Chicago Southland YouthBuild SBIRT and BioPsychoSocial Assessment Adriane Harris, CADC

Substance Abuse Situation

Real Life YB Scenarios Students using substances as a coping mechanism Students having to grow up early Students having to become a parent to their siblings

1.Assessment – Street Version: What’s the matter? 2.Intervention – Plan: What are we going to do about it? 3.Evaluation – What happened and what do we do? Steps Toward Change

1.Assessment – Street Version: What’s the matter? 2.Intervention – Plan: What are we going to do about it? 3.Evaluation – What happened and what do we do? Steps Toward Change

SBIRT and BioPsychoSocial Screening Brief Intervention Referral Treatment

SBIRT and BioPsychoSocial Biologoical History Psychology History Social History

Findings Anger – I am angry at my parents for becoming hooked on drugs – I am angry at my father for being abusive toward family members Resentment – I have raised myself and siblings and learn from people on the streets how to survive – Deep rooted resentments at my mother for choosing crack cocaine over me – Resentful at my parent(s) for not being apart of my life Abandonment – My parents left me with other people – My parents were incarcerated – My parents were around but they couldn’t take care of me due to drugs and alcohol Trust – I don’t trust you because I don’t know you – Empty promises

1.Assessment – Street Version: What’s the matter? 2.Intervention – Plan: What are we going to do about it? 3.Evaluation – What happened and what do we do? Steps Toward Change

Techniques and Intervention Establishing Trust Express empathy-seeing the world through the students eyes, feeling things as the client feels them Motivational Interviewing Ambivalence-begin by discussing the behavior and what is positive and negative about it Early Problem Identification Happens after biopsychosocial assessment is completed Solutions to problems

SBIRT as a strategy Continuum of Services Quality Improvement – This OCS staff is responsible for monitoring both the internal and external operations of the participants and providing status reports to staff on a regular basis. Evidence-based Practice – The OCS encourages treatment services that can be empirically supported in mental health and substance abuse literature for specific target populations and presenting problems. Support-OCS as a leader is working with youth and families enabling them to reach their potential. Development-Today's youth face challenges and pressures that were not prevalent even a decade ago. CSY gives youth tools they can bring with them and live life more fully. Strategy-We use positive mentoring to show youth their potential and let them set worthy goals.

1.Assessment – Street Version: What’s the matter? 2.Intervention – Plan: What are we going to do about it? 3.Evaluation – What happened and what do we do? Steps Toward Change

YB Students View of SBIRT

Services Toward Change Building on Strength Using IDP Best Practices

Generational Poverty A paradigm shift in possibilities “I believe that college is now possible.” “YouthBuild honestly changed my life”

Positive Outcomes Statistical Facts:

Questions

Thank you! Adriane Harris, CADC Social Service Counselor OAI, Inc. (708)