1 Hour Webinar Training with Misti Storie, MS, NCC

PRESENTATION: This webinar is designed specifically for addiction professionals and will provide an introduction to promising, feasible approaches to implementing evidence-based alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) methods in therapeutic settings. The presenters will outline how to ask clients about their drinking habits, enhance internal motivation to change their behavior if identified to be at risk using Motivational Interviewing and support clients in behavior change or treatment seeking goals by conducting follow-up and referrals.  Participants will walk-away better understanding SBIRT, how it impacts the addiction professional and how to use it in your practice. As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to use Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) to:

1. Screen clients for unhealthy alcohol use with brief, valid questionnaires such as the AUDIT-C and the AUDIT;
2. Deliver effective brief counseling informed by Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change;
3. Link clients to medical or specialty addiction treatment services as needed, and work with physicians and other specialists in ongoing care coordination; and
4. Provide follow-up and recovery supports to clients.

REGISTRATION FEE: *NHADACA Members: Free, *Non-Members $15. 1 NBCC hour included. For registration information contact: 603-225-7060 or training@nhadaca.org

1 Contact Hour Available

CRSW Performance Domains: 4

LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 2, 11 & 13

CPS Domains: 6

NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist (Category A) NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.