Archived Events

9/23 The First Annual Training Summit
The Faith and Spirituality Integrated SBIRT Network is hosting the First Annual Training Summit at Azusa Pacific University.
11/29 SBIRT Learning Communities: Social Work [Faculty/Staff Only]
This webinar is intended to serve as an orientation to SBIRT student training for social work faculty and supervisors. During this webinar, we will cover aspects of the SBIRT student training, introduce you to the Online SBIRT Training Modules, and provide guidance for implementing SBIRT training into your curriculum. The Social Work session will be led by Dr. Mary Rawlings and will cover special considerations for implementing SBIRT into social work courses. This learning community session will be hosted online and is open to all social work faculty and supervisors who will be training students in SBIRT.
11/30 SBIRT Learning Communities: Nursing [Faculty/Staff Only]
This webinar is intended to serve as an orientation to SBIRT student training for nursing faculty and preceptors. During this webinar, we will cover aspects of the SBIRT student training, introduce you to the Online SBIRT Training Modules, and provide guidance for implementing SBIRT training into your curriculum. The Nursing session will be led by Dr. Sheryl Tyson and will cover special considerations for implementing SBIRT into nursing courses. This learning community session will be hosted online and is open to all nursing faculty and preceptors who will be training students in SBIRT.
12/2 SBIRT Learning Communities: Psychology [Faculty/Staff Only]
This webinar is intended to serve as an orientation to SBIRT student training for psychology faculty and supervisors. During this webinar, we will cover aspects of the SBIRT student training, introduce you to the Online SBIRT Training Modules, and provide guidance for implementing SBIRT training into your curriculum. The Psychology session will be led by Dr. Rachel Castaneda and will cover special considerations for implementing SBIRT into psychology courses. This learning community session will be hosted online and is open to all psychology faculty and supervisors who will be training students in SBIRT.
1/9 SBIRT Training: The University Counseling Center [Faculty/Staff Only]
The Faith & Spirituality Integrated SBIRT Network has partnered with Azusa Pacific University's University Counseling Center (UCC) and Student Health Center to promote the practice of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) at Azusa Pacific University. This initiative aims to implement a system for addressing the use of alcohol and drugs among students before it becomes a more serious health issue. On January 9th, faculty and staff from the UCC and Student Health Center received 4-hours of SBIRT Training and a Certificate of Completion indicating that they fulfilled the 4-hour SBIRT training requirement established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) and the state of California. This training included an in-depth look at each of three steps involved in SBIRT practice and included time for SBIRT role play. Below, we have included the original training flyer and pictures of the SBIRT role play exercise.
1/27 SBIRT Learning Community: Standardized Screening Tools in SBIRT Practice [Faculty/Staff Only]
The second webinar in the monthly SBIRT Learning Community webinar series discussed the importance of using standardized screening tools in SBIRT practice, the five validated screening tools commonly used in SBIRT (AUDIT, DAST, ASSIST, CRAFFT, and S2BI), as well as gave faculty and staff participants a chance to talk about how SBIRT student training is being implemented into their classrooms.
2/24 SBIRT Learning Community Webinar: Motivational Principles of Behavior Change Used in SBIRT Practice [Faculty/Staff Only]
The third webinar in the monthly learning community series discussed motivational interviewing techniques and principles, specific to how it can be used to influence behavior change during the Brief Intervention aspect of SBIRT practice. At the end of the webinar, faculty and staff were given the opportunity to discuss and ask questions about SBIRT training implementation into the classroom. To watch a recording of the webinar and download the slides, please see below:
3/24 SBIRT Learning Community Webinar: Faith Integration in SBIRT: How to Teach Students to Effectively Work with Client's Spiritual Beliefs [Faculty/Staff Only]
This webinar featured two of our key faculty on faith integration, Drs. William Whitney and Curtis Lehmann, who led the discussion on the role of faith and spirituality in substance use intervention and how faculty and staff can help students bring faith and spirituality into the clinical setting. We have dedicated this webinar specifically to discussing this topic as a response to feedback from faculty and students desiring more information on faith and spirituality. This webinar is an excellent opportunity for any faculty or staff member who is interested in learning more about faith and spirituality in SBIRT, as well as how to communicate the role of faith and spirituality to your students. As with all of our learning community webinars, there will be time designated for faculty to ask questions about faith integration and discuss ways in which you have brought the topic of faith and spirituality into your classrooms.
5/12 Psy.D. and MFT Supervisor and Field Instructor SBIRT Training
The Faith & Spirituality Integrated SBIRT Network is partnering with Azusa Pacific University's (APU) Department of Graduate Psychology to offer SBIRT Training to Psy.D. and MFT supervisors and field instructors on May 12, 2017. This training is part of the Network's efforts to expand SBIRT into the practicum and clinical settings by equipping supervisors and field instructors with the knowledge and skills to oversee the use of SBIRT practice in the field. This training is being co-sponsored by APU's Department of Social Work and UCLA ISAP to provide continuing education credits for MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, PsyDs, and PhDs.
6/1 SBIRT In-Person Training for Supervisors & Preceptors
The Faith & Spirituality Integrated SBIRT Network is offering a free, 4-hour in-person SBIRT Training that includes the cultural components of faith and spirituality for Supervisors, Preceptors, and Clinical Field Instructors of psychology, social work, and nursing students. Upon completion of the training, you will receive a Certificate of Completion, approved by the State of California, and 4.0 contact hours toward Continuing Education (CE) Credit. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to receive SBIRT Training or anyone who is interested in learning more about supervising the student practice of SBIRT in the field. Please see the flyer for more information on this training and register with the link below.
7/31 SBIRT Student Raffle 2018
Thank you to all of the students who completed the SBIRT Student Training during the 2017-2018 academic year. As a way of saying thank you, we are offering a chance to enter into our SBIRT Student Training Raffle to win a free iPad Mini 4 and other prizes! Students who complete the Follow-Up #2 Post-Assessment Survey by July 31st will automatically be entered into the raffle.