Improving Data Collection for Substance Use Treatment [Policy Brief]
Published: 2020
Tags:Exploring Expanded Response Options to Opioid Harms: Case Studies from Four Canadian Clinics
Published: 2020
Tags:Brief Intervention: Negotiating a Plan [video 5]
To increase the likelihood of success in reaching the drinking change goals, the clinician asks the patient to anticipate potential obstacles and helps to identify ways of dealing with them.
Tags:Brief Intervention: Exploring Related Issues [video 6]
When describing patterns of alcohol use, a patient may mention activities that are particularly dangerous such as driving while intoxicated. The clinician must then underscore the potential for serious consequences.
Tags:Brief Intervention: Planning to Address Underlying Problems [video 7]
Since drinking at higher-risk levels is frequently tied to other social or mental health problems, the clinician flags these issues and takes some first steps toward addressing the underlying issues.
Tags:Brief Intervention: Exploring Reasons for Drinking; Building Ambivalence [video 2]
The clinician asks the patient to identify benefits associated with alcohol use. The clinician then contrasts these felt benefits with the problems noted earlier in order to increase the patient’s ambivalence.
Tags:Brief Intervention: Exploring Goals for Change [video 4]
Building on the earlier steps, the clinician helps the patient to identify achievable short-term goals for drinking change.
Tags:Brief Intervention: Identifying Level and Sources of Motivation [video 3]
The clinician assesses the readiness of the patient to begin changing drinking behaviour, including helping the patient to recognize important sources of motivation to change.
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