Intensive Behavioral Health Approaches to Tobacco Treatment (8.0 CE hours)

Through experiential training methods, participants will be able to demonstrate how to use a variety of behavioral interventions, including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness approaches. Participants will also learn how implementing skills training and social support strategies into tobacco treatment can improve behavioral counseling outcomes.

Topics covered during this training include:

• Welcome and Introductions

• Myths and Misconceptions about Counseling

• Cognitive   Behavioral Therapy in Tobacco Treatment

• Implementing Social Support Strategies into Tobacco   Treatment

• Motivational Interviewing for Increasing Cessation   Outcomes (see video links below)

• Implementing Skills Training in Tobacco Treatment

• Mindfulness Approaches to Tobacco Treatment

• Practical Approaches and Cases

• Summary and Conclusion

• Wrap up