Tobacco Cessation in Day Programs for Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions (Breathe Easy NC Professional Development Series)

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Description

Every day in communities across North Carolina, Breathe Easy NC is working to connect people who struggle with mental health and substance use to the best practice tobacco treatment they deserve. The Breathe Easy NC Professional Development Series will prepare professionals from diverse disciplines and settings to help those with behavioral health conditions to become tobacco-free. See additional online modules and links for registration below.

Tobacco Cessation in Day Programs for Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions
Online Module - Registration Opening Soon!

Speaker
Michelle Ivey, MSW, MHA, LCSW, CSWM

Breathe Easy NC Professional Development Series Trainings
Register for additional online modules in the series. Click the links below for more information or to register.

Medications for Tobacco Use Disorder Treatment
Online Module
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It's a Brain Thang: Exploring why Trauma and Substance has a Long-Term Committed Relationship
Online Module
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Tobacco-Free Living: The Important Role of Peer Support Specialists
Online Module
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Tobacco Cessation in Day Programs for Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions
Online Module
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Treating Adolescents and Young Adults: The Clinical Approach
Online Module
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Credit Information
No Partial credit awarded

0.2 CEU
CEUs are expressed in tenths and 0.1 CEU is based off 60 minutes of instruction.

1.50 Contact Hours
1.5 contact hour is based off 60 minutes of instruction.

1.50 NC Psychologist Credit (Category A)
1.5 Psychologist Hour is based off 60 minutes of instruction.

In Partnership with:
Mecklenburg County Public Health and NC DHHS




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Objectives

• Identify the scope of tobacco use among persons with behavioral health conditions.
• Create understanding of the challenges of tobacco cessation within this population.
• Prepare the program for the change to tobacco free and implement tobacco free programing.
• Organize treatment objectives to help this population transition to tobacco free.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment program.

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