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Category A/I continuing education credit hours provided for eligible counselors, substance use counselors, social workers, and psychologists. Length of training varies.
Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence- based practice used to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs. SBIRT with Adolescents teaches participants how to apply SBIRT in a variety of general adolescent-serving roles.
Providers learn how to screen adolescents for substance use, reinforce their healthy lifestyle choices, utilize the steps of the brief intervention, and facilitate referrals to appropriate treatment. SBIRT is brief, widely utilized, and benefits individuals at all levels of substance use (including abstinence).
SBIRT Consists of Three Major Components:
➢ Screening – a provider (nurse, counselor, social worker, psychologist) assesses a student for risky substance use behaviors using standardized screening tools.
➢ Brief Intervention – the provider engages the student in a short conversation providing feedback and advice related to substance use.
➢ Referral to Treatment – the provider offers a referral for therapy or additional treatment to individuals in need of additional supports or services.
Audience: Maryland counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: The National Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland, Family and Youth Interventions for Substance Use (Maryland FYI) , part of the Maryland State Opioid Response, funded by SAMHSA. Maryland FYI Partners include: Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, the National Center for School Mental Health, Bowie State University, Morgan State University, NAMI Maryland, and the Maryland Coalition of Families.
Cost: Free
For questions, email Melissa Ambrose, LCSW-C at mambrose@som.umaryland.edu