Alcohol Brief Interventions are short, evidence-based, structured conversations about alcohol consumption with an individual. They seek, in a non-confrontational way, to motivate and support the individual to think about their drinking behaviours and possible changes they could make to reduce their consumption.
ABI training is a 1.5hr online course, delivered over Teams, aimed at frontline staff groups both within and outwith the NHS. The training explains how to raise the issue of alcohol and have a short conversation about it with an individual using health behaviour change techniques. It includes:
- The impact of alcohol on individuals and the community
- Raising the issue of alcohol with an individual
- Units of alcohol, how to calculate units and hazardous/harmful consumption levels
- The 4 stage ABI approach
- Building confidence and motivation to make changes, ways to reduce alcohol consumption and coping strategies.
If you are interested in ABI training, please contact Kathleen Anderson at shet.healthyshetland@nhs.scot or call 01595 743330.