Unit 1-01: Introduction to Problem Gambling
Learn how gambling is similar to alcohol and chemical dependencies, and expand your gambling vocabulary.
Unit 1-02: Gambling and Terminology
Examine the types of gamblers (action, escape, etc.), and their preferred forms of gambling.
Unit 1-03: Gamblers: Types and Characteristics
Examine the many types of gamblers in detail.
Unit 1-04: The Gambler: Finances and Criminality – Part 1
Learn about the gambler’s quest for money, and more.
Unit 1-05: The Gambler: Finances and Values – Part 2
Learn how financial values and attitudes impact a client’s behaviors and decision making.
Unit 1-06: The Gambler: Finances and Tools – Part 3
Be able to initiate a conversation about money with patients, and more.
Unit 1-07: Screening Tools, the DSM-V and Review
Review the DSM-V and its applications for gamblers, and a review of Units 1-01 through Unit 1-06.
Unit 2-01: Gambling Intake Process
Examine the gambling intake process, including severity, stages of change, and more.
Unit 2-02: Initial Treatment Goals and Objectives
Assess for risk of suicide, learn how to select the appropriate treatment modality and make other initial treatment decisions.
Unit 2-03: Problem Gambling Treatment Planning (Grid 6×5)
Learn how to use a 6 x 5 treatment planning grid for new problem gambling patients.
Unit 2-05: Understanding GA and Its Efficacy with Treatment
Learn how to incorporate Gambler’s Anonymous into a treatment plan, and more.
Unit 2-06: Women Affected by Gambling Problems
Examination of the progressions of women through the disordered gambling and recovery stages.
Unit 2-07: PTSD and Disordered Gambling
A look at two different types of PTSD in relationship to disordered gambling.
Unit 2-08: Sea of Gray: Seniors and Gambling
How casinos market to older adults, and the associated health benefits/risks of seniors’ gambling.
Unit 2-09: Working with 3 Misunderstood Problem Gambling Populations (Part 1 of 2)
Unique presenting characteristics that clinicians must consider when treating depressed males.
