A-SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for adolescents with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk of developing disorders.
What Is SBIRT? Fact Sheet
Training Information
SBIRT Training Implementation Guide
For Adolescent Serving Providers:
For Adult Serving Providers:
- NORC Introduction to SBIRT video series (3 total): Medical/Behavioral Health Professionals SBIRT Webinars | SBIRT Education
For Supervisors (Adolescent and Adult Serving):
- SBIRT Supervisor Training - Available on TRAIN CT
- How to Create a TRAIN CT Account
SBIRT Training Materials & Resources:
- S2BI, CRAFFT
- Brief Negotiated Interview (BNI) English & Spanish
- BNI Scoring
- BNI Feedback - Alcohol and Marijuana Fact Sheet
- BNI Role Play Cases
- ASK!
- Connecting to Care Assisted Intervention Matching (AIM) Tool
- SBIRT Foundational Training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) Refreshers:
- Reflective Listening
- Engagement Strategies
- Eliciting Change Talk
- Understanding Readiness and the Stages of Change
- Asking Permission and Giving Options
- Affirming
- Supporting Low Risk Clients
- Integrating SBIRT into Ongoing Services
- MI Practice Cases
For DCF Contracted Providers needing additional SBIRT support, please reach out to your DCF Program Lead. For Community Programs needing support, reach out to Keri Lloyd, Behavioral Health Program Manager - keri.lloyd@ct.gov.
To obtain information on Adult SBIRT, please check out the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) CT SBIRT Program.