SBIRT Educational Presentations

The following slide presentations are used in many of our trainings.

(1) Understanding Addiction & SBIRT

  • Differing views of addiction
  • Neurobiological mechanisms of addiction
  • Addiction as chronic disease
  • Stigma of addiction and treatment
  • Nationwide SBIRT movement
  • Evidence supporting SBIRT

(2) Screening

  • Rationale for universal screening
  • Standard drink
  • NIAAA low-risk drinking guidelines
  • Screening tools

(3) Brief Intervention & BNI Toolkit

  • Stages of Change model (or, the Transtheoretical Model)
  • Motivational interviewing principles
  • Motivational interviewing skills practice
  • Brief Negotiated Interview (BNI) Algorithm