“Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Training of Trainers (TOT)
This two-day training will equip participants with the skills necessary to train individuals to provide Screening, Brief, Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). You’ll be prepared to deliver training on an evidence-based approach that has been shown to work. SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk at of developing these disorders. In order for SBIRT to work, the interventionists have to do it with fidelity to the model. This course will prepare you to train successful interventionists.
Target Audience
Social workers, Counselors, Nurses, Students, Medical Staff, treatment/Nursing.
Learning Objectives
- Apply knowledge, skills and abilities as Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) trainers.
- Organize SBIRT training to enhance its implementation in the behavioral health system of care using a public health approach.
Day 1 Agenda
9:00 – 9:15am Introductions & Review of Agenda & Objectives
Abigail Schlesinger, MD & Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
9:15 – 10:15am Module 1: SBIRT- Re-conceptualizing Our Understanding of Substance Use Problems
Abigail Schlesinger, MD
10:15 - 10:30am Break
10:30 – 12:00pm Module 2: Screening – Re-defining the Identification of Substance Use Problems
Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
12:00– 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm – 3:00pm Module 3: Re-designing How We Treat Substance Use Problems
Abigail Schlesinger, MD
3:00pm – 3:15pm Break
3:15– 4:15pm Module 4: Extended Brief Intervention: A Brief Treatment Model
Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
4:15– 4:30pm Homework Assignment & Wrap-up
Abigail Schlesinger, MD & Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
Day 2 Agenda
9:00 – 10:00am Module 5 and 6
9:00-9:30 Module 5: Referral to Treatment for Patients at Risk for Substance Dependence
Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
9:30 - 10:00am Module 6: The Business of SBIRT
Abigail Schlesinger, MD
10:00 – 10:15am Break
10:15 – 11:15am Module 1 Teach Backs – Groups 1 – 3
Abigail Schlesinger, MD
11:15 – 12:15pm Module 2 Teach Backs – Groups 4 – 6
Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
12:15 – 1:15pm Lunch
1:15– 2:15pm Module 3 Teach Backs – Groups 7 – 10
Abigail Schlesinger, MD
2:15– 3:15pm Module 3 FLO Teach Backs – Group 11 – 13
Abigail Schlesinger, MD & Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
3:15 – 4:15pm Module 3 BNI Teach Backs – Groups 14 – 16
Abigail Schlesinger, MD & Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
4:15 – 4:30pm Wrap-up
Abigail Schlesinger, MD & Billie Jo Smith, LPC, NCC
Presenters:
Abigail Schlesinger, MD
Medical Director, TiPS
Clinical Director, Behavioral Science Division
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Medical Director, Ambulatory Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
Associate Professor
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Certified SBIRT Trainer
Billie Jo Smith, MS, LPC
Program Manager
Addiction Medicine Center of Excellence
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Disclosure: No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
Physicians
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses attending this program will receive a Certificate of Attendance confirming 12.25 hours of continuing education in a CME accredited program. These hours may be considered eligible for completing the 30 hours of continuing education required for biannual nursing re-licensure in Pennsylvania.
Available Credit
- 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 11.50 Attendance