Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Nicotine Dependence

• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  
• Acupuncture
  
• Hypnosis
• Herbal Treatments
  

Case Studies

• Teaching Case Studies
  
• Research Case Studies
  
• General Format of a Research Case Study
  
• Sample Case Study

Recruitment and Retention

• Brief Overview of Scientific Literature
  
• Barriers to Recruitment
  
• Planning the Impact of Your Program
  
• Basics of Recruiting
  
• Recruitment Strategies
  
• Marketing Strategies
  
• Retention Strategies

Counseling Clients to Quit and Facilitating Groups

• Motivational Interviewing
  
• Motivational Interviewing Techniques
  
• Reflective Listening
  
• Recovery-Oriented Therapies
  
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  
• Social Support
  
• Behavior Modification
  
• Relapse Prevention / Management
  
• Components of Group Work
  
• What Makes a Good Group Facilitator?
  
• Intervening
  
• Types of Interventions
  
• Providing Constructive Feedback Tips
  
• Open and Closed-ended Questions
  
• Working with Client Behavior

Healthcare Systems

• The Arizona Healthcare Partnership
  
• Tobacco Control in HealthCare Systems Survey
  
• Best Practices for Tobacco Control
  
• The Five A's
  
• The Five R's
  
• The TRAC System Model
  
• Tobacco and Managed Care
  
• Resources and Tools

Intervening with Young Tobacco Users

• Current Tobacco Use Statistics
  
• The Risk Factors Associated with Adolescent Tobacco Use
  
• The Characteristics of Nicotine Addiction in Adolescents
  
• Treatment Interventions for Adolescent Tobacco Use
  
• Online Resources for Parents, Educators, and Youth

Pharmacological Treatments

• General Considerations
  
• Special Circumstances
  
• First-line Medications
  
• Nicotine Replacement Therapies
  
• Over-the-counter Medications
  
• Prescription Medications
  
• Non-nicotine Medications
  
• Second-line Medications
  
• Combination Nicotine Replacement Therapy
  
• New Therapies on the Horizon
  
• Not Recommended Pharmacotherapy

Professional Development

• Roles and Responsibilities
  
• Developing a Mission Statement
  
• Continuing Education
• Networking
  
• Criteria for Reliable Research
  
• Research Reliability Checklist

Program Standards

• Tobacco Cessation Program Standards
  
• Arizona Standards
  
• Meeting the Standards

Client Intake Form (CIF)

• Background
  
• Registering Facilitators
  
• Collecting Client Information
  
• Submitting the CIF
  
• Reports Based on CIF Intake
  
• Technical Assistance
  
• Proactive Fax Referral System

Tobacco and Health

• Responding to Client Questions on Tobacco and Health
  
• Listening Skills
  
• Responding to the Question
  
• Referring to Information Sources
  
• Referring to Healthcare Providers
  
• Elements of Tobacco
  
• Chemical Additives
  
• Common Uses of Chemical Additives
  
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

Tobacco Related Illnesses

• Summary of Problem
  
• The Circulatory System
  
• Circulatory System Disorders
  
• Pulmonary Circulation Disorders
  
• The Respiratory System
  
• Respiratory System Disorders
  
• Other Tobacco-Related Diseases
  
• Tobacco and Men, Women, Children, and Pregnancy
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
  
• Smokeless Tobacco

Working with Hispanic Populations

• Basic Hispanic Cultural Values
  
• General Demographic Characteristics of Hispanics
  
• Tobacco Use Among Hispanics
  
• Cultural Factors
  
• General Recommendations to Conduct Health Education Activities with Hispanic Populations
  
• Recommendations to Select PrintedTobacco Cessation Materials