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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.
THE COURSE WILL BE HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017-THURSDAY, OCTOBER
19, 2017
at HAMPTON INN, 3160 OLENTANGY RIVER RD. COLUMBUS, OH 43202
614-268-8700
If you would like to make a reservation Click
Here - Discounted rates are available for a limited time. There are also several other hotels within walking distance of the training site.
The course fee is
$1,000.00 and includes Course Manual, Handouts, Certification Exam, Continuing
Education Certificate and Provisional or Full Certificate (Full Certification
requires passing grade on test). Lunch will be provided on Tuesday and Thursday of
the training week. Coffee, water and snacks will be provided daily. The fee is
required to hold your reservation.
Applications will be
accepted based on availability. The application deadline is two weeks
prior to the beginning of the course or when maximum number of applications has
been accepted.
Prerequisites
Requirements to participate in this course are as follows:
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a health-related discipline, preferably with at least one year’s experience in counseling, health education, and/or patient care. Applicants must provide 1) a copy of the highest degree earned and 2) a Statement of Work Experience form.
- Documented Status as a tobacco-free person; at least six months tobacco-free (for recovering tobacco users).
OR
- If you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree, you must provide 1) a Statement of Work Experience form and 2) copies of significant professional licenses/credentials in related fields.
- Documented Status as a tobacco-free person; at least six months tobacco-free (for recovering tobacco users).
Requirements for Certification
Persons who attend the Tobacco Treatment Specialist course and pass the written test with a grade of 80% will receive a Certificate of Completion of the course. However, full certification as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist is a process that goes beyond the didactic coursework we offer. Requirements to receive Provisional Certification or Full Certification are as follows:
Provisional Certification: Those who attend the course and pass the written test with an 80% or better, but have not fulfilled the patient care requirements prior to the course will receive Provisional Certification.
Full Certification: Those who attend the course and pass the written test with an 80% or better, AND provide proof of experience in providing tobacco dependence treatment will receive Full Certification.
Contact time in tobacco cessation patient care may be either prior to or subsequent to the Tobacco Treatment Specialist course. For those with a Bachelor’s degree or less, applicants should demonstrate a total of 480 hours of clinical activity related to tobacco use cessation. Persons with a graduate degree or post-Bachelor’s qualifications in a health-related field (e.g., advanced-practice nursing) should show 240 hours of patient care activity in tobacco cessation. Several types of activity related to cessation can count toward this requirement:
- Delivering direct patient care in tobacco cessation in group or individual counseling sessions, and/or telephone interventions and follow-up
- Teaching classes about tobacco cessation and related issues
- Preparation time involved with cessation sessions or training classes
- Supervision of other healthcare personnel who provide tobacco cessation services
Candidates for full certification should complete the requirements for patient care activity within TWO years of taking the Tobacco Treatment Specialist training course.
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