@article{ref1,
title="Adaptation of alcohol and drug screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) to a department of intercollegiate athletics: the COMPASS Project",
journal="Health education journal",
year="2013",
author="Agley, Jon and Walker, Barbara B. and Gassman, Ruth A.",
volume="72",
number="6",
pages="647-659",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To develop and implement an intervention for problem alcohol and substance use among student athletes at a large Midwestern department of intercollegiate athletics in the USA, by use of screening, a brief intervention, referral to treatment (SBIRT) and motivational interviewing (MI). This paper outlines the development of the protocol, the way in which athletic staff members were trained to conduct SBIRT/MI interventions with student athletes who screened positive on the ASSIST screening tool, and the initial fidelity assessment used to demonstrate levels of athletic-staff learning and retention of the process. <br><br>DESIGN: The developmental phase of the project used focus groups. Athletic staff members were trained by a clinical psychologist, during two face-to-face sessions. The recorded practice sessions with student actors were assessed for adherence to project protocols and MI principles. Setting: This study was conducted at a large Midwestern university in the USA. <br><br>METHOD: Four focus groups were held with a total of 29 individuals from distinct segments of the athletics department. Five athletic staff members were trained in SBIRT/MI. Each staff member completed between 4-8 practice sessions with student actors, which were later assessed for implementation fidelity. <br><br>RESULTS: In pilot testing with student actors, staff achieved &quot;good&quot; ([µ = 1.5 on a scale of 0-2) performance ratings on the majority of protocols and displayed mixed, but generally positive abilities to utilize MI techniques while avoiding MI-inconsistent behaviors. <br><br>CONCLUSION: A relatively short training sequence can adequately prepare non-clinical staff members in an athletics department to be ready to deliver a SBIRT/MI-driven protocol to any future at-risk student-athletes identified by drug and alcohol screening.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0017-8969",
doi="10.1177/0017896912456337",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896912456337"
}