Brief Interventions and Therapies

Vocabulary flashcards related to brief interventions and therapies in substance abuse treatment.

Brief Intervention and Therapy Techniques

Short, problem-specific approaches that can be valuable in the treatment of substance abuse problems, especially in a managed care model.

Opportunistic Settings

Settings such as primary care or home health care where brief interventions can be applied.

Uses of Brief Interventions

Can help clients reduce or stop abuse, act as a first step in the treatment process, and change specific behaviors before or during treatment.

Basic Goal of Brief Interventions

Reducing potential harm to clients, their families, and the community resulting from substance use.

Brief Therapies

Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy, brief strategic and interactional therapies, brief humanistic and existential therapies, brief psychodynamic therapy, short-term family therapy, and time-limited group therapy.

Brief Interventions (Goal)

Generally aimed at motivating a client to perform a particular action.

Brief Therapies (Goal)

Used to address larger concerns such as altering personality or maintaining abstinence.

Brief Interventions (Purpose)

The practice aims to investigate a potential problem and motivate an individual to begin to do something about their substance abuse.

Brief Therapy (Purpose)

Aims to investigate a problem in order to develop a solution in consultation with the client.

DWI Programs

Educational efforts targeted at offenders charged with DWI as an alternative to revoking their driving licenses.

Substance Abuse Continuum

A perspective that any move toward moderation and lowered risk is a step in the right direction, aligning with the goal of eventual abstinence.

Brief Therapy (Application)

When an individual seeks or is already in treatment with some acknowledgement of a substance abuse issue.

Brief Therapy

The application of therapeutic techniques specifically targeted to a symptom or behavior and oriented toward a limited length of treatment.

Community-Based Continuum of Care

An entity to serve clients who have a wide range of substance abuse-related problems with treatment and prevention components.

Public Health Impact

Mass screenings in existing health care and other community-based systems to identify problem drinkers and interventions aimed at reducing excessive drinking patterns.

Hazardous Drinking

A level of alcohol consumption or pattern of drinking that, should it persist, is likely to result in harm to the drinker.

Harmful Drinking

Alcohol use that has already resulted in adverse mental or physical effects.

Dependent Use

Drinking that has resulted in physical, psychological, or social consequences.