To support our sector to deliver smoking and vaping cessation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in pregnancy and beyond, AH&MRC have partnered with the Which Way? team and Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation to develop and launch the Gulibaa project in NSW.
This project offers all services free online training and resources to deliver evidence-based smoking and vaping cessation groups in their service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
WHY GROUP-BASED SMOKING AND VAPING CESSATION SUPPORT?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have asked for group-based programs to empower and support them on their quitting journey. Group-based programs have been shown to be effective, but until now, no program has been developed for and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
WHAT DOES THE GROUP-BASED PROGRAM LOOK LIKE?
The program includes six sessions that services can implement in a way that suits the community.
The groups cover:
- Benefits of Quitting the Smokes and Vapes
- Overcome challenges to Quitting
- Support to Quit
- Changing Behaviours and Developing a Quit plan
- Celebrating success and Staying on track
Your service will receive all the resources, games and activities needed to run group-based program which will be delivered to your service once you join the project.
TELL ME ABOUT THE TRAINING
The Which Way? training has received NAATSIHWP endorsement as an official CPD activity. Each online module has been allocated 2.5 CPD points and the face-to-face module to launch your services groups has been allocated 4 CPD points. Upon completion of each module, you will receive a badge as evidence. A total of 14 CPD points is attached to the free training for completion of all five modules.
The training covers topics of:
- History of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Tobacco
- Understanding dependence
- Behaviour change for smoking and vaping cessation
- Running an effective group and event planning.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO RUN GROUPS
The program is free for services who partner and contribute to the evaluation. There is a small grants program available to support the cost of running groups in your community.
