Training and Events

The Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine and its related public health and nonprofit partners frequently offer training, events, and conferences focused on the many different areas of tobacco control and prevention.

Center For Tobacco Independence Treatment Trainings and Programs

Tobacco Intervention Basic Skills Trainings

On-Going

The Basic Skills Training teaches professionals how to incorporate tobacco treatment messages into their professional practices. Evidence-based information on how to conduct Brief Tobacco Interventions will be reviewed. The training is a pre-requisite for attendance of the annual Intensive Tobacco Treatment Training and Conference offered each spring. For more information or to register please click here, or download a printable brochure here.

Tobacco Intervention Basic Skills Training for Students

On-Going

The Basic Skills Training teaches students how to incorporate tobacco treatment messages into their future professional practices. This training curriculum is being offered to all Maine colleges and universities which train students in the field of healthcare including, but not limited to: Schools of Nursing, Schools of Social Work, Counseling Programs, Dental Hygienist Schools, Respiratory Health Programs, Medical Schools and Schools of Pharmacy. There is no charge for this program. Interested college program directors and teachers should contact Becky Hendrix at 662-7122; hendrr@mainehealth.org

Intensive Tobacco Treatment Training and Conference

This advanced training is designed for healthcare and education professionals who are delivering or preparing to deliver intensive tobacco treatment services. For the fifth year, the Intensive Tobacco Treatment Training is being combined with a statewide conference, bringing together all those professionals in the state of Maine who are involved in providing evidence-based tobacco treatment services. Attendance of a Tobacco Intervention: Basic Skills Training is a prerequisite for attending this conference. Dowload the brochure.

Webinars

A series of four webinars is being offered by the Center For Tobacco Independence. The schedule is:

12/7/2011 E-Cigarettes: Facts and Fiction (Download)

1/4/2012 The E-referral: Maine Tobacco HelpLine Update

2/1/2012 CTI Treatment Center Case Studies

3/7/2012 Smokeless Tobacco

For program descriptions and registration please click here.

There is no charge for attendance of these webinars.

CTI Treatment Center Mentoring Program

A goal of the PTM Tobacco Treatment Center conducted by the Center for Tobacco Independence is to advance the capacity and quality of intensive tobacco treatment intervention resources in the state. To this end, the center has developed a 1 day practicum for qualified tobacco treatment specialists who need or want additional training and guidance to improve their skills around delivery of intensive interventions in their own practice. The Treatment Center staff will mentor qualified specialists on an individual basis in a structured program that focuses on evidence-driven, best practices for tobacco treatment.

There is no charge for the Mentoring Program. The Mentoring Program hours are 9AM-4PM. Click here for the full description and to apply.

Level 1 Motivational Interviewing (MI) with Steve Andrew, LCSW, LADC, CCS

February 28, 2012

MaineHealth, 110 Free Street, Portland, ME

This Level 1 training will review basic principles, concepts and strategies of Motivational Interviewing (MI). There will be particular focus on use of MI with tobacco users but principles taught are applicable to effective interventions with regard to all behavioral health conditions. Stephen R. Andrew, LCSW, LADC, CCS is a consultant, trainer and author who is MINT certified to teach Motivational Interviewing. For more information or to register, please click here.

Certified Helpers Training

10/24/11 – The MaineHealth Building at 110 Free Street, Portland, Me.
3/14/12 – The Black Bear Inn, Orono, Maine

Become a Certified Helpers Trainer (CHT). A CHT can be any health professional with at least an Associates Degree who has been tobacco-free for at least one year. The certification period is 3 years. CHT’s are authorized to schedule and conduct their own Helpers Trainings. Helpers Trainings provide practical skills and information to both non-clinical professionals and to non-professional lay helpers who have a desire to assist Maine residents with quitting the use of tobacco.

The Helpers Program is a copyrighted program of The University of Arizona College of Medicine. This program is brought to Maine through an agreement with the University of Arizona and PTM’s training contractor, the MaineHealth Center For Tobacco Independence. For more information, please click here.

For additional events, please go to the Maine Prevention Calendar.