For Administrators

Interviews

“What participants learn that they didn’t know before is really amazing. That information moves them from resistance to the next level of readiness for change.”
— Diane Mills,
Tobacco Cessation Trainer

“Sometimes participants will go through a life event that makes them ready for change, and the culture is right there. The consumers really help each other. We even see smokers helping out other people with quitting.”
— Bernadette Cain,
Training for Change

"It’s amazing the misinformation that’s prevalent, too. Some staff, even, thought that nicotine was a carcinogen, and so they didn’t want to use nicotine replacement medications.”

— Diane Mills,
Tobacco Cessation Trainer

“You have to really work and give [smoking staff members] alternatives to participate without feeling hypocritical.”

— Tara Fredericks, MSW

“Some even quit — and they never even joined the smoking cessation group. They got the information from their peers, and it was a result of culture-changing activities.”

— Tara Fredericks, MSW

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As administrators and treatment providers we might experience mixed feelings about addressing tobacco. We might be fearful of rocking the boat or reluctant to leave our comfort zone.

Addressing tobacco use along with your clients’ other conditions requires confronting old beliefs and ways of doing things, as well as attitudes and views of people and what is possible. To be successful, this process of change must take place at multiple levels — with individuals, staff and the organization.

“ I think the biggest barrier is just developing the buy-in. The feedback we receive is that, once patients have the tools, once they have the training, staff members are really able to roll out services and get something going. It’s about developing readiness.”

— Tara Fredericks, MSW, smoking cessation project director, Clubhouse of Suffolk

For more testimonial support, see the transcript of an interview with groundbreaking tobacco cessation project leaders at Clubhouse of Suffolk.

About the Help to Quit Program Toolkit

The Help to Quit Program Toolkit is a complete resource for you and your staff. The toolkit covers topics such as:

The Big Picture — Information on tobacco use and dependence
The Challenge — Overcoming barriers to treatment
Best Practices for treatment
Special Considerations for mental illness and substance use disorder populations
Organizational Tools for changing the environment
Support for training, nicotine replacement products, tobacco-free policy development, counseling and behavior therapies.

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Who is beBetter Health?

For more than 20 years beBetter Health, Inc. (through its subsidiary Partners in Corporate Health) has been a pioneer in tobacco cessation services. beBetter’s resource offerings include all aspects of program marketing and communications, call center operations, one-on-one telephonic and web-based behavior change support and coaching, the development of innovative educational tools and training programs, thorough program reporting and evaluation, and unmatched efforts in community outreach and program integration.