Sbirt specialist i

SUMMARY

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use, abuse and dependence on alcohol and drugs. It also screens individuals for depression, suicide, trauma, and tobacco use. The SBIRT Specialist will be the Point of Contact (POC) for the individual and/or family to coordinate services at FNA or other community agencies providing a warm hand off with the intake department, assessment, or other community service.

Grant summary

Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Early Intervention (SBIRT) provides services to all ethnicities of children, adolescents, and adults in an effort to reduce alcohol and other drug use through early intervention. Services are provided within FNA and community sites identified by the Behavioral Health Community Coalition.

• Job duties
• Conducts Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) using empathy and engendering optimistic empowerment for consumers; using evidence-based practices identified by the program at FNA or designated community locations.
• Provides brief suicide assessment, safety planning including access to lethal means counseling, and rapid referral to crisis services for at-risk suicide. if warranted.
• Provides brief interventions for at-risk substance use to assist with discussing a potential issue and motivating the consumer to do something about the issue either by natural means, client-directed means or by seeking additional substance abuse treatment. Brief interventions can be used to build rapport, provide feedback and advice, and build readiness to change to reduce the risk of harm that could result from continued use of substances.
• May provide solution focused brief treatment, in collaboration with the Clinical Supervisor, focusing on the present, to teach tools to change basic attitudes and handle a variety of underlying co-existing problems.
• Refers consumers with moderate to high-risk substance use, mental health and/or suicide to available emergency services or other community or in-house mental health providers who are able to provide a more in-depth assessment, crisis intervention, outpatient and/or residential treatment services.
• If consumer is on a waitlist for treatment, SBIRT Specialist will attempt regular contact, provide health education, and regular communication with program staff providing a warm hand off for assessment and other services.
• Implements contingency management by providing vouchers for completion of screenings if program warrants.