SBIRT Glossary


Glossary of terms used on the PGH SBIRT website.
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PCP

Primary Care Physician.

PCPC

Pennsylvania’s Client Placement Criteria for Adults. A methodology for determining level of treatment and a placement tool for insurers.

Posttest

Any inquiry occurring after exposure to an intervention or experience. Inquiry may include formal or informal assessment or evaluation (quiz, test, survey) of some phenomenon, usually (but not always) the same as the pretest (although a pretest may not have been conducted).

Pretest

Any inquiry occurring prior to exposure to an intervention or experience. Inquiries may include formal or informal assessments or evaluations (tests, quizzes, surveys) of some phenomenon. Also known as a "baseline assessment". Pretests are often used in conjunction with posttests.