The DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free Program is an evidence-based tobacco cessation program designed to teach providers and peers the necessary information and skills to promote successful tobacco cessation within their organizations. Trainees learn motivational engagement strategies, community referrals, educational activities, individual and group treatments, and policy change strategies. The program teaches trainees the skills and resources to promote positive behavior change in individuals interested in living tobacco-free.
“I loved learning about the 6-week modules. For someone who has facilitated groups previously, I feel this will be manageable and I love not having to create the worksheets on my own. I feel you all did an excellent job with everything from clean infographics to useful information to a nice, natural progression. Excited to implement and see how it goes. The trainers were very engaging, and I was really impressed at the variety of questions they were able to answer on the spot. This felt well thought out and respectful of everyone’s time and skill level.” -Tobacco Free Participant
“I appreciated the interactive nature. Presenters were willing to pause and answer questions, as well as offer support and challenge thought patters, while we learned how to provide this service.” -Tobacco Free Participant
“I liked the breakout groups and being able to role-play and practice facilitating. I also liked hearing about other participants experiences with tobacco use and their journey into quitting. I liked the engagement of the facilitators, and all the knowledge and expertise they provided to this training.” -Tobacco Free Participant
“These guys are awesome, they KNOW their stuff! Really enjoyed hearing their insight into this topic. This was by far the best I’ve experienced for any of my trainings in the last 5 years with other programs. I feel I’ve learned how to help the populations I serve make very real changes in their lives regarding their tobacco use.” -Tobacco Free Participant
“The participation and vulnerability of the individuals in this training was incredible. So many people in this training were vulnerable enough to share their individual tobacco free journeys – which I feel says a lot about the type of environment fostered by the group facilitators. I benefitted greatly from the interactive portions in which we were able to utilize the tools and role play with each other. I felt the role plays helped increase my confidence and allowed me to apply learned concepts in a realistic scenario.” -Tobacco Free Participant
DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free Advanced Techniques Training
This one and a half day training covers tobacco fundamentals, tobacco addiction, tobacco cessation strategies, and a motivational intervention for tobacco cessation. Trainees will also be trained to facilitate the DIMENSIONS Tobacco Free Group curriculum—a 6-week tobacco cessation group.
The Advanced Techniques training is a train-the-trainer model, meaning participants will leave the training with the materials and knowledge to train others at their organization. Every trainee will have download access to the program materials at the completion of the training.
Training Objectives
Learn how to successfully negotiate the treatment of tobacco cessation in different healthcare settings
Learn proper usage of motivational engagement strategies
Learn how to leverage community referrals
Facilitate educational activities
Running peer- or provider-led DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free groups
DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free Fundamentals Training
The Fundamentals training is a half to one-day training intended for healthcare providers with previous knowledge of tobacco addiction and treatment. The training focuses on understanding tobacco addiction, information on the latest tobacco cessation strategies, and motivational intervention for tobacco cessation. Additionally, we adapt the fundamentals training to match the need of the trainees. We can add specialized modules, including topics such as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and implementation of tobacco-free policies.
Priority Populations
The DIMENSIONS: Tobacco Free trainings can be tailored towards working priority populations who face health disparities or have specialized healthcare needs, including persons with behavioral health conditions, persons with criminal justice involvement, low-income populations, pregnant/postpartum women, and youth, among others. This program features an in-depth examination of issues facing these priority populations as well as strategies to address the unique challenges in working with these populations.