Reducing Readmissions: BNI Trial in Substance Use Disorder

"The BNI is a specialized brief intervention for the medical setting, has foundations in motivational interviewing techniques. The BNI helps health care providers explore health behavior change with patients in a respectful, non-judgmental way within a finite time period. The BNI is in the form of an algorithm, or script, that guides providers through the health intervention with carefully phrased key questions and responses, all at the providers' fingertips"

The Narrative Interview is a therapeutic approach that aims to motivate the individual's conscious and transformative knowledge, skills, and capabilities. This interview is based on the technical components of narrative therapy, where the patient narrates their story, using externalizing language and considering social and political aspects related to the issue. It will focus on exploring past and present feelings, thoughts, and actions.