NDOTA Webinar Opportunity: SBIRT-SC Training (Free for Members)
When: May 13, 2026 or May 27, 2026
Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
COST: Open to NDOTA Members for Free
NDOTA is pleased to offer this virtual training opportunity for members on SBIRT-SC, an evidence-based approach designed to support early identification and intervention for substance use and suicide risk.
This training introduces participants to validated screening tools, brief intervention techniques, and referral practices that can be applied in healthcare, behavioral health, school-based, and community settings.
Learning Objectives
SBIRT-SC Learning Objectives:
Summarize substance use and suicide risk for adults and youth.
Describe Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment - Suicide Care (SBIRT-SC) as an evidence-based approach to prevention, early identification, and intervention for substance use and suicide risk.
Identify validated substance use and suicide risk screening tools for adults and youth.
Demonstrate how to conduct brief interventions to address substance use and suicide risk.
Describe best practices in conducting referral and follow up for substance use and suicide risk.
Speakers
Hildie Cohen, MEd, MA
Senior Research Director
NORC at the University of Chicago
Katie Gallant, MSW
Research Scientist
NORC at the University of Chicago