title: A Social Work Response to the Affordable Care Act: Prevention and Early Intervention.
abstract: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act represents a reinvestment in primary care, with a focus on prevention of illness and remediation of the impacts of chronic diseases through a behavioral health framework. Licensed social work professionals, specifically those trained in behavioral health, are a natural fit to help implement these new approaches. Though there are many evidence-based interventions that will be helpful, two that come from the field of substance abuse ought to be specifically beneficial: SAMHSA's SBIRT Model and Motivational Interviewing, developed by Miller and Rollnick. In response to the growing need for specially trained social work practitioners, the Social Work Program at Seton Hall University has developed the initial concentration of its MSW Program around these learning needs.
authors.affiliation: a Associate Professor and Director, Social Work Program, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work , Seton Hall University , South Orange , NJ , USA.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Corrigan
authors.affiliation: b Associate Professor, Social Work Department , Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus , Brooklyn , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krase
authors.affiliation: c Doctoral Candidate, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , NC , USA.
authors.forename: John Charles
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D062405:Motivational Interviewing / Q000379:methods; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States
keywords: Affordable Care Act; behavioral health; healthcare reform; social work curriculum