Brief Intervention Training

Brief Intervention is a short-term counseling intervention that uses motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy, and the stages-of-change model to meet the needs of adolescents who use alcohol and/or other drugs. Brief Intervention is a counseling type of intervention consisting of 2-4 sessions for adolescents who use alcohol and or other drugs. This training concerns a specific intervention approach developed by Dr. Ken Winters.

What you’ll learn:

• Examine attitudes and relationships with teens

• Teach adolescents how to take a more active and reflective role in decisions about their own behavior

• Identify strategies that would support an adolescent-driven plan to make decisions they see as beneficial

• Increase knowledge about drugs, alcohol, and tobacco use among teens

Tobacco Use and Prevention Education Unit

Session Information:

In-Person - Downey LACOE Offices:

9300 Imperial HWY.,

Downey, CA 90242

Room EC 100

02/26/2026

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Registration: Click Here 

Informational Flyer: Click Here

Registration Deadline: 2/25/2026