BRiDGES-Madison County Council on Alcoholism and Substance abuse operates the Central New York Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center for the Tobacco-Free Addiction Services Project. 

 

 

This project will help agencies meet the staff training requirement in the tobacco-free regulation.

 

BRiDGES is available to provide workshops at agencies within the 16-county OASAS Central Region upon request.  Training is available through the one-hour workshops listed on this site, as well as via the half-and full-day sessions scheduled throughout CNY, as listed at www.tobaccorecovery.eventbrite.com

Upcoming events hosted by CNY Training & Technical Assistance Center include:

 

-Monthly coalition calls regarding nicotine replacement and medications for tobacco recovery

 

-"Module" trainings on how to integrate tobacco-free services into clinical treatment

 

-Monthly "Counselor Comebacks" training on how to respond to client resistance to tobacco recovery

 

-Policy Workshops on creating and implementing a tobacco-free policy

 

 

Please click here for detailed information on trainings, including dates and registration