Quit Smart Leader-Certification Seminars are offered at various locations throughout the United States. There is also a Home-Study option for those who can not make it to a seminar (involves watching 5 hours of DVDs of a live seminar and reviewing the Leader Manual). The seminars are presented by Dr. Robert Shipley, director of the Duke Stop Smoking Clinic, who has trained more than 2000 health professionals as Certified Quit Smart leaders.

The day-long (usually 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM) seminar includes lectures, slides, discussion, audio and video demonstrations, to show you how to implement and promote your own Quit Smart Stop Smoking Treatment System. You will learn how to treat individual smokers and conduct classes for up to 20 people. Stop smoking classes may be conducted for members of the community or on-the-job or for other organizations. During the certification seminar, you will learn how to:

• Assess nicotine addiction
• Teach stop smoking coping skills
• Help ex-smokers foster a non-smoking self-image
• Oversee a nicotine-weaning program
• Know when and how to recommend various quit smoking medications
• Introduce a safe and effective form of hypnosis (using a CD)
• Use a simple letter to increase social support for new ex-smokers
• Teach relapse prevention and recovery strategies
• Promote your Quit Smart stop smoking program
  

Quit Smart Seminar Agenda 8:30 p Overview of schedule; Facts about smoking; Treatment considerations 9:30 p Quit Smart Session 1: Preparing to Quit Smoking Addiction assessment; Nicotine fading; Social support; demonstration of Quit Smart Stop Smoking Session 1 (video) 10:30s0 Break 10:45sp Quit Smart Session 2: Quitting Smoking. Hypnosis; Withdrawal symptom management; Stop-smoking medications; Cognitive-behavioral treatments 12:00s Lunch (on your own) 1:00sp Demonstration of Quit Smart Stop Smoking Session 2 (videotape) 2:00sp QuitSmart Session 3: Maintenance. Relapse prevention; Lifestyle balance; Weight control 2:30sp Break 2:45sp Demonstration of Quit Smart Stop Smoking Session 3 (video) 3:00sp Group-treatment protocol (with video demonstration) 4:00p How to promote your Quit Smart stop smoking program 4:30p Complete feedback form and ajourn p

To assist certified facilitators, Robert H. Shipley has written the Quit Smart Leader Manual: Scientific Foundations and Implementation Guidelines (2009), It contains 16 chapters that discuss nicotine fading, nicotine replacement medications, other medications such as Chantix and Zyban, hypnosis, withdrawal symptoms, stress management, social support, relapse prevention, and other topics. The text is supported by hundreds of references. The manual also includes promotional information with sample ads, letters, flyers, and press releases to use in promoting your Quit Smart program. Certified Leaders also may purchase Quit Smart Stop Smoking Kits in quantities of 20 or more at a discount.