Purpose:
During this hour-long unit, we will journey with the gambler through a comprehensive intake process, assessing the severity of their problem, stage of change, biosocial intake information, gambling specific intake information, and determining for comorbidity and dual diagnosis.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Make initial considering of the intake, including severity of the gambling problem and the stages of change of the patient;
- Explore intake evaluation objectives;
- Obtain gambling-specific information;
- Determine comorbidity and dual diagnosis.
Unit Outline:
- Initial Intake Considerations
- Intake Evaluation Objectives
- Gambling Specific Information
- Co-Morbidity and Dual Diagnosis