Abstract
Social work has a unique opportunity to integrate evidence-based substance abuse screening interventions such as screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) into master-level MSW education. Development of curricula for teaching for MSW students provides students with a language and a model to assess clients for substance abuse across populations. This chapter focuses on presenting the model, its theoretical underpinnings in motivational interviewing, and identifying challenges in teaching SBIRT to advanced practice MSW students. Challenges addressed include the adequate training of faculty, student’s preconceived notions about substance abuse and substance abusers, countertransference, the timing of SBIRT within the curriculum, agency obstacles, and field instructor buy-in. Inclusion of an evidence-based protocol such as SBIRT in teaching curricula requires buy-in from the school, the faculty, the agency, and the field instructor making this a complicated endeavor which needs to be well thought out and planned.
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Feigeles, J.B. (2018). Developing an SBIRT Curriculum in Advanced Practice. In: MacMillan, T., Sisselman-Borgia, A. (eds) New Directions in Treatment, Education, and Outreach for Mental Health and Addiction. Advances in Mental Health and Addiction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72778-3_18
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