Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

Course Overview

SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders. Practitioners learn how to screen people for substance use disorders and apply a brief negotiated interview to build motivation for change and link to appropriate services. This presentation will discuss the research and rationale for widespread implementation of SBIRT; teach participants how to use common screening instruments, describe, demonstrate and educate participants on how to perform a brief negotiated interview; learn how SBIRT could be set-up in a clinic and explore protocols for referral to treatment.

This training meets the WA Health Care Authority’s requirements to bill for SBIRT services

This training meets the WA Health Care Authority’s requirements to bill for SBIRT service. “If you are taking this training to fulfill the Medicaid SBIRT training requirement for billing, please bring your National Provider Identification number with you to the training to record next to your  signature on the sign-in sheet. If you do not know your NPI number contact your billing office or click this link and perform a search: https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/NPPESRegistry/NPIRegistryHome.do This step will ensure that WA Health Care Authority has the necessary information to add you to the list of approved SBIRT providers.”

When
Monday, August 11, 2014 through Monday, August 11, 2014
11 AM - 5 PM

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