For Practitioners Video

"There has to be recognition of the need for commitment — long-term — for training and follow-up."

— Tara Fredericks, MSW

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

— Tara Fredericks, MSW

“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

“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

Have you observed frequent and heavy smoking in the clients you treat?

Do you want to address tobacco use in your clients, but you don’t know where to begin? Like many professionals across the country, you may be fully aware of the scope of the problem and the need for a solution, but at the same time feel under-funded, under-trained and overwhelmed.

We can help!

Click “Take Course Now” to begin the Help to Quit Tobacco Cessation Self-Test below, designed to gauge your knowledge base and provide you with helpful statistics, policy guidelines and treatment best practices gathered from the most recent studies. We strongly reccommend downloading and reviewing the PDF version of the Help To Quit Tookit prior to beginning the self-test.

To get started with tobacco cessation at your facility or organization, order the Help to Quit Program Toolkit. Need more information? Check out the resources we’ve compiled to help with your tobacco cessation program.

The following references were used to compile this tutorial: