• Home • About QuitSuccess • Specialty Certification • Treatment Program • Order Now •
• Contact QuitSuccess • CEU Credit Approvals •
(800) 390-9536
|
|---|
How the QuitSuccess® Treatment Program Works
YOUR PLAN FOR SUCCESS!
QuitSuccess® Treatment Program Outline/Overview
I.) GET CERTIFIED
Specialty Certification is not required, but is highly recommended.
Earning Certification can enhance your qualifications and skills, and lead to a more successful practice.
> Order the Homestudy Specialty Certification Program.
Complete all 20 hours of the required coursework to become a Certified Tobacco Cessation Treatment Specialist:
Read the two included textbooks:
- Addictive Thinking, Understanding Self-Deception , by Abraham J. Twerski, MD
- 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life , by Edwin B Fisher, Jr, PhD
Watch the four DVD Videos:
- 1) Health and Wellness, Tobacco Cessation Part 1 - Approaches and Methods
- 2) Health and Wellness, Tobacco Cessation Part 2 - Interventions and Strategies
- 3) Health and Wellness, Tobacco Cessation Part 3 - Praxis Points
- 4) Health and Wellness, Tobacco Cessation Part 3 - Relapse Prevention
Read the two sets of Handout Materials:
- Tobacco Dependency Counseling
- Tobacco Cessation Relapse Prevention
Complete and return the Evaluation of Learning Quiz to receive 20-hours of Continuing Education Credit and the Specialty Certification designation.
Complete and return the Application for Certification as Tobacco Cessation Specialist form.
II.) GET STARTED
- UNDERSTANDING THE QUITSUCCESS® PROGRAM:
> Order the QuitSuccess® Treatment Program.
1.) Sort and Organize the QuitSuccess® Program Materials
- The Facilitator’s Guidebook
- The Client Workbook
- The Consultant’s Manual
- The Day 1 & Day 2 DVD Videos
- The Therapeutic Relaxation and Distress Tolerance Training Audio CDs
- The Facilitator’s Guide to Program Implementation DVD Video
- The Consultant’s Guide to Marketing and Sales DVD Video
- The Building & Closing the Sale Book
2.) Read through the Facilitator’s Guidebook
3). Watch the Program Implementation DVD Video
4.) Read through the Client Workbook
5.) Watch the Day 1 and Day 2 DVD Videos
6.) Listen to the Therapeutic Relaxation Audio CDs
7.) Read through the Consultant’s Business Manual
8.) Watch the Consultant’s Marketing and Sales Video
9.) Read the Building & Closing the Sale Book
III.) PLAN YOUR QUITSUCCESS®
TREATMENT PROGRAM STRATEGY:
A.) Decide on what type of program to market: individuals one-on-one, weekend groups, or a combination of services.
1.) Secure a location to administer client assessments
2.) Secure a location for group classes
3.) Meet the administrative needs for phone, fax, payments and business functioning
B.) Begin Marketing your Program
- Write to other professionals
- Write to newspapers
- Inform community organizations
C.) Begin Advertising your Program
- Ongoing classified ads
- Local newspaper display ads
- Direct mail, Cable TV, Radio
IV.) IMPLEMENTING QUITSUCCESS® IN
GROUP
TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM SETTINGS :
- Administer the Program Assessments
- Fagerstrom Nicotine Assessment
- Why do I smoke? Quiz
- Nongard Relapse Prevention Checklist
- Close the Sale
- Use a “Cost of smoking” worksheet
- Collect full payment or a deposit on the Program
- Provide clients with the Participant’s Guidebook and other program materials
- Have the client write their Name and Quit Date on the cover
- Assist clients with Praxis Point 3 - Prepare to Quit
- Decide on NRT - have the client go to a pharmacy or schedule a doctor visit
- Assign pages 8-26 (Praxis Points 1-3)
- The First Step assignment (p.27) can be assigned before or after Day 1, depending on your clients and your approach.
- Day 1: (Praxis Point 4 – Quit Date)
- Watch the Day 1 video
- See sample Day 1 schedule on pages 41-47 of the Facilitator’s Guidebook
- Relaxation training
- Didactic education groups
- Share First Step assignments in group
- Group education
- Group fitness
- Praxis Point 5: Alternatives. Complete pages 33-42
- Day 2: Second Day Tobacco Free
- Watch the Day 2 video
- See sample Day 2 schedule on pages 41-47 of the Facilitator’s Guidebook
- Relaxation training
- Group fitness
- Assign pages 42-56 (Praxis Points 6 and 7) of the Participant’s Guidebook
- Complete and review assignment on page 35 as a relapse prevention plan
- Didactic sessions and relapse prevention
- The Next Phase: Clients On Their Own
- Refer them to their workbook exercises
- Encourage the continued practice of relaxation training with the CD
- Have them contact their support network
- Plan meetings for additional relapse prevention support
- As a group, meet either sometime over the next few days or the following weekend to celebrate the first week and encourage one another.
- Giving out Recovery Chips or Tokens is a great idea.
- An ongoing weekly or bi-weekly aftercare group is ideal
- In the case of long distance clients, schedule online chat/telephone consultations to review difficulties first noted in the Nongard Relapse Prevention Checklist, and assist in meeting specific client needs.
V.) IMPLEMENTING QUITSUCCESS® IN
INDIVIDUAL
TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM SETTINGS:
Individual Cessation sessions run essentially the same as the Group plan, but instead of all day events, you might schedule a 1-3 hour therapy/training or consulting session two or three days in a row, beginning the day before their Quit date.
Have the client complete a fairly structured daily regimen for Day 1 and Day 2, involving scheduled time to:
- Meet with you, their QuitSuccess® Program Facilitator
- View the Day 1 and Day 2 DVDs
- Listen to the Relaxation CD
- Complete all reading and workbook assignments
- Perhaps schedule a morning and afternoon session (or at least contact the client both in the morning and evening on Day 1 and Day 2 via phone/email/chat to encourage, guide and assist in staying tobacco free.
You are their cheerleader! - Schedule relapse prevention meetings for 3-7 days following Day 2.
- Refering to allied professionals including a personal trainer, therapist and/or a support group is highly recommended with individuals.
VI.) REWARDS PROGRAM:
You may or may not wish to create and implement a referral rewards program.
1.) In a relapse prevention meeting, ask for contact info of friends who could benefit, and follow up by sending a postcard.
2.) Give your clients your business cards.
3.) Remind them of your Rewards Program, such as a discount on future group or individual recovery sessions, etc.
