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Smoking VBA (Very Brief Advice ) Training
Smoking VBA Training refers to a tailored training program aimed at equipping staff or professionals with the necessary skills to deliver Very Brief Advice (VBA) on smoking cessation. It is part of an approach to reduce smoking rates by encouraging conversations that prompt smokers to consider quitting.
What Does Smoking VBA Training Include?
The training generally includes:
- Understanding the Health Impact of Smoking
- Risks of smoking and benefits of quitting.
- Risks of smoking and benefits of quitting.
- Overview of Smoking Cessation Interventions
- Various methods of quitting: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), behavioural support, and medications.
- Various methods of quitting: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), behavioural support, and medications.
- Developing Communication Skills
- Training staff to deliver VBA confidently and empathetically.
- Training staff to deliver VBA confidently and empathetically.
- The Ask, Advise, Act Model
- Practicing the key steps of VBA for effective conversations.
- Practicing the key steps of VBA for effective conversations.
- Referral Pathways
- Knowing where to signpost individuals for ongoing smoking cessation support, e.g., local stop smoking services or helplines.
- Knowing where to signpost individuals for ongoing smoking cessation support, e.g., local stop smoking services or helplines.
Smoking VBA Training Sessions
VBA (Very Brief Advice) training is a program that equips healthcare professionals and anyone else who has regular contact with individuals who are smokers. Through our training, we provide you with the skills to provide quick, effective advice on smoking cessation during routine patient interaction.
The training focuses on the “Ask, Advise, Act” model. Guiding you to ask about smoking status, advise on the quitting benefits, and the steps to support with quitting, like referring to us at Heathy Hounslow. This approach helps integrate smoking cessation into everyday conversations.
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