Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use: A Practitioner's Guide

This book provides an introduction for psychologists to screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), an evidence-based approach to identifying and treating substance use across a variety of behavioral health care settings and client populations.

SBIRT has proven to be an efficient, cost effective way to identify harmful substance use and related problems and enhance individuals' motivation to change their behavior. Chapters present overviews of screening tools and approaches to brief intervention appropriate for diverse target populations; concrete steps for implementing SBIRT in a range of practice settings; and recommendations for training, advocacy, and policy. Psychologists who learn and implement SBIRT will be better equipped to meet the needs of their clients and help address the public health problem of substance use in this country.

The aim of this book is to attend to psychologists' reluctance to address substance use with their clients. By engaging clients in proactive, open-minded conversations on this topic, providers can help lower the rates of harmful substance use.

Author: M. Dolores Cimini
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 07/14/2020
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781433832017
ISBN10: 1433832011
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Assessment, Testing & Measurement
- Psychology | Psychopathology | Addiction
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Counseling

About the Author
M. Dolores Cimini, PhD is a licensed psychologist and Director of Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Dr. Cimini has led research-to-practice translation projects for three decades with over $9 million in grant support. She created the STEPS Comprehensive Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Program, which has earned multiple awards for best practices and innovation in behavioral healthcare. Dr. Cimini is Past Chair of the American Psychological Association's Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI). She lives in Albany, New York.

Jessica L. Martin, PhD is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. In addition to conducting research on substance use training for psychologists and dissemination and implementation of substance use preventive interventions, Dr. Martin investigates social, cultural, and contextual risk and protective factors associated with health-related behaviors among college students. She is also interested in substance use training for psychologists. Dr. Martin currently chairs the Education and Training Committee for the Society of Addiction Psychology (Division 50, APA), and is a member of several journal editorial boards. She lives in Malta, New York. Visit https: //jmartinresearchteam.weebly.com/