1. Wisconsin Department of Health Services School SBIRT What, Why, and How

2. Wisconsin Department of Health Services What is SBIRT? Screening: administer a brief behavioral health screen to ascertain student risk

3. Wisconsin Department of Health Services DPI endorses several standardized screening instruments to examine a range of behavioral health concerns, including alcohol/drug involvement.

4. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Screening typically shows one of three results in terms of risk for problems: 1)No or low risk 2)Moderate risk 3)High risk

5. Wisconsin Department of Health Services What is SBIRT? Screening Brief Intervention proceeds for students who show moderate or high risk results o protocol-guided o focuses on a specific behavior o 1-4 sessions lasting 10-20 minutes each

6. Wisconsin Department of Health Services What is SBIRT? Screening Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment: for high risk students who don’t respond to the BI

7. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Why consider implementing SBIRT in your schools?

8. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Reasons to deliver: 1)Evidence-Based Practice for teen AOD use

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10. Reasons to deliver: 1)EBP for teen AOD use 2)Promising practice for addressing a range of behavioral and academic problems

11. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Reasons to deliver: 1)EBP for teen AOD use 2)Promising practice for addressing a range of behavioral and academic problems 3)Fits with Positive Behavior & Intervention Supports (PBIS)

12. Wisconsin Department of Health Services II I III Screen all students Individual BI Consider RT Screen selected students Individual or group BI SBIRT is not appropriate SBIRT & PBIS

13. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Reasons to deliver: 1)EBP for teen AOD use 2)Promising practice for addressing a range of behavioral and academic problems 3)Fits with PBIS 4)Fits with Response-to-Intervention

14. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Reasons to deliver: 1)EBP for teen AOD use 2)Promising practice for addressing a range of behavioral and academic problems 3)Fits with PBIS 4)Fits with Response-to-Intervention 5)Training is feasible

15. Wisconsin Department of Health Services School SBIRT in Wisconsin From 2006 to 2012… 30 trainings involving several school districts and CESAs Over 500 student services staff participants

16. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Practice Base Evidence of SBIRT

17. Wisconsin Department of Health Services The How: Implementation Lessons Learned Strategic planning is critical; leadership has to be on board Having a “critical mass” of trained staff is helpful On-going staff practice groups promote fidelity Set up data collection on the front end

18. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Begin initial strategic planning: 1)What is the goal of SBIRT implementation in your district/school? 2)What students will be eligible to receive services? 3)Which screening instrument will staff deliver? 4)Who on the team will deliver SBIRT?

19. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Thank you for your interest in SBIRT. For more information, please contact… Scott Caldwell, SBIRT Coordinator Department of Health Services scott.caldwell@wisconsin.gov scott.caldwell@wisconsin.gov Joan Lerman, Education Consultant Department of Public Instruction joan.lerman@dpi.wi.gov