Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is SBIRT? - its a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for people with substance use disorders and those at-risk of developing them What does SBIRT mean? - -Screening -Brief Intervention -Referral to Treatment Screening - procedure to evaluate probability of a person having a substance use disorder or being at risk for negative consequences due to use of alcohol/drugs Brief intervention - -any time-limited effort to provide: info or advice, increase motivation to avoid substance use, or teach behavior change skills to reduce substance use and chances of negative consequences -typically delivered to persons at low to moderate risk referral to treatment - -when screening identifies person already having substance-related health problems or SUD needing formal diagnosis and possible treatment referral -referral process facilitates access to care (including brief treatment) beyond Brief intervention 2 | P a g e Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved. SBIRT is... - -based on public health principles -designed to reduce the burden of injury, disease and disability associated with misuse of alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription medications and tobacco GOALS of SBIRT - -encourage healthcare providers to screen and provide advice or counseling to their patients who misuse alcohol or other drugs -to influence risky behavior patterns and reduce exposure to the negative consequences of misuse -improve linkages between general community health care and specialized substance abuse providers to facilitate access to care when needed Why is Alcohol mostly focused on in SBIRT? - -hystorically, SBIRT was developed and tested with people at risk for heavy/problem drinking Where is SBIRT being used? - -primary care -community health centers -trauma centers -hospital emergency rooms -and many more places The components of SBIRT - 1. screening is rapid, proactive procedure to ID people who may have or may be at risk for having an alcohol/drug problem 2. brief intervention focuses on increasing client awareness of his/her own substance use and motivation to change 3. referral to treatment provides clients who require more extensive treatment with access to specialty care 3 | P a g e Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved. Who gets screened? - -done with EVERYONE (universal) -no single "right way" to screen does screening indicate whether someone is at risk or a diagnosis for a given condition? - -tells if someone is at RISK for a given condition Screening basics - 1. introduce the screen 2. be specific in your questions 3. make sure you are speaking the same language as the patient 4. convey non-judgmental attitude throughout screen no matter what the answers are General Screening Guidelines - -items should be asked in a m