The best possible outcome of a successful quit depend on both of these.
Required Skills:
Building rapport
Gather and provide information
Boost motivation
Assess and increase self-efficacy
Boost self-regulation, capacity and skills
Provide alternative assistance ('associate activities') (e.g. medication, craving management)
Reflective listening
Provide reassurance
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It can be motivating for smokers to have information on the benefits of stopping, and it is important to communicate to smokers that quitting is the best thing they can do for their current and future health
On the screen, you can see the key components of delivering stop smoking support, as well as the skills required as practitioners.