To support our sector to deliver smoking and vaping cessation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, AH&MRC have partnered with Which Way? to implement and evaluate a Women’s Group Program.
What is the Which Way? Women’s Group Program?
The Which Way? Women’s Group Program was developed to support our sector to deliver culturally safe smoking and vaping cessation support during pregnancy and beyond.
The program includes:
- Online and in-person training (14 CPD points),
- Complete resource kit, and
- Access to small grants
This comprehensive program prepares Aboriginal Health Workers and Practitioners to facilitate the smoking and vaping cessation group program developed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. This Indigenous-led and evidence-based program combines cultural practices with behaviour change techniques to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women on their quit journey.
What topics are covered in the online training modules?
- History of tobacco with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Understanding nicotine dependence and supporting withdrawal
- Behaviour change techniques for smoking and vaping cessation
- Running an effective group program
How to become a trained facilitator?
- Sign your organisation up to the Which Way? program and evaluation
- Complete the online smoking and vaping cessation training (10 CDP points)
- Attend a half day in-person training with the Which Way? team (4 CPD points) to learn how to run groups – July date coming soon at Little Bay or the team can travel to your service!
Group Program Delivery After Training
The program consists of 6 flexible sessions that aim to deliver the knowledge and tools to support and empower women on their journey to being smoke and vape free. Each session contains information, activities and resources to make it easy to deliver groups. Session topics include:
- Benefits of quitting smokes and vapes
- Overcoming challenges to quitting
- Changing behaviours and support to quit
- Setting goals and developing a quit plan
- Celebrating success and staying on track
The program has been designed to allow services to tailor the delivery and content. The in-person training will support services on how to do this.
What is the cost to sign up?
The program is free for AH&MRC Member Organisations who partner and contribute to the evaluation of the program. There are small grants available to support the costs of running groups in your community.
How to sign up?
Click here to access the Organisational Consent form, and a Which Way? team member will be in touch to give immediate access to the online training modules for your staff and book your team in to attend the half day in-person training.
Contact the team to have a yarn: whichway@newcastle.edu.au
