City

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College and University Campuses

NHTSA's Screening and Brief Intervention Toolkit for College and University Campuses

- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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EHRs and Reimbursement

Whats Your Take on EHRs and SBIRT - Featuring Les Sperling, CEO of the Central Kansas Foundation

- National SBIRT ATTC

Whats Your Take on EHRs and SBIRT - Featuring John McAteer from NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene

- National SBIRT ATTC

Whats Your Take on EHRs and SBIRT – Featuring Jim Winkle from SBIRT Oregon

- National SBIRT ATTC

Presentation by Joseph Hurley, the Revenue Cycle Manager from Oregon Health and Sciences Family Medicine

- SBIRT Education by NORC at the University of Chicago

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Emergency Departments

Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - Part 1

- Emergency Nurses Association

Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - Part 2​

- Emergency Nurses Association

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Faith-Based Settings

SBIRT for Education & Faith-Based Settings

- Geneva Sanford, MSW, LSW, LICDC-CS

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Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

NIDA Drug Facts

- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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Hospitals

SBIRT Pocket Card, Adults

- SBIRT Colorado

Alcohol and Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Guideline

- SBIRT Colorado

Alcohol Screening and Brief Counseling - Essential Steps

- SBIRT Colorado

Marijuana Clinical Guidance

- SBIRT Colorado

Lower Risk Drink Limits Poster; English and Spanish version

- SBIRT Colorado

We Ask Everyone Alcohol Exam Room Poster; English and Spanish version

- SBIRT Colorado

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Joint Commission SBIRT Measures

SBIRT Measures SUB1

- Joint Commission

SBIRT Measures SUB2

- Joint Commission

SBIRT Measures SUB3

- Joint Commission

SBIRT Measures SUB4

- Joint Commission

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Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills

TIP 35 Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Nursing

Nurse Leaders Advocate for Role in Screening, Intervention and Referral

- Celia Vimont

Effectiveness of a Nurse-led Alcohol Liaison Service in a Secondary Care Medical Unit

- Ryder, S.D., et al.

Hospitalized patients? acceptability of nurse-delivered Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

- Broyles LM, Rosenberger EM, Hanusa BH, Kraemer KL, Gordon  AJ.

A qualitative study of anticipated barriers and facilitators to the implementation of nurse-delivered alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for hospitalized patients in a Veterans Affairs medical center 

- Broyles, LM, Rodriguez, KL, Kraemer, KL, Sevick, MA, Price, PA and Gordon AJ

A Clarion Call for Nurse-Led SBIRT Across the

Continuum

- Deborah S. Finnell

Nurses Face Challenges in Implementing Alcohol Screening, Intervention, and Referral

- Celia Vimont

Addiction Training for Undergraduate Nurses using Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

- Burns, et al.

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Opioids

Opioid Dependency: Facts & Figures

- International Nurses Society on Addictions (INTNSA)

An Upstream Intervention to Address the Heroin and Prescription Opioid Epidemic

- Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions (IRETA)

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Primary Care

SBIRT Core Training Program: Screening, Brief Interventions, and Referral to Treatment

- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and Clinical Tools, Inc. (CTI)