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Massachusetts
UMASS Med School provides an online course anyone can take, "Basic Skills for Working with Smokers" ($125 fee, participants receive a certificate of completion) and two levels of certification that require taking the Basic Skills course plus the Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) Core Certification training (a 6-day course held in Worcester, MA, twice a year), passing a written test, and doing/presenting a case study. The two levels are:
1) Entry Level TTS Certification (CTTS)
Requires 240 hours experience for licensed healthcare professionals or 480 hours experience for other healthcare professionals.
2) Master TTS Certification (CTTS-M)
Requires 2,000 hours experience in tobacco treatment.
This intensive competency-based training and certification program was developed to enable tobacco treatment specialists to master the core responsibilities of a TTS as defined by the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence. Course fee for non-Massachusetts residents is $950.00. Details on these credentials can be found at: http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/ndc_education/tts_certification.cfm
Arizona
Arizona's Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (TEPP) provides two tobacco dependence treatment certification training tracks:
Basic Tobacco Intervention Skills
Brief intervention training (onsite in Arizona) with certification available in "Basic Skills" and "Basic Skills Instructor" for several specialties, including generic Basic Skills (CE available), Basic Skills Spanish, Basic Skills Native American, Basic Skills Maternal and Child Health, and Basic Skills Medical and Allied Health Professionals Basic Skills (CE available).
Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS)
Intensive intervention training with certification available as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist and/or Tobacco Treatment Specialist Instructor. Certification in one of the Basic Skills is a prerequisite. The first part of the TTS course is conducted online and the second part is a six-hour face-to-face practicum using a small group format.
For information, contact the UAZ HealthCare Partnership at (520) 318-7253 (Renee Sayre, ext. 170) or hcpinfo@email.arizona.edu: http://bandura.sbs.arizona.edu/hcp
New Jersey
The Tobacco Dependence Program of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health provides a 5-Day (42-hour), intensive Tobacco Treatment Specialist training for health professionals throughout the country. This training may lead to certification as a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS). The certification is administered independently by The Certification Board Inc. The training is offered several times per year. Clinicians, health educators and anyone interested in the provision of comprehensive tobacco dependence treatment services may participate. This training is based on the US Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline, "Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence" and the Standards of Practice and Core Competencies for Tobacco Treatment Specialists described by the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD). Training topics include: Understanding Tobacco Addiction/Neurobiology, Medical Complications Caused by Tobacco Use and Second-hand Smoke, Medications to Treat Tobacco Dependence, Counseling Skills and Key Strategies, Assessment, Treatment Planning, Motivational Interviewing, Individual and Group Counseling Skills. Special Populations are addressed through a doctor's panel/case presentations. In addition, the training addresses administrative issues in setting up a clinic, billing, and marketing your services. This training provides didactic, experiential and science-based treatment techniques. Upon completion of the course, health professionals meeting the necessary educational requirements and years of counseling experience can apply for the credential as a CTTS through The Certification Board, Inc. To receive the CTTS, participants must have a Masters or above in a human services field with one year of full-time counseling or health care experience, OR, a Bachelors in a human services field with two years of full-time counseling or health care experience, OR a CADC/LCADC/ nursing OR other recognized health related qualification, with four years of full time counseling or health care experience. The training cost for those from outside New Jersey is $900.00, Certification Application $150:
www.tobaccoprogram.org/tobspeciatrain.htm
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