Mindfulness Training for Smokers *Facilitator Training* (9.25 CE hours, $300)

This NEW training course will provide the foundation you need to facilitate the Mindfulness Training for Smokers intervention in your own practice setting. Using experiential methods, you will gain insights into the principles of mindfulness and learn how to apply them effectively to manage the unique challenges that smokers face during their journey to quit.

About the Mindfulness Training for Smokers Curriculum

Mindfulness Training for Smokers (MTS) is an 8-week group intervention that uses mindfulness to help participants quit smoking. People who try to quit smoking “cold turkey” have a less than 5% chance of success. People who complete the MTS group have much higher success rates; in a study of the intervention, 39% of participants remained abstinent from tobacco six months after completing the group.

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In MTS, participants learn how to practice mindfulness and then learn to apply mindfulness to manage relapse challenges, including smoking triggers, withdrawal…