This module provides an overview of effective smoking prevention and cessation counseling strategies for early adolescent female patients using Bright Futures family-centered communication during the health care encounter.
Objectives: After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the rationale for effective family-centered smoking prevention and cessation counseling during the office visit.
- Describe the components of family-centered communication and how to foster them using the 5 A's strategy.
- Integrate cultural attributes in conveying counseling messages.
- Apply Bright Futures communication strategies, including active listening, eliciting the needs and concerns of children and families, providing individual guidance, and utilizing family-centered skills during counseling sessions.
Length: This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Accreditation note: The Pediatrics in Practice learning modules’ accreditation through Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center expired on 9/14/10. An application is pending and, until the recertification process is complete and the material approved, you will not be able to obtain credit for this learning activity. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
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