TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Adaptation of alcohol and drug screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) to a department of intercollegiate athletics: the COMPASS Project
JO  - Health education journal
A1  - Agley, Jon
A1  - Walker, Barbara B.
A1  - Gassman, Ruth A.
SP  - 647
EP  - 659
VL  - 72
IS  - 6
N2  - 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 "good" ([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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0017-8969
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896912456337
ID  - ref1
ER  -