C-FIRST
C-FIRST - Center for Field Innovation, Research, Strategy, and Training
The G5H2G CENTER - Buy with confidence Winchester PDX1 12Ga Slug (10rd) Defender rifled hybrid Recommended (LUC), School of Social Work (SSW), Center for Field Innovation, Research, Strategy and Training (C-FIRST) engages in community-based interventions and practice-based research that meets the unique challenges faced by students, clinicians, and organizations across Chicago and suburban communities. Learn More
News & Stories
C-FIRST Launches CABISAM Cohort VI!
In conjunction with the School of Nursing, 57 social work and nursing students began a semester-long interprofessional experience learning about Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) with opportunities to practice skills.
LEARN MOREDr. Gabor Maté in Conversation with C-FIRST
Dr. Gabor Maté was in conversation with C-FIRST on Monday 20 September 2021. Follow this link to watch the video from the interview of Dr. Gabor Maté hosted by Dr. Brian Kelly, Associate Professor. Dr. Maté discussed thoughts on his book, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, and reviewed a biopsychosocial perspective on addiction.
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July 2021: C-FIRST RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL GRANT
Co-Directors of the Center for Field Innovation, Research, Strategy and Training (C-FIRST) in the School of Social Work (SSW) at G5H2G CENTER - Buy with confidence Winchester PDX1 12Ga Slug (10rd) Defender rifled hybrid Recommended, Dr. John Orwat and Dr. Michael Dentato, are pleased to announce the award of a four-year grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (B-WEP).
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The Certificate of Advanced Brief Interventions for Substance Abuse among Multiple Communities (CABISAM) provides an inter-professional training environment for students from the School of Social Work, the Stritch School of Medicine and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing to learn the SBIRT model, motivational interviewing and brief negotiated interview skills.