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The Screening and Brief Intervention Package in ARCO is a prevention program to help general population to evaluate their level of substance use and take precautionary steps from progressing into addiction. This is done on a zoom platform with video counseling on a one to one basis by trained therapists.

With a stress on early intervention before the addiction develops, or identify symptoms like increased tolerance, loss of control or co-occurring disorders at an early stages itself, the program helps a person from slipping into addiction and take necessary life style changes.

Substance addiction is a brain disease which pass through experimental use to daily use or compulsive use in course of time. This package is for employees who are mostly into social or occasional use and helping them to understand the progressive nature of Substance Use Disorder and prevent further damages. Majority of substance users only require this brief intervention.

What the program consist of ?

Screening & Brief Therapy is done though individual counseling sessions with the trained therapist. It runs through 2-3 individual sessions which include screening and assessment as well as a brief therapy. Besides the individual sessions, the participant will also get three psychoeducation sessions, mostly on the disease concept of addiction, its stages and symptoms, treatment and recovery, self help or mutual help programs, etc.

Screening & Brief therapy act as an education program where a participant understands what is addiction and is able to evaluate oneself to prevent further damages. Since the program is implemented on a one to one basis, it helps participants in their early stages of addiction to develop motivation to take care of oneself more responsibly. This works also as a prevention program which can be done through a web platform.

Screening will also throw light on whether a particular client requires primary therapy and in that case, we can provide him a holistic treatment package with detox services too.

The steps and processes in screening package:

¢  Determine the presence or absence of a problem

¢  Determines the intensity of the problem

¢  Determines if the individual requires only a brief intervention or primary treatment

¢  Offers opportunity to engage client further

¢  Provides opportunity for education, and/or early intervention

¢  Provides opportunity for psycho-education

¢  Provides opportunity for rapport and confidence building

¢  Use a non-judgmental, non-confrontational and respectful approach

¢  Internationally validated screening instruments: AUDIT, DAST & ASSIST