Adaptive Actions and Alcohol Use Outcomes During Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

The Alcohol Change Course Enhanced is an adaptation of the Alcohol Change Course, originally developed and evaluated in Switzerland. The Course is a six-lesson ICBT intervention delivered over eight weeks to individuals who self-report alcohol misuse. Due to therapist registration and availability, eligible clients residing in Saskatchewan will be offered the option of receiving therapist assistance (or not) alongside the Course, while clients from other Canadian provinces will not receive therapist support. In addition to the monitoring of weekly measures available to all clients, those receiving therapist support will receive weekly secure messaging from their assigned therapist for eight weeks. Therapists will spend approximately 15 minutes per week/per client receiving therapist support. Phone calls will be used in the event that there is a significant clinical issue requiring therapist attention that cannot be addressed over messaging (e.g., sudden increase in symptoms).