SBIRT and Implications for Public Health Practice (Pt 1-A)
Edward Bernstein, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine&Youth Alcohol Prevention Center, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St., Boston, MA 02118, 617-534-3453, ebernste@bu.edu
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this Public Health Institute, participants will be able to-
- · Incorporate a brief screening question into their daily practice
- · Engage clients in motivational conversation, assess readiness to change, elicit sources of resilience
- · Develop an action plan based on the client’s self-identified priorities that incorporates strategies to overcome potential barriers to change
- · Identify the systems changes that are necessary to support SBIRT program in either a public health or clinical setting.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Any relevant financial relationships? No
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Public Health/Traffic Safety Institute for Preventing Impaired Driving
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA