SBIRT in Schools
Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Schools is a self-paced, online training in which school-based providers learn how to screen for substance use, reinforce students’ healthy lifestyle choices, utilize the steps of the brief intervention, and facilitate referrals to appropriate treatment. SBIRT is brief, highly accepted among school staff, and benefits students at all levels of substance use (including abstinence). In addition to the SBIRT model, this course offers supplemental training including Motivational Interviewing: What School-Based Providers Need to Know, Youth Use of Electronic Smoking Devices and other Tobacco Products, and SBIRT Implementation in School-Based Wellness Centers. Video demonstrations and optional simulation are also included.
Parent CRAFT
Parent CRAFT is a self-paced online video course that teaches parents, caregivers and concerned others skills and techniques for encouraging a young person to enter treatment for substance misuse. Parents and caregivers learn skills to address adolescent and transitional-age youth (TAY) substance abuse through highly engaging online video segments that include structured suggestions for practicing the skills.
Components of Parent CRAFT include:
Understanding teen’s triggers for use, maintaining factors, and potential negative long-term consequences.
Learning communication skills for discussing concerns about teen’s drug use: use of understanding statements, accepting partial responsibility, and use of specific behavioral examples.
Using positive reinforcement to influence and change behavior.
Allowing for natural consequences to unfold (stopping enabling and protecting).
Suggesting professional help.
FREE to all Maryland parents and caregivers!
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Jordan Peer Recovery’s ASK Model for Cultural Responsiveness
Jordan Peer Recovery's ASK Model self-paced online training course focuses on the process of delivering culturally responsive behavioral health services to youth and families. The ASK Model is introduced through a series of activities where participants are asked to look internally at their own biases in order to increase cultural responsiveness in service delivery. The ASK Model can be utilized to build awareness, skills and knowledge to facilitate culturally responsive one-on-one and group sessions. This course focuses on person-centered interventions when working with youth and families, including motivational interviewing, active listening and setting SMART goals. The ASK Model incorporates the 8 systems of influence, 5 stages of learning, 3 learning styles and 2 types of instruction to deliver a culturally responsive workforce.
Continuing Education credits provided for eligible peer recovery specialists.
