Effects and Durability of an SBIRT Training Curriculum for First-Year MSW Students |
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| Authors: | Joan M. Carlson Jon Agley Ruth A. Gassman Angela M. McNelis Rhonda Schwindt Julie Vannerson |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USAjoancarl@iupui.edu;3. Evaluation Specialist, Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA;4. Executive Director, Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA;5. Associate Dean for Scholarship, Innovation and Clinical Science and Professor, School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA;6. Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA;7. Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
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| Abstract: | Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based process for identification, prevention, and treatment of alcohol misuse. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an alcohol-focused training on first-year MSW students’ (n = 71) knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about SBIRT. Changes in item means were assessed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (critical α = .002). Data indicated a significant and strong main effect for training; perceived competence improved immediately and remained significantly higher 30 days posttraining. Other improvements included knowing what questions to ask patients, ease making alcohol-related statements, and believing that it is rewarding to work with at-risk patients. |
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| Keywords: | alcohol attitudes beliefs knowledge SBIRT social work students training |
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