SBIRT @ LUC Training Program

About Us
Loyola University Chicago’s School of Social Work, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, and Stritch School of Medicine collaborated on a 3-year (2016-2019) interprofessional training program called the SBIRT@LUC Training Program.
The purpose of the program was to train students, faculty and community based professionals on the SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) model and motivational interviewing techniques through classroom and community-based settings across Chicago.
This grant-funded program was supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in an effort to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness upon marginalized communities, most especially racial/ethnic and LGBTQ populations.
Below you will find contact information for members of our SBIRT@LUC Training Program Interprofessional Development Team and Council of Directors. Additional pages on our website include information on our CABISAM Training Program, Upcoming Trainings and Events, and SBIRT Resources.
The SBIRT Team
Members of the SBIRT@LUC Interprofessional Development Team (IDT) include the following faculty, staff and students:
Name |
Title |
Email Address |
John Orwat, PhD, LCSW |
Co-Principal Investigator & School of Social Work - IDT Member |
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Michael Dentato, PhD, MSW |
Co-Principal Investigator & Project Director |
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Jessica McIntyre, MD, FAAFP |
Stritch School of Medicine - IDT Member |
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Kimberly Oosterhouse, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, CNE |
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing - IDT Member |
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Melissa Iverson, MSW, MA |
Project Coordinator |
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Kelly Hendrickson, MSW, ACSW |
CABISAM Project Coordinator |
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Mary Madison, MPA |
Liaison to Council of Directors |
The Council of Directors
The SBIRT@LUC Council of Directors is comprised of a group of professionals that work within the greater Chicago community in non-profit organizations, hospitals, health care, mental health care and university settings.
The role of the COD is to:
- Advise and assist the SBIRT@LUC project team with curriculum innovation, field placement development, participant recruitment, project sustainability and dissemination of project materials
- Review and comment on SBIRT curriculum developed for the three schools, the content of trainings for faculty, field and community partners and identify best practices for referrals
- Review applications for the advanced interprofessional student cohort when necessary
- Participate in the identification of and outreach to potential interprofessional fieldwork practicum sites
- Assist with monitoring progress as the project unfolds
- Provide consultation on the forthcoming SBIRT@LUC website content, strategize for expanding SBIRT trainings and coordinate the development of materials in the languages commonly used in varying service areas
Current members of the SBIRT@LUC Council of Directors include:
- A Safe Haven
- Catholic Charities
- Chicago House
- Chicago Youth Centers
- Family Guidance Center
- Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education (I-TIE)
- Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
- Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW)- Illinois Chapter
- Rush University Medical Center