Professional Development
Alternatives to Suspension
Who: A minimum of 3 staff per school should attend. The course is designed for Teachers, Student Assistant Counselors, Suspension Staff, and School Counselors, or ANY school staff with an interest.
What: This program will train participants how to conduct and implement an alternative to suspension program that offers an educational enhancement. By attending this program, participants will:
- Conduct an alternative to suspension program tailored to their districts needs.
- Learn how to increase student compliance with the tobacco-free school policy.
- Understand the addictive process of nicotine in cigarettes, how youth perceive tobacco and how to effectively guide participants to become tobacco free.
- Learn motivational interviewing techniques.
Faculty: Victoria Keir, School Outreach Specialist, Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools
Erin Sinisgalli, MPH, C.H.E.S., Program Manager, Center for Smoking Cessation at Seton Health
About the Program
The Alternative to Suspension program is an educational program that is used as a voluntary or mandatory option for tobacco violations. They can be used in addition to the current student discipline. Students are more likely to cooperate with policy if the emphasis is on education and support rather then punishment. The primary goal of an alternative to suspension program is to increase student compliance with the tobacco-free school policy and hopefully refer them to the Butt Stops Here program.
Program Agenda
Tobacco Updates
Why kids are using tobacco during school hours
How cigarettes addict & 12 truths of youth tobacco users
Why Alternative to Suspension works & how to combine this with the current penal code
Alternative to Suspension Options
Second Chance
Self-directed education
TEG
Motivational Interviewing
Tobacco-Free Comprehensive Policy Enforcement
Who: A minimum of 3 staff per school should attend. The course is designed for ANY school staff who will assist in enforcing this policy.
What: This program will train participants how to recognize tobacco use in students, staff and visitors and enforce the comprehensive policy. By attending this program, participants will:
- Understand the addictive process of nicotine in cigarettes and chew/spit with youth and adults.
- Recognize how people use chew/spit and cigarettes to enforce the policy.
- How to delicately and sternly enforce the school policy with visitors.
Faculty: Victoria Keir, School Outreach Specialist, Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools
About the Program
The Tobacco-Free Comprehensive Policy Enforcement is an educational training to help school staff and teachers recognize the many ways tobacco is used to ensure the policy can be enforced. It will discuss how to handle visitors who use tobacco on school property and repeat offenders without hurting school morale and support. The primary goal of the training is to increase compliance with the tobacco-free school policy.
Program Agenda
Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools Program Overview
How Cigarettes Addict: The Brain and Nicotine
12 Truths about Youth Who Smoke
Your Tobacco-Free Policy
Recognizing Tobacco use
Talking with Visitors
Treating Teenage Tobacco Dependence
A Workshop for School Nurses
This program will train participants how to address tobacco use with teenagers. By attending this program, participants will be able to:
- Educate students, their families & staff members about the health risks related to tobacco and secondhand smoke
- Provide immediate smoking cessation resources for teens
- Become knowledgeable of the cycle of addiction
- Understand how nicotine in cigarettes addicts and the role pharmacotherapy plays in helping to set tobacco users free
- Provide solid counseling techniques
- Learn where and how to seek additional funding opportunities
Faculty: Erin Sinisgalli, MPH, C.H.E.S., Program Manager, Center for Smoking Cessation at Seton Health
Tavia Rauch, BS, CRT, Outreach Specialist, Center for Smoking Cessation at Seton Health
Program Agenda
How Cigarettes Addict: The Brain and Nicotine
12 Truths About Smokers
Tobacco Facts
Pharmacotherapy for Tobacco Cessation
Counseling Tobacco Users
Secondhand Smoke Dangers
School Tobacco Use Policy and your role
WANNA QUIT
Stemming Youth Tobacco Use on School Grounds
Who: A minimum of 3 staff per school should attend. The course is designed for Teachers, Student Assistant Counselors, Athletic Coaches, School Nurses and School Counselors, or ANY school staff with an interest.
What:This program will train participants how to conduct and implement the tobacco cessation program called Wanna Quit. By attending this program, participants will:
- Be able to conduct a cessation program for interested students.
- Understand the addictive process of nicotine in cigarettes, how youth perceive tobacco and how to effectively guide participants to become tobacco free.
- Learn key strategies and elements that attract participation with high retention.
- Learn solid counseling techniques and state-of-the-art group facilitation skills.
Faculty: Peggy Keigley, MA, co-founder of The Butt Stops Here Program and Director Seton Health Center for Smoking Cessation
Victoria Keir, School Outreach Tobacco Specialist, Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools Program
About the Program
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention states that the #1 strategy to prevent tobacco use in teens is to develop and enforce a comprehensive tobacco-free policy. Cessation for youth is only a small component in the efforts to decrease the number of youth from using tobacco. Although the program itself is not evidence based, the tools and resources it offers for a quit attempt are. The Wanna Quit program was piloted in two schools with 28 student participants with follow up focus groups. 9 students quit using tobacco and 13 reduced the amount they used.
Program Agenda
Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools Program
Program Overview: Wanna Quit!
Marketing
Program format
Follow-up
Materials
How Cigarettes Addict: The Brain and Nicotine
12 Truths about Youth Who use Tobacco
Carbon Monoxide Breathalyzer Screening
Spit/Chew Tobacco
Medications
