Open AccessThe Innovative Integration of SBIRT raining Using Standardized Clients and Computer Simulation in Social Work Education
Author(s) -
Sheri Boyle,
Thao Pham
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2601-8624
pISSN - 2601-8616
DOI - 10.26417/ejed-2019.v2i2-62
Subject(s) - motivational interviewing , curriculum , medical education , brief intervention , social work , active listening , psychology , interview , work (physics) , intervention (counseling) , substance abuse , pedagogy , medicine , nursing , sociology , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , communication , psychiatry , anthropology , law
Through a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grant from NORC and the Conrad Hilton Foundation, the Department of Social Work at California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U) integrated SBIRT throughout the social work curriculum. A combination of computer simulation and standardized clients was developed to evaluate students’ skills in assessing for substance misuse and engaging with clients. Along with the development of students’ skills with assessment, motivational interviewing and active listening were an unintended outcome of student activism. Students, drawing from their new knowledge, training, and experiences, organized advocacy events on campus to promote awareness of the opioid epidemic impact on surrounding rural communities.