Matthew Gyger (Social Work), Stephanie Borene (Educational Outreach), Ramona Denby (Social Work), and Sara Hunt (Medicine), along with Efren Gomez from the University of Michigan and Amanda Klein-Cox from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, co-authored the paper, "Using SBIRT (Screen, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) Training to Reduce the Stigmatization of Substance Use Disorders Among Students and Practitioners," which was published in Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment. The longitudinal study trained students and experienced practitioners from various disciplines on the evidence-based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model. The study found significant improvements in the attitudes of students — but not practitioners — who were trained during the program. The paper discusses policy and implementation implications to support and complement sustained impact of training on models such as SBIRT.
