Delivering alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (IBA) in housing settings: A step too far or opening doors?

Rachel Herring, Betsy Thom, Mariana Bayley, Jordan Tchilingirian

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Abstract

Within the UK, there is a drive to encourage the delivery of alcohol screening (or identification) and brief advice (IBA) in a range of contexts beyond primary care and hospitals where the evidence is strongest. However, the evidence base for effectiveness in non-health contexts is not currently established. This paper considers the case of housing provided by social landlords, drawing on two research studies which were conducted concurrently. One study examined the feasibility of delivering alcohol IBA in housing settings and the other the role of training in delivering IBA in non-health contexts including housing. This paper draws mainly on the qualitative data collected for both studies to examine the appropriateness and feasibility of delivering IBA in a range of social housing settings by the housing workforce. Findings suggest that while it is feasible to deliver IBA in housing settings, there are similar challenges and barriers to those already identified in relation to primary care. These include issues around role inadequacy, role legitimacy and the lack of support to work with people with alcohol problems. Results indicate that the potential may lie in focusing training efforts on specific roles to deliver IBA rather than it being expected of all staff.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)365-373
JournalDrugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Volume23
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 May 2016

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