Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health (TEACH) Courses

What is the TEACH Project?

The Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health (TEACH) project is geared towards training health care professionals in the public, private and non-profit sectors who provide counselling services to people who use tobacco. The program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills in the delivery of intensive tobacco cessation interventions. Our General Brochure provides an overview of the TEACH project.

Project Goal

The goal of the project is to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use in Ontario by increasing identification and treatment capacity. TEACH is funded by the Ministry of Health Promotion in Ontario, as part of Smoke- Free Ontario in order to offer accessible, clinically relevant curricula to a broad range of health practitioners.

Certificate of Completion in Continuing Education in Intensive Tobacco Cessation Interventions

Practitioners can become certified by the University of Toronto in the delivery of intensive tobacco cessation interventions. The requirements for certification include:

A. Completing the pre- requisite OTRU online course. Information on this free course will be made available to all accepted applicants. Please note: Only Core Course Participants are required to complete this course prior to the trainings.

B. Attending the Core Course: A Comprehensive Course on Smoking Cessation: Essential Skills and Strategies (3 days)

C. Attend one specialist course related to a specific population (2 days).

Only those who have attended the Core Course or who have received training at the University of Massachusetts or the MAYO Clinic are eligible to attend the specialist courses.

All TEACH courses are delivered by faculty from across Canada who are specialists in their fields and offer participants a wealth of information in their respective area of expertise. All participants will receive a Letter of Completion from CAMH. 

Becoming Part of a Community of Practice

One of the objectives of the TEACH Project is to develop and maintain sustainable knowledge transfer and exchange among professionals in direct clinical practice. Participants who fulfill the TEACH Project requirements become part of a provincial Community of Practice group, and will have the opportunity to participate in follow-up trainings, receive regular updates, and network with colleagues who are also engaged in cessation counselling. There is also a CoP Listserv for practitioners who complete our Core Course. Please e-mail teach@camh.net for details.

Upcoming Workshops

The next set of courses will take place the week of June 9-13, 2008. If interested in attending the workshops, fill out the and fax or mail it back to TEACH (see contact info below). All applications must be recieved by 4:00pm (EST) on Monday,March 31, 2008.

Application forms for future sessions will be accepted closer to the training dates. Each training session will have its own application form, so please be patient in waiting for them to be posted to this website.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our FAQ document will answer a number of queries about the TEACH Project. If you need further clarification concerning our courses, please refer to our contact information below.

TEACH Newsletters

The TEACH Newsletter is a bi-monthly publication created to disseminate information about the project to participants, advisory group members and the community of practice. The archived issues are as follows:

January, 2007            March, 2007            May, 2007        July, 2007

 

Contact Us

TEACH Learning Centre

175 College Street- 3^{rd Floor}

Toronto, Ontario

M5T 1P7

 

Tel:  416-535-8501 ext.1600
Fax: 416-599-3802
E-mail: TEACH@camh.net

TEACH Project Team

• Dr. Peter Selby, Executive Director
• Dr. Marilyn Herie, Director
• Rosa Dragonetti, Manager
• Robin Chapchuk, Community Health and Education Specialist
• Blanca Uriarte, Community Health and Education Associate
• Hillary Connolly; Research Analyst I

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