• Only $40
• Free Nicotine replacement patches, gum & lozenge free for qualified smokers
• Free workbook, survival kit, and relaxation CD
• 6 weeks, 7 sessions
• Carbon Monoxide Screening
  
  To Register for a program click here, or call (518) 459-2550 to contact Debbie Keefe, Butt Stops Here Program Coordinator

The Butt Stops Here - Facilitator Training

Butt Stops Here Facilitator Training
October 1st, 2010
Seton Health-The Center for Smoking Cessation
24 Aviation Road-Suite 204
(Space is Limited to 15 Participants)

To register contact Debbie Keefe at 518-459-2550
or email her at dkeefe@setonhealth.org
(Space Limited)

Download to Register: PDF document with Course Description, Program Agenda, and Registration Form

This course is designed for public health educators, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, tobacco specialists, healthcare administrators, insurers, social workers, wellness coordinators, nurses, psychologists, counselors and tobacco-free coalition members.

This program will train participants how to conduct and implement the award winning, evidence-based group tobacco cessation program called The Butt Stops Here. By attending this program, participants will be able to:

• Provide immediately a smoking cessation program for interested participants
• Become knowledgeable of the cycle of addiction and how to effectively guide participants to become smoke free
• Understand how nicotine in cigarettes addicts and the vital role Nicotine Replacement medications play in helping to set smokers free
• Key strategies and elements that every program needs to attract participation and produce high retention rates
• Provide solid counseling techniques and state-of-the-art group facilitation skills
• Learn where and how to seek additional funding opportunities

Faculty:
Peggy Keigley, MA, co-founder of The Butt Stops Here Program and
Director Seton Health Center for Smoking Cessation
Erin Sinisgalli, MPH, C.H.E.S., Program Manager, Seton Health Center for Smoking Cessation
Debbie Keefe, Program Coordinator Direct Cessation Services

About the Program
The BSH was developed and launched by Seton Health in 2001 based on funding that was received from the New York State Department of Health. 200 group programs have been offered over the past three years throughout the Capital Region and have treated over 4,000 participants. The program boasts a completion rate of 60% and a one-year quit rate of 30%.