5. The Five A's: #4 - Assist

Aid the client in her cessation attempt. Help her set a cessation date within the next four weeks, acknowledging that no time is ideal to quit. Provide clients with self-help materials. If the client is not willing to quit at this time, provide her with motivating literature. Your office may also want to ask clients to sign a cessation date contract.

Implementation: 

Help the client develop a plan to quit

• Set a cessation date
• Remove tobacco products

Provide practical counseling

• Abstinence is desired end result of counseling
• Past quit experiences
• Triggers
• Social situations

Provide internal treatment social support

• Supportive clinical environment
• "My office staff and I are able to assist you."

Help client obtain external treatment social support

• Ask spouse/partner, friends, and co-workers to support her in her quit attempt

Provide supplementary materials

• Sources - federal agencies, non-for-profits, local and state health departments
• Type - culturally/racially/educationally/ age appropriate for client
• Location - readily available

Supplemental Handout Materials

All handout material are available at our Handouts Resources Section	in PDF [Get Help]	in MS Word
Nicotine Addiction	naddict.pdf (53k)	naddict.doc (21k)
ALA Smoking Fact Sheet	ALAfacts.pdf (49k)	ALAfacts.doc (36k)
Getting Started	gstart.pdf (75k)	gstart.doc (36k)
Quitting One Day at a Time	quitting.pdf (41k)	quitting.doc (43k)
Sample Cessation Contract	contract.pdf (53k)	contract.doc (20k)
Smoking Facts: Effects of Smoking During Pregnancy on the Mother and the Fetus	factpreg.pdf (101k)	factpreg.doc (29k)

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