What is Brief-TSF?

Brief-TSF can be used with males, females and youth of any age and is readily adaptable to various cultures or lifestyles.

Brief-TSF is ideally suited to primary care as well inpatient clinics, outpatient clinics or office practice.

Brief-TSF incorporates screening and assessment instruments and methods for differentiating between alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

Brief-TSF is ideally suited for counseling that is a required component of craving reduction medication prescribing.

The generic spiritual principles are acceptable to most treatment organizations and religions.

The basic Brief-TSF principles can be adapted and applied to drug addiction, excessive gambling, eating disorders and emotional problems that have psychological, emotional, physical, spiritual and mental aspects.

Brief-TSF is a both a Harm Prevention and a Harm Minimization strategy. By intervening earlier in the progression of alcoholism much harm will be prevented.

The overall recovery goal of the program is the restoration of health and freedom from the effects of addiction to the drug alcohol or alcoholism.

Brief-TSF addresses the medical, psychological, social and spiritual effects of alcoholism.

Brief-TSF can be utilized by doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, faith based workers, trained volunteers and counselors.