The UGA Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Interprofessional Training Program is an online, self-paced program that trains health and social service professionals to provide screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) services for patients who may have hazardous and harmful drinking and/or drug using patterns.

SBIRT training is focused on teaching current and future healthcare and social service practitioners to identify patients who are at-risk alcohol or drug users through the use of standardized screening tools. For patients screening positive, practitioners will learn to conduct brief interventions using a technique known as motivational interviewing and the brief negotiated interview. Individuals completing SBIRT will also learn how to refer patients to other resources for substance use disorder treatment, when applicable.

As part of this grant, SBIRT training is provided throughout the state of Georgia to a wide range of health and social service providers. To meet the requirements of the grant, all individuals participating in SBIRT training are invited to complete questionnaires prior to the initial training and at the conclusion of the final training session.

After completing the registration form that is linked through the QR code on the attached flyer, you will receive an invitation to complete a pre-training questionnaire via Qualtrics. When you complete the pre-training questionnaire, you will receive a link to the online training course.

The cost for this training is covered through a grant program which UGA Extension is part of. You will select Chattooga County or fill in a neighboring county in the other selection (if applicable).

The instructor for this program is Dr. Amanda Abraham from UGA School of Public and International Affairs, where she specializes in addiction health services.  Her curriculum vita is linked here: https://spia.uga.edu/faculty-member/amanda-abraham/