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How You Can Help Your Patients to Stop Smoking NBCC approved.

Course Description

Target Audience: Social workers, counselor, and other mental health professionals.

Course Content Level: Advanced

Number of CE Hours: 5

Type of CE hours: Clinical

Delivery format: Reading based asynchronous distance learning.

Course completion requirements:
How to Obtain Continuing Education Credit
Please follow the steps below to obtain the necessary contact hours of home study continuing
education credit:

1. Read course objectives.
2. Study the course text:

3. The questions for the final examination are attached here. Answer these questions by marking
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Write your name on every Scantron card in the space provided. Also write the exam title
in the space marked “Subject”.
True/false examination Mark the Scantron card as follows: Use A for true answers, B for
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Multiple-choice questions Choose the letter of the correct answer and mark the Scantron
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change.
4. Complete the licensure information on the examination sheet.

5. Return the scantron card, examination sheet and student evaluation of the course.
You’ll need 70% correct score on the post-test for successful completion of the course.

6. Retain a copy of the answers for your record.
Homestead Schools, Inc. is solely responsible for the quality and content of this CE
program and for the selection of its instructor/author, and receives no outside financial
support in the preparation, presentation or implementation of its CE activities.
The sponsor has no affiliation with companies whose products or services are mentioned
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participants like you in its CE program.

Instructor Credentials: N/A

ACE Provider Approval Statement: Homestead Schools, Inc., 1070, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Assoiciation of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses for continuing education credit.
ACE provider approval period: 4/2/2023-4/2/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 5 Clinical continuing education credits.

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Cancellation/Refund Policy: Should you need to cancel your order or if you are not satisfied with the quality of our course material, you can return the course (before a certificate is issued) within 90 days and receive a prompt and full refund (less shipping and handling.)

Course last updated: December, 2024

Learning Objectives

After completing this course you’ll be able to:

  1. Address the importance of the medical professional getting involved in    helping patients stop smoking.

  2. List 5 steps to creating a smoking cessation program.

  3. Develop office procedures to help patients stop smoking.

  4. List 6 steps to creating a smoke-free office.

  5. Describe 3 responsibilities of the smoking cessation coordinator.

  6. Write a notice introducing a smoke-free policy in the medical facility.

  7. List 3 steps in identifying all smoking patients.

  8. Prepare a Smoking Assessment Form for assessing smoking patients.

  9. List 4 steps in developing patient smoking cessation plans.

  10. List reasons to stop smoking for various population groups, such as  teenagers, pregnant women, parents, new smokers, long-term smokers, patients with family history of heart disease or cancer and for symptomatic and asymptornatic adults.

  11. Advise the patient in the proper use of nicotine gum, listing four pointers.

  12. List 3 patient groups for whom nicotine gum is contraindicated.  

  13. List 4 steps of follow-up support plan.

  14. List 3 special concerns of people who stop smoking.

  15. Write a follow-up letter for a patient who has decided to stop smoking.

  16. Answer 14 common questions and concerns of patients who have decided to stop smoking.

  17. Provide smoking cessation tips for patients who have decided to stop smoking.

  18. List 12 withdrawal symptoms after quitting and suggest things the individual should do.

  19. Describe clinical interventions to prevent tobacco use by children and adolescents.

  20. Provide five recommendations to prevent tobacco use by children in various age groups.

  21. List 5 risk factors for adolescent smoking.

  22. Discuss school programs to prevent smoking.

  23. List 6 reasons why people smoke and provide tips to help them quit.

Table of Contents

Preface

Forward

Acknowledgement

Learning Objective

Why Do You Smoke?     

Synopsis for Physicians  How To Help Your Patients Stop Smoking

Synopsis for Office Staff How To Develop Office Procedures To Help Patients Stop Smoking

Step 1: Select An Office Smoking Cessation Coordinator

Step 2: Create A Smoke Free Office

Step 3: Identify All Smoking Patients

Patient Smoking Assessment Form

Step 4: Develop Patient Smoking Cessation Plans

Step 5: Provide Follow-up Support

Common Questions and Concerns

Smoking Cessation Tips

Self-Help Smoking Cessation Materials

Materials For Physicians and Office Staff

Publications Without Tobacco Advertising

Selected References For Physician‑Based Smoking Cessation Programs

Clinical Interventions To Prevent Tobacco Use by Children and Adolescents

Nurses: Help Your Patients Stop Smoking

Patent Guide: Clearing the Air

Its Quitting Time

Clearing the Air

Post Test

Customer Comments

¨Very detailed and good information. Easy to understand.”

S.J., Mesquite, TX

¨ Easy to follow, good information – personally and professionally.”

C.M., Baton Rouge, LA

¨ Thank you for being there. It is not always possible for me to travel to the city for seminars and/or workshops to earn my ceu’s.”

W.S., Palestine, TX

¨ Presented material in an orderly pattern. Very effective to understand material.”

Y.A., Fremont, CA

¨ The book is a great resource book. Thank you as two of my loved ones want to quit smoking.”

S.A., Westwego, LA