Screening Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Training

303 Union Ave.,Hammond LA 70402

19 July, 2021

Description

This training seeks to increase the number of skilled professionals who are trained to use and train others in the SBIRT model in Louisiana In October of 2015, the LSU School of Social Work (within the College of Human Sciences and Education) received a multi-year award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA,) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to provide SBIRT training to social work students and other health professionals across the state. The LA~SBIRT Project to Address Healthcare Workforce Issues (LA-SBIRT) seeks to increase the number of skilled professionals who can identify problematic at-risk substance use and appropriately intervene to prevent substance use disorders from developing. The SBIRT training curriculum developed by LA-SBIRT project staff consists of 4 distinct, multi-media modules. Topics include: (1) SBIRT: An Overview, (2) Screening, (3) Brief Intervention, and (4) Referral to Treatment.