Description
What's Included:
- One tear-off tablet for each of six BITS; 25 sheets per tablet
The 2nd Edition Brief Intervention ToolS (BITS) contains updated language and skill practice activities to make the tools applicable to anyone who could benefit from a brief cognitive intervention. New colorful graphics and easy-to-understand instructions and examples aid in using the tool to help build key skills. There are six BITS:
- Decision Making
- Overcoming Automatic Responses
- Problem Solving
- Thinking Traps
- Overcoming Thinking Traps
- Who I Spend Time With
Each tool is:
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Short—only one page (front and back)—making it ideal for brief, structured interventions
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User-friendly, straightforward, with only a few steps, ensuring the lesson is digestible and easy to remember
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Situational—perfect for when a spontaneous "teachable moment" arises but also beneficial when targeting problematic behavior patterns
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Versatile—focusing on a key skill that can be used in a variety of situations
The BITS can be used as a supplement to the Carey Guides; they are also useful to practitioners who do not yet have the training or comfort level to follow the longer-term case management strategies that the Guides support.
BITS Electronic Option
The BITS are available electronically through an agencywide license or through a Tools on Devices (TOD) subscription. The eBITS allow users to:
- Read content from their desks
- Print unlimited copies of the tools in color or black and white
- Receive, at no additional cost, any future revisions to existing eBITS
- Receive, at no additional cost, ongoing maintenance and support for the eBITS
- Access an agency-based “dashboard” reflecting eBITS use by agency staff
- Produce user- and agency-based management reports on eBITS use
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR EBITS PURCHASERS:
- To use the eBITS, your browser must allow JavaScript and cookies.
- Google Chrome is the recommended browser for the eBITS.
Contact us for the pricing of an agencywide license.
