Region 6 Scholarship Request for the Breathe Easy: Becoming Tobacco-Free Training

Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021, 12:00pm-5:00pm

Region 6 Tobacco Prevention Collaborate is offering a limited number of scholarships for behavioral health providers in: Anson, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Scotland Counties.

This training will assist behavioral health leaders and practitioners to make behavioral health facilities 100% tobacco free and to improve their skills to provide evidence-based tobacco use treatment concurrently with mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Providers will receive the information and skills they need to prepare for the NC Medicaid tobacco-free policy requirement that goes into effect July 1, 2022. It consists of two parts:

Part 1: Prerecorded Video Modules on Tobacco Treatment and Control and Standard of Care Evidence-Based Tobacco Treatment (available online; approximately 4 hours):

Why Here/Why This/Why Now?
Combination Strategies for Tobacco Treatment
Pharmacotherapy Agents
Assessments
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Foundational Behavioral Therapy in Special Populations
The Roadmap to Successful Change

Part 2: Live, virtual course session (via Zoom), November 17, 2021, 12:00-5:00pm:

Welcome and introductions
An Ethical Approach to Tobacco Treatment in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Settings
Motivational Interviewing w/interactive discussion about ethics
Moderated panel presentation
- Dr. Susan Saik-Peebles, Medical Director, Office for Behavioral Health and IDD, NCDHHS
- Mary Ward, President, McLeod Addictive Disease Center
- Brian Coon, Director of Clinical Programs, Pavillion
Tobacco Free Policy – The Roadmap Demystified: An Interactive Session
Deeper Dive into What Works: Integrating Policy and Treatment in Diverse Behavioral Health Settings
How QuitlineNC works/How to do referrals to QuitlineNC
Practical Approaches and Cases
Summary and Conclusion

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* 1. Please provide your contact information

Name

Organization

Address

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State

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Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Who is your LME/MCO

Sandhills Center

Alliance Health

Eastpointe

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* 3. Describe your organization and indicate if you serve individuals at high risk for tobacco disparities.

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* 4. Briefly describe why it is important to you to attend this training.

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* 5. Is your organization already tobacco-free or planning to become tobacco-free in the next year?

Yes

Thank you for applying for the scholarship. You will receive a notification from Travis Greer, Region 6 Tobacco Control Manager at Cumberland County Department of Public Health with a registration code if approved. Scholarships are limited.