Alcohol and drug use SBIRT approach
This is an exercise combining screening for alcohol and harmful drug use, with a ‘brief intervention’ using Motivational Interviewing and referrals for follow up with behavioral health specialist. For this assignment, create a narrated presentation regarding a patient (alcohol abuse)
case scenario, using the Screening – with Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach.
1. SBIRT overview: Describe the SBIRT process and use in healthcare.
2. Case Presentation Do not include patient identifying information but include age, chief complaint, and risk factors
3. Screening Tool used – Describe tool, validity, scoring information and citation. Your patient’s score, and the interpretation of the patient’s score.
4. Brief Intervention: How was the Motivational Interviewing process applied and shared your client’s score and need for behavioral changes
5. Referral for Treatment: Describe the referral for follow up treatment
6. Evaluation of the process: Share patient outcome and provider evaluation of SBIRT process
7. References – 3-5 references. APA format. Include Screening Tool authors.
