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Effects of Mixed-Methods SBIRT Training on Nurses' and Social Workers' Knowledge and Beliefs about SBIRT


Sunday, November 1, 2015

Jonathan Agley, PhD, MPH, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Joan Carlson, PhD, School of Social Work, Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN
David Crabb, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Ruth Gassman, PhD, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Bloomington, IN
Kathy Lay, Ph.D., Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis, IN
Angela McNelis, PhD, RN, ANEF, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Rhonda Schwindt, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN
Mallori DeSalle, MA, LMHC, NCC, CPP, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Bloomington, IN
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol misuse is an efficacious prevention process. While there is a substantial amount of literature dedicated to SBIRT training processes for medical residents, the corresponding research for nurses’ and social workers’ SBIRT training is less-developed.  There is a need to examine nearly all facets of SBIRT and motivational interviewing training for nurses and social workers to determine best-practice approaches and to examine outcomes of currently utilized training structures for medical professionals in these areas. Exploring these processes, including the impact of specific types of training structures on nurses’ and social workers’ knowledge and beliefs about SBIRT, will have utility as training programs continue to be developed and refined for these populations. This study presents pilot data intended to support such an endeavor.

The researchers performed a secondary analysis of data (ANOVA) from the first cohort of SBIRT trainees in nursing and social work graduate programs during fall 2014 (n=27 and n=38, respectively). Trainees completed an assessment before, immediately after, and again 30 days after a 1-hour online training and a 4-hour face-to-face training. The training series improved nurses’ and social workers’ knowledge and beliefs about SBIRT in five areas from baseline to follow-up (e.g., ‘knowing what questions to ask to obtain information on alcohol consumption’ and ‘knowing how to help patients reduce their drinking’), with durability observed for some, but not all, effects at 30-day follow-up. Implications of the findings for SBIRT training programs will be addressed.

Learning Areas:

Chronic disease management and prevention
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Describe the rationale for and structure of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) and motivational interviewing (MI) training for graduate students in nursing and social work. Describe the ways in which a mixed-methods educational approach can improve nurses’ and social workers’ knowledge and beliefs about screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT).

Keyword(s): Social Work, Nursing Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked extensively in the area of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) and motivational interviewing (MI) education for health professionals since 2009. My primary research interest is the broader field of SBIRT, including implementation and education.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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