Virtual training course (EST)
IF PAYING BY CHECK,
PLEASE CONTACT Heather McCary at 614-437-1521 or by email; Heather.Mccary@Breathingassociation.org for further instruction.
All check payments must be received before May 24th 2021.
The Breathing Association's TTS
Certification program issues two types of certifications: (1) Continuing
Education Units (CEU) for counselors, social workers, nurses, physicians,
respiratory therapists, etc. and (2) Provisional or Full Certification as a
Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Both CEU certificates and Provisional or Full
Certifications are only issued once the course is completed, and all required
forms and payment are received by The Breathing Association.
Registration MUST be paid before attending the course.
The Breathing Association’s Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Course (TTS) is appropriate for health professionals from many disciplines, such as nursing, medicine, psychology, dentistry and dental hygiene, social services, counseling, addictions medicine, respiratory therapy, and health education. This course prepares professionals to provide treatment for tobacco dependent persons in many clinical and community settings.
This course is
accredited by Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs (CTTTP)
This course, like those
offered by several other institutions across the country, has been designed to
meet the standards of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use
and Dependence (ATTUD) for training, competencies, and credentialing of TTS
trainees; the US Public Health Service Guidelines for treating tobacco use, and
evidence-based recommendations of authoritative groups in the field.