Marianna M. Sockrider, M.D., Dr. Baylor scientists in the Department of Pediatrics have developed a three-part training videotape series for pediatric healthcare providers that deals with smoking cessation and prevention issues. 1- Counseling Parents About Smoking is a training videotape for pediatric health care providers. Parents are the primary source for ETS exposure. The videotape is designed to motivate pediatric providers to eliminate child's exposure by identifying children at risk for exposure and assisting parents in smoking cessation.
Smoking cessation can promote positive role-modeling for smoking prevention.
The program incorporates the Stages of Change Transtheoretical Model and principles of patient-centered communication. Included are short vignettes in which health care providers model counseling strategies with parents. Unit 2- Counseling Teens About Smoking is a training videotape for pediatric health care providers. Smoking acquisition has continued to increase among teens. Therefore pediatricians need to take an active role in prevention and cessation efforts.