How can you support patients who are navigating substance use challenges? In this informative episode, we’re breaking down brief interventions and motivational interviewing. You’ll hear all about how to facilitate a brief intervention, when one is needed and how you can help your patients through that process. Additionally, you will find out what motivational interviewing is as it relates to brief interventions.

What’s in this episode:

• What brief intervention is
• The pre-contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and recurrence stages
• What motivation is and how we use it in motivational interviewing
• The DARNCAT acronym and how it relates to motivational interviewing
• The 3 easy steps of the FLOW model
• How to help patients identify the pros and cons of their substance use
• Tips for closing the brief intervention

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The Mentor-Facilitated Training Award Dissemination Project was funded by NIDA CTN DI in partnership with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Pennsylvania State University Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. RNs who attend all three sessions and complete the pre and post evaluation are eligible to receive 2.0 contacts hours through 12/31/2021.