SBIRT Training

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Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Free Training! Hosted by the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education of Dutchess County, Inc. December 14-15, 2015, 9:00AM- 4:30PM What is SBIRT? Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive public health approach for delivering prevention, early intervention and referral to treatment services to people using substances in a harmful or risky way. Goals of the training: Identify SBIRT as a system change initiative & compare & contrast the current system. Understand the information provided Gain knowledge of brief intervention & motivational skills Describe referral to treatment Presenters: Billie Jo Smith, MS, LPC Clinical Supervisor Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (WPIC) Center for Psychiatric & Chemical Dependency Service (CPCDS) Shirely DeStafeno National SBIRT ATTC Trainer Who Should Come? Health Care Workers:Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors Educators:Guidance Counselors, School Social Workers, Psychologists, Administrators HR Professionals Community Policing Professionals Not for Profit Human Service Providers