Table 2 Delivery format and content of the Alcohol Intervention Training Program (AITP)
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Understanding alcohol misuse | Detecting and assessing alcohol use problems* | Communication Skills | Brief Interventions |
• diagnostic definitions | Training in the use of the: | • dual relationships | • blood alcohol concentration (BAC) |
• NHMRC guidelines for safe drinking [9] | • Alcohol Use Disorders Intervention Test (AUDIT)[10] | • active listening • probing techniques | • personal responsibility for change |
• physiological, psychological, social and financial effects of alcohol misuse. | • Short Index of Problems (SIP)[11] • Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21)[12] | • motivational interviewing | • methods for employing empathy and supporting self-efficacy |
|  | • Readiness To Change Questionnaire (RTCQ)[13]. |  | • training in the use of the Timeline follow back (TLFB) [14]drinking calendar. |