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How organisational context affects screening and brief intervention
Selection and exploration of key studies starts with a review mapping influences which might obstruct or promote implementation efforts, then highlights a striking illustration of the importance of organisational context emerging from an unprecedented US implementation drive. Finally, helps develop evidence-informed understanding of three key issues:
Are there ‘good’ reasons for ‘bad’ implementation? What looks from the outside like implementation failure may from the inside seem entirely justified.
Do the organisational influences which affect screening differ from those which affect brief intervention?
Horses for courses? Implementation in different working contexts demands substantial adjustments to research-validated interventions – with what impacts on effectiveness?

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One of 25 cells in the Alcohol Treatment Matrix, a staff development resource mapping seminal and key research and guidance on alcohol brief interventions and treatment.
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