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This training is not sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
Up to 5 Category A/I continuing education credit hours provided for eligible counselors, substance use counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) with Adolescents is a live training in which participants learn about SBIRT as a public health approach to supporting adolescents. Using SBIRT as a systems-change initiative, providers learn how to screen for substance use, reinforce healthy lifestyle choices, utilize the steps of the brief intervention, and facilitate referrals to appropriate treatment.
SBIRT is evidence-based, brief, highly accepted among providers, and benefits individuals at all levels of substance use (including abstinence). SBIRT with Adolescents teaches participants how to apply SBIRT in various general adolescent-serving roles.
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.
This training is for all Maryland nurses, counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: University of Maryland School of Medicine National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
Cost: Free
For questions, email Melissa Ambrose at mambrose@som.umaryland.edu