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ADDICTION-COUNSELING5 MIN READ

Walk a Positive Screen Into a Brief Intervention

Move from screening feedback to a brief intervention using permission, menu options, and self-efficacy.

6-minute handoff Darius is in the exam room after a risky alcohol screen. His blood pressure is high, and he says he drinks to sleep after night shifts. The first sentence decides whether the screen becomes a shared data point or a confrontation. SBIRT plus FRAMES Feedback -> Responsibility -> Menu -> Self-efficacy The brief intervention works when feedback is permission-based, the client keeps responsibility, and the next step is small enough to try. Score dump You scored high, so stop drinking. The client leaves with one specific experiment, not a lecture. Screening creates data; brief intervention turns data into…

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