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Preparing the Workforce to Implement SBIRT through Training, Technical Assistance, and Evaluation

Adolescent SBIRT Resources

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Billing and Reimbursement

Medical Learning Network Booklet on Medicare & Medicaid Coverage of SBIRT Services

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- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Coding and Reimbursement Guide

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- Wisconsin SBIRT

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EHRs and Quality Improvement

SBIRT Specifications

- Oregon Health Authority

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Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse or Dependence Treatment (NQF 0004)

- Oregon Health Authority

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Evaluation Tools and Examples

Brief Intervention Observation Sheet

- Heather Gotham, University of Missouri - Kansas City

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Motivational Interviewing Observational Form

- Barbara Joyce, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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BNI Adolescent Algorithm (Bilingual)

- BNI-ART Institute

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Youth Brief Intervention and Referral: Interview Scoring Sheet

- BNI-ART Institute

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Brief Intervention Observation Sheet (BIOS) for Kognito's SBI with Adolescents Online Simulation

- Kognito

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Fact Sheets

Tips for Teens: The Truth About Cocaine

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Marijuana

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Tips for Teens: The Truth About E-Cigarettes

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Inhalants

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Heroin

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Tips for Teens: The Truth About Methamphetamine

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Guides, Manuals, and Databases

SubstanceUsePreventionResources.org

- National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills

Motivational Interviewing Tips for Providers (English)

- National Council for Mental Wellbeing

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Motivational Interviewing Tips for Providers (Spanish)

- National Council for Mental Wellbeing

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News and Articles

Moving Upstream: Addressing Youth Substance Use

- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Youth Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention Strategic Initiative

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Integration of Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, And Referral to Treatment into Pediatric Primary Care Advancing Learning and Knowledge

- Conrad N. Hilton

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Psychiatric Prescribers’ Experiences With Doctor Shoppers

- Julie Worley, Mary Johnson, and Niranjan Karnik

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Normative Feedback and Adolescent Readiness to Change a Small Randomized Trial

- Smith, D. C., Ureche, D. J., Davis, J. P., & Walters, S. T. 

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Motivational Interviewing with and without Normative Feedback for Adolescents with Substance Use Problems: A Preliminary Study

- Smith, D. C., Ureche, D. J., Davis, J. P., & Walters, S. T.

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Drug Overdose Deaths Among Adolescents Aged 15–19 in the United States: 1999–2015

- Sally C. Curtin, M.A., Betzaida Tejada-Vera, M.S., and Margaret Warner, Ph.D.

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The Role of Advocacy in Adolescent Health Policy and Practice Change

- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Substance Use Prevention Initiative

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Teaching College Students About Alcoholics Anonymous: An Experiential Approach

- Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, NP, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP, Stephanie M. Thompson, MSW, Robert A. Zucker, PhD

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Addressing Substance Use in Primary Care

- Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP

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Prevention and Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use in Primary Care

- Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP

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Alcohol and drug use among adolescents: an educational overview

- Alfredo Gutierrez and Leo Sher

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Reducing Teen Substance Misuse: What Really Works

- Trust for America’s Health

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Health Affairs blog: To Address Substance Use Among Adolescents, Look To Pediatric Primary Care

- Dr. Sharon Levy

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Using Person-Centered Language to Avoid Stigmatizing Individuals with Substance Use Disorders

- Community Catalyst

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Youth SBIRT Research Roundtable: Summary of the Proceedings

- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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Educating Undergraduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Students in Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Using an Online, Interactive Simulation

- Cathy Koetting and Patricia Freed

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Introduction to the Special Issue: The Use of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment by Social Workers

- Lynn A. Warner , PhD & Shauna P. Acquavita, PhD

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The SBIRT Interprofessional Curriculum and Field Model

- Shauna P. Acquavita, PhD, Ruth Anne Van Loon, PhD, Rachel Smith, MH SC, Bonnie Brehm, PhD, Tiffiny Diers, MD, Karissa Kim, PharmD, BCPS & Andrea Baker, MSW

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Preparing Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Students to Deliver Adolescent SBIRT for Substance Use

- Kuzma EK, Boucher N, Gray B, Burmester K, Ploutz-Snyder R, and Strobbe S.

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Learning Outcomes for Adolescent SBIRT Simulation Training in Social Work and Nursing Education

- Hitchcock, L, King, D, Johnson, K, Cohen, H, McPherson, TL

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Nursing: Addressing substance use in the 21st century

- Finnell, D.S., Tierney, M., & Mitchell, A.M.

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The Essentials competencies: A framework for substance use-related curricula

- Mitchell, A.M., Mahmoud, K., Finnell, D.S., Savage, C.L., Weber, M.

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Online Courses

SBIRT for Health and Behavioral Health Professionals: How to Talk to Patients about Substance Use

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- University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)

Adolescent Substance Use and Rx Drug Misuse CME/CEs

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- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Understanding Substance Use Disorders

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- SAMHSA Great Lakes ATTC

Substance Use Disorder Basics

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- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies

Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: Screening and Engagement in Primary Care Settings

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- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Helping Your Patients with Alcohol-Related Problems

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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

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Pocket Guides

Readiness Ruler

- Zimmerman GL, Olsen CG, Bosworth MF. Am Fam Physician. 2000:61:1409-1416

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Position Papers

The Adoption of SBIRT in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice

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- American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Substance Use SBIRT for Pediatricians

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- American Academy of Pediatrics

Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders

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- Committee on Substance Use and Prevention 

Expanded Roles and Responsibilities for Nurses in SBIRT for Alcohol Use

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- International Nurses Society on Addictions and Emergency Nurses Association

Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment

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- Sharon J.L. Levy, Janet F. Williams, Committee on Substance Use and Prevention

ATTC White Paper: Preparing Students to Work in Integrated Health Care Systems

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- Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)

Core Competencies – Specific Disciplines Addressing Substance Use

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- AMERSA

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Presentations and Publications

Interactive Computer Simulation for Adolescent Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Use in an Undergraduate Nursing Program

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- Katie A. Burmester, Jai P. Ahluwalia, Robert J. Ploutz-Snyder, Kate McCaulley, & Stephen Strobbe, 2019.

Preparing Nurse Practitioner Students to Deliver Adolescent Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Use

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- Stephen Strobbe, Elizabeth K. Kuzma, Katie A. Burmester, Brittany L. Gray, Nicole N. Boucher, & Robert J. Ploutz-Snyder, 2017 & 2018.

Implementing Adolescent SBIRT in Nursing and Social Work Education Project

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- Presented at the American Public Health Association 145th Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, GA, by Anna C. Schlissel, MPH,Tracy McPherson, PhD, Sabrina Avripas Bauroth, MSW, Sarah King, BS, November 4-8, 2017.

Implementing Adolescent SBIRT in Nursing and Social Work Education Project

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- Presented at the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs in New York, NY, by Weiwei Liu, PhD, Tracy L. McPherson, PhD, Hildie Cohen, MEd, Dawn L. Lindsay, PhD, 2017.

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Resource Lists

Resources for Talking to Youth about Marijuana

- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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Adolescent SBIRT Resources

- SBIRT Education by NORC at the University of Chicago

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Adolescent SBIRT Resources and Materials

- SBIRT Education by NORC at the University of Chicago

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Resources to Address Adolescent Substance Use

- SBIRT Education by NORC at the University of Chicago

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Adolescent SBIRT Resources and Materials

- SBIRT Education by NORC at the University of Chicago

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SBIRT Resources

- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

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Role Plays and Case Studies

Brief Negotiated Interview College Health Center

(4 Role Play Introductions)

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- Barbara Joyce, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Brief Negotiated Interview Hospital

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- Barbara Joyce, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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SBIRT in Schools

Reclaiming Futures – School-Based Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: An Implementation Playbook

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- Seattle Children’s Research Institute

SBIRT in Schools Resource Toolkit

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- Massachusetts SBIRT

School-Based Health SBIRT Quick Guide: Substance Use Screening

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- California School-Based Health Alliance

School-Based Health SBIRT Quick Guide: Brief Interventions for Substance Use

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- California School-Based Health Alliance

School-Based Health SBIRT Quick Guide: Referral to Treatment for Substance Use

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- California School-Based Health Alliance

School-Based Health SBIRT Quick Guide: Opioid Use Disorder

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- California School-Based Health Alliance

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SBIRT Teaching Resources

Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - Part 1

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- Emergency Nurses Association

Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - Part 2​

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- Emergency Nurses Association

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Screening Tools and Examples

AUDIT-C and AUDIT for Adolescents and Young Adults

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AUDIT Screening Tool (English)

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USAUDIT - The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Adapted for Use in the United States: A Guide for Primary Care Practitioners

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WHO's AUDIT Guide 

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Severity of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms—Child Age 11–17 (National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale [NSESSS])

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- American Psychiatric Association

Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS)

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- adapted from Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PTDS) for adults

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Standardized Patients

Gotham, H.J., Knopf-Amelung, S., Krom, L. et al. Competency-based SBIRT training for health-care professionals: nursing and social work students. Addict Sci Clin Pract 10 (Suppl 1), A14 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S1-A14

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Videos

Adolescent Brief Intervention: "Jacob"

- SBIRT Oregon

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Adolescent Brief Intervention via Telehealth: "Erin"

- SBIRT Oregon

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SBIRT in School-Based Health Centers: Brief Intervention: "Natasha"

- SBIRT Oregon

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Adolescent SBIRT Brief Intervention & Follow Up: "Taylor"

- SBIRT Colorado

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SBIRT for Alcohol/Drugs with Adolescents

- SBIRT Institute

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Brief Intervention: Adolescent with Prescription Opioid Use Disorder

- Sharon Cirone

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SBIRT in Pediatrics: Teen Alcohol Use Case - Bad Doctor example

- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

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SBIRT for Alcohol Use: College Student

- SBIRT Institute

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SBIRT for Social Work – Juvenile Justice Program: Supervision with Social Work Student

- University of Maryland School of Social Work

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SBIRT for Social Work – Juvenile Justice Program: Social Work Student’s Session for Supervision

- University of Maryland School of Social Work

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