Virtual Training - Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies in Collaboration with the Division of Addictio

Virtual Training - Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies in Collaboration with the Division of Addiction Psychiatry And co Provided with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
Virtual 2-Day Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training 
FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 1, 2022
Course starts at 8:00am and runs till 5:30pm ET on both dates.
Visit  www.tobaccoprogram.org for registration details. 
Please note that registration will close February 4, 2022.

The training format is virtual and encompasses both asynchronous (working with online materials at your own pace) and synchronous (working virtually together as a group) sections. The asynchronous portion will be conducted through the Canvas online platform in which participants independently complete a series of educational modules during the two weeks prior to our live, 2-day interactive Zoom sessions, February 28-March 1, 2022 from 8:00am-5:30pm ET. This hybrid-approach allows busy professionals much needed schedule flexibility.
 
The Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies has developed this training to prepare health professionals to provide intensive specialist treatment for tobacco dependence. The nationally recognized faculty brings a wealth of expertise in tobacco control, nicotine addiction, medical consequences of tobacco use, treatment of tobacco dependence, program development and evaluation, and treating tobacco addiction with special populations such as those with mental illness and medical co-morbidities. The training format allows for an interactive and comprehensive educational experience. Participants can expect to leave the training competent to effectively treat patients for tobacco dependence and to provide other services that will help organizations to address tobacco use. The CTTS training meets all of the requirements set forth in the US Public Health Service Guidelines as well as the standards for competencies for tobacco treatment specialists developed by the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD) and is Accredited by the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs (CTTTP).

Objectives: At the end of this training participants will be able to:

• Describe the impact that tobacco use, the tobacco industry, and FDA regulation has on society
• Describe the individual impact that tobacco use has on health and addiction, co-morbidities and special populations
• Assess critical factors used in the development of a tobacco treatment plan including motivation and dependence
• Examine how to implement components of a comprehensive, evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment intervention including behavioral skills, social support, and pharmacotherapy, community outreach and cultural sensitivity
• Practice and demonstrate the skills needed to conduct a clinical assessment, engage in individual counseling, motivational interviewing, and group counseling
• Discuss the principals involved in tobacco treatment program development and evaluation, clinical practice guidelines, and evidence-based scientific literature.

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