Temporary Study Interventionist

Job Description
The Study Interventionists will deliver one of two telephonebased treatments (described below) to people with HIV PWH who drink at unhealthy levels as part of an NIAAA funded randomized clinical trial RCT called the ACCEPT Study. The Study Interventionists will: 1 receive formal training in either a Brief Alcohol Intervention (BI) or a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT intervention 2 implement the brief intervention with PWH who are enrolled ACCEPT carrying a caseload of 15 participants at a time and 3 receive 1hour/week of group supervision with a licensed clinical psychologist who is faculty member at Syracuse University and Study Investigator on the ACCEPT . Both interventions are delivered weekly via telephone with 6 total telephone calls. For the BI: Call 1 lasts approximately 45 minutes and is focused on assessment of moods and situations that result in heavy alcohol use basic education about alcohol and HIV and the creation of a drinking agreement. Call 2 lasts approximately 510 minutes and is a brief checkin to assess progress towards drinking goals. Call 3 is a reminder phone call. Call 4 lasts approximately 45 minutes and is focused on strategies for reducing alcohol use. Call 5 lasts approximately 510 minutes and is a brief checkin to assess progress towards drinking goals. Call 6 is a final reminder phone call for the posttreatment follow up study visit. For the ACT intervention each call lasts approximately 3045 minutes and involves psychoeducation about an ACT related concept (e.g. acceptance defusion values) practice of a new ACT skill related to that concept and the creation of an agreement to practice ACT skills and reduce alcohol use

Responsibilities
Participation in mandatory 34 day training on ACT or BI. Delivering the intervention consistent with the ACCEPT study treatment manuals and standardized operating procedures. Scheduling weekly intervention phone calls with assigned study participants (and rescheduling as necessary). Audio recording all intervention sessions for later group supervision and fidelity monitoring. Ensuring participants are compensated after each intervention session. Participation in onehour/week of group supervision with other study interventionists and licensed clinical psychologists who are study investigators on ACCEPT . Coordination with study staff and investigators for tracking and schedule of participants Implementing study intervention with assigned research participants. Participating in weekly group supervision & lab meetings. Coordinating scheduling and tracking assigned research participants for the duration of the time they are in the active treatment phase of the study. Entering relevant data into REDCap coordinating with study staff.