Guide

A document or tool that provides guiding information. The Academy used this to denote more formal guidance, such as clinical practice guidelines developed by professional organizations or regulatory information promulgated by Federal agencies. Sources of these documents are in a position to speak with authority.

Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 35

Aims to promote awareness for the evidence base and promise of motivational interventions and shows how clinicians can influence motivation by developing a therapeutic relationship with the client. Describes different motivational interventions that can be used at all stages of change.

Systems-Level Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment. Technical Assistance Publication Series 33

Describes the core elements of SBIRT programs and provides general administrative and managerial information relevant to implementing SBIRT services, including effectiveness, implementation models, challenges and barriers to implementation, issues of cost and sustainability, real-life program anecdotes, and case studies.