Events

Opportunities for Change: Addressing Tobacco and Nicotine use in Behavioral Health Settings

MaineHealth 110 Free Street, Portland, Maine

A targeted Basic Skills Training for individuals working in the behavioral health setting. Join other behavioral health professionals and MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence Training and Education team for a half-day training to learn more about the health burden of tobacco and nicotine on individuals with behavioral health conditions, real and perceived barriers to providing treatment in mental health and substance use settings, and opportunities for treatment. Moreover, learn how to enhance your existing skills to utilize low barrier strategies that can significantly…

$25
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Tobacco Intervention: Basic Skills Training

Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, ME, United States

Join other healthcare professionals in this one-day training to learn more about nicotine addiction and how to integrate brief, evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions into current practice.  The Basic Skills Training is open to all healthcare professionals, prevention professionals, and community members who are interested in learning more about the burden of tobacco and strategies for treatment. The training is a requirement for those interested in the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice.

$50
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Webinar: Tobacco Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness – Considerations and Opportunities for Treatment

Tobacco use in populations with behavioral health conditions is a critical health disparity.  Moreover, patients with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, are three times more likely to smoke than the general population. While smoking is a modifiable risk factor, many individuals with SMI typically are not treated for tobacco use disorder This webinar will explore the burden of tobacco use among individuals SMI, including the tobacco industry’s influence, culture of treatment of tobacco use disorder, and misconceptions about treatment.  Additionally, this webinar will…

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