Training Calendar

11 CEUs!

Annual conference with presentations by Dr. Jon Grant, Andrew Trolano and Don Feeney, with an emphasis on the impact and future of e-gambling/e-gaming.

We will be offering Introductory Training, Advanced Workshops. Additionally, we will be offering two Recovery Coach classes: Spirituality and Ethical Considerations.

Topic: Phase IV
15 CEUs!

This program is designed for those participates who are or plan to be working with problem gamblers and their families in a variety of clinical settings. This information is designed for participates to incorporate into their clinical practice. Participants will learn about the effects of gambling on the individual, family and community and use the information to help those who fall into your own professional scope of practice.

Following completion of the 60 hour training and education program, participants will be prepared to work with family and significant others, special populations, present salient patient education topics to clients and families, prepare court reports, assist with complete asset protection plans and use an array of clinical strategies focusing on impulse control and self-regulation interventions in the treatment of gambling problems, etc.

Goals/objectives:

1. Transference/ counter transference
2. Professional code and ethical standards
3. Signs of problem gambling in the workplace and EAP
4. Relapse prevention
5. Financial Planning for Recovery
6. Group/individual counseling
7. Resource information for WI
8. Prevention efforts
9. National certification standards/National Certification Exam

How this program will be presented:

1. Lecture
2. Power Point
3. Group discussion
4. Interactive exercises

Topic: Phase II
15 CEUs!

This program is designed for those participants who are or plan to be working with problem gamblers and their families in a variety of clinical settings. This information is designed for participants to incorporate into their clinical practice. Participants will learn about the effects of gambling on the individual, family and community and use the information to help those who fall into your own professional scope of practice.
Following completion of the Phase I and Phase II thirty-hour training and education program, participants will be ready to assess, screen and evaluate for gambling problems among their caseloads and among those who present for care. They will be ready to intervene in a crisis, assist in preparation of restitution plans, refer clients for appropriate levels of care and begin the treatment planning process, etc.

Goals/objectives:

1. Self-help programs and natural recovery
2. Motivational enhancement and the use of harm reduction
3. ASAM Criteria
4. Neurotransmitters and communication in the brain
5. Psychopharmacology: Research, cautions and treatment
6. Legal issues
7. Case Management issues

How this program will be presented:

1. Lecture
2. Power Point
3. Group discussion
4.  Interactive exercises

PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS MONTH

MARCH IS PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS MONTH!

PGAM is a grassroots campaign that depends on the participation of NCPG state Affiliate, organizational and individual members, state health agencies, gambling companies, recovery groups and a wide range of healthcare organizations and providers.  2019 is the 15^th year for this event. Groups across America hold conferences, air Public Service Announcements, provide counselor trainings, host screening days, run social media campaigns and many other activities to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment & recovery services.

For details, including how to sign up for free materials, please visit:

https://www.ncpgambling.org/programs-resources/programs/pgam/

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