Training and Follow-up

Purpose

To give your staff the knowledge and skills to address smoking as part of everyday support.

Why this step is important

Training for staff is an essential component of increasing your organisation’s capacity to address smoking. Quality training builds the confidence and skills of your staff so they can provide a deeper level of smoking cessation support to clients.

At the end of the training, your staff will:

• Have a thorough understanding of smoking behaviours, including nicotine addiction and triggers
• Know how to talk to clients about using Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs) effectively
• Be able conduct a smoking cessation brief intervention

Training is supplements with ongoing support via phone and email, consolidating learning and providing access to up-to-date smoking cessation information.

Completion time

2- 4 months

Who to involve

• All staff, especially those who provide direct care
• Carers
• Volunteers

Get started with Tackling Tobacco training

Training is available to all organisations implementing the Tackling Tobacco program. Contact us now to get access.