This course will provide an opportunity for frontline staff to explore and develop current thinking and practice in the field of smoking cessation. It forms part of a strategic approach to smoking cessation training designed to inform and support work with clients.

The aim of the course is to enable participants to raise the issue of smoking with clients and refer on to smoking cessation services as appropriate.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course participants will have:

• Increased knowledge and understanding of smoking issues
• Learned about the health effects and other consequences of tobacco smoking
• Explored factors that affect behaviour change
• Understand how to encourage and facilitate behaviour change

The training will be facilitated by Kay Samson Tobacco Issues Co-ordinator Health Promotion Fife

This course is part of an ongoing programme of training in smoking cessation.