These two 30-minute modules aim to increase your confidence in educating and supporting clients during their quit smoking journey.
A third extension module talks about smoking for people who are pregnant and how to support them to quit smoking.
On completion of this module you should be able to:
Module 1 – Supporting the quit smoking journey
- Explain the harms from smoking to your clients.
- Discuss the benefits of quitting smoking with your clients.
- Apply the fast, simple and effective brief advice to your clients.
Module 2 – Stop-smoking medicines
- Discuss nicotine dependence and symptoms of withdrawal with your clients.
- Describe the stop-smoking medicine options available.
- List other options available to help those wishing to quit smoking.
Module 3 – Smoking and pregnancy
- Explain the harms of smoking in pregnancy to your clients.
- Discuss the benefits of quitting smoking when pregnant with your clients.
- Describe the different stop-smoking medicines available for people who are pregnant.