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A Prediction Error-driven Retrieval Procedure for Destabilizing and Rewriting Maladaptive Reward Memories in Hazardous Drinkers
Published on: January 5, 2018
Identifying at risk individuals for drug and alcohol dependence: teaching the competency to students in classroom and
Irene Kane1, Ann M Mitchell, Kathryn R Puskar
1Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Drs Kane and Fioravanti), Associate Professors (Dr Mitchell), Professor (Dr Puskar), Grants Administrator (Ms Talcott), Graduate Student Researcher (Ms Droppa), School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh; and National SBIRT ATTC Director (Dr Hagle), Executive Director (Dr Luongo), Director of Evaluation Services (Dr Lindsay), Institute for Research, Training & Education in Addictions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Alcohol use and other drug use affect patient healthcare outcomes. This article describes a classroom-to-clinical approach teaching nursing students to utilize motivational interviewing techniques to support patient behavior change. Through the lens of a universal prevention method, nursing students learned about reward circuit activation leading to risky substance use and the difference between addiction and at-risk use. Specific assessment tools and motivational interviewing techniques were presented in the classroom. Students then applied their knowledge in simulation laboratories and clinical rotations.
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