SBIRT approach to drug and alcohol use
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. Describe the SBIRT process and use in healthcare.
2. Case Presentation (alcoholic patient presents to ER with several complaints) Do not include patient identifying information but include age, chief complaint, and risk factors
3. Describe tool, validity, scoring information and citation. Your patient’s score, and the interpretation of the patient’s score.
4. How was the Motivational Interviewing process applied and shared your client’s score and need for behavioral changes
5. Describe the referral for follow up treatment
6. Share patient outcome and provider evaluation of SBIRT process
