Center for Tobacco Independence

Registration Closes April 28, 2025 In this Essential Skills Training you will learn about tobacco prevalence, products and burden, e-cigarettes and vaping, motivational interviewing, how to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice, tobacco treatment medications and relapse prevention and recovery. Participation in the Treating Tobacco Together: Essential Skills Training is a required component of the “Classic Pathway” for Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification. In-Person with pre-work: Participants must complete three online courses before the live in person training day that will take approximately 2 hours…

This training will take place live, virtually, over Zoom on the following dates:  May 13th – 9:00am – 1:30pm ET May 14th – Recorded Sessions (3.5 hours total) May 15th – 9:00am – 2:00pm ET  This skills-focused training will build on knowledge gained in the Treating Tobacco Together: Essential Skills Training. This training is appropriate for individuals who have completed the Essential Skills Training within the past two years and are interested in increasing their tobacco treatment skills. Participants will build on common counseling…

Pre-Work released on May 13, 2025 ~ 4 hours 15 minutes estimated time to complete modules This training will take place in-person at Maple Hill Farms in Hallowell, ME over the course of the following dates: May 20, 2025 - 7:45AM - 3:50PM EST May 21, 2025 - 7:45AM - 2:45PM EST This skills-focused training will build on knowledge gained in the Treating Tobacco Together: Essential Skills Training.  This training is appropriate for individuals who have completed the Essential Skills Training within the past…