Training Calendar
We believe it’s crucial to advance diverse perspectives on problem gambling. Here, you’ll find events hosted by leaders, researchers, clinicians and advocates from a wide range of communities and backgrounds. Many of our trainings also offer gambling-specific CEs!
Master of Ceremony: Swil Kanim
206 Singers – Dinner Provided – Gambling Recovery Speakers – Gifts / Photobooth
Featuring: Swil Kanim (Lummi) and Tonia Jo Hall as “Auntie Beatrice”
This is sponsored by Tulalip Tribes Problem Gambling Program.
Please RSVP to Sarah Sense-Wilson at 360-716-4304 or ssense-wilson@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
Join us on Twitter @EvergreenCPG every Tuesday in March to celebrate Problem Gambling Awareness Month and discuss how we can promote gambling disorder awareness and advocacy with #PGAMChat and #PGAM2023!
March 7, 2023 | 12-1:30 p.m. PT (1 MT/2 CT/3 ET)
Military/Veterans and Gambling
March 14, 2023 | 12-1:30 p.m. PT (1 MT/2 CT/3 ET)
The Importance of Screening & Referral Sites
March 21, 2023 | 12-1:30 p.m. PT (1 MT/2 CT/3 ET)
Gaming and Gaming-related Harms
March 28, 2023 | 12-1:30 p.m. PT (1 MT/2 CT/3 ET)
Uniting Families Through Recovery
As sports betting expands rapidly throughout the United States, there are essential questions about how this impacts psychological, physical, and social health. This workshop will explore and discuss how gambling advertising impacts gambling behavior, what impact sports betting may have on mental and physical well-being and the implications of a society embedded with instant and constant access to sports betting. Of particular interest is exploring how sports betting impacts individual mental and physical health as compared to other forms of gambling such as electronic gaming machines, table games or the lottery.
This no-cost webinar is hosted by Maine, and we welcome our friends and colleagues from around the country, and abroad to join us.
Free Webinar
Presenter: Sheila Moran, MSW, LSW, ICGC
The Problem Gambling Help Network of West Virginia/First Choice Services
Is there really any harm in Grandma going to weekly Bingo or Grandpa spending his spare time at the poker table? Maybe, maybe not. We’ll discuss the blurry line between recreational and problematic gambling for older adults. We’ll talk about the unique reasons seniors are at risk of becoming addicted and facing more dire financial consequences. Learn what to do if an older person in your life is spending more time gambling and when to reach out for help.
1 CEU hour available
Problem gambling and responsible gambling advocates from across the country will convene in Washington, D.C. for the National Council on Problem Gambling’s Advocacy Day. Problem Gambling Advocacy Day brings together key stakeholders in a grassroots effort to highlight the importance of developing strong public policies relating to problem gambling and appropriating the necessary funding for education, research, treatment and prevention.
FREE REGISTRATION
We make participating easy for you by pairing you with fellow advocates from your state and scheduling your congressional meetings.
Choices Treatment Center, with the assistance of Central Community College, is hosting a informational table set and screening event on the CCC-Hastings campus.
NYCPG ANNUAL CONFERENCE March 5th – 7th, 2024 Albany, NY
Tuesday: March 5, 2024
2:00PM – 4:45PM Veteran Symposium: Panel Discussion & Capacity Building
Wednesday: March 6, 2024
8:00AM – 9:00AM: Registration
9:00AM – 9:30AM: Opening/Welcome
9:40AM – 10:40AM: Keynote
10:50AM – 11:50AM: Workshops
12:00PM – 1:00PM: Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM: Keynote
2:10PM – 3:10PM: Workshops
3:20PM – 4:20PM: Recovery Panel
4:30PM – 5:30PM: Recovery Meetings
Thursday: March 7, 2024
8:00AM – 9:00AM: Registration
8:15AM – 9:15AM: Statewide Veterans Coalition Meeting
9:15AM – 9:30AM: Welcome
9:40AM – 10:40AM: Keynote
10:50AM – 11:50AM: Workshops
12:00PM – 1:00PM: Lunch
1:10PM – 2:10PM: Workshops
2:20PM – 3:20PM: Keynote
3:20PM – 3:30PM: Closing Remarks
Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ribbon cutting and welcoming event for Choices Treatment Center’s new office in Columbus, Nebraska. This event has been scheduled to bring local business leaders together to provide awareness during Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
This two-hour presentation explores criminal consequences for people who have a history of problematic gambling including how commission of a gambling-motivated crime is connected to the social and economic consequences of Gambling Disorder. Findings allow for fuller understanding of the different ways people with Gambling Disorder become involved in the carceral system, primarily for acquisitional crimes to support gambling and/or to pay off gambling “related” debts. Additionally, Dr. Malkin explores the issues people with Gambling Disorder face through the criminal justice system, including in correctional facilities. An understanding of the potential for gambling treatment diversion programs/courts are discussed, as well as information on which individuals would best be served by diversion. She includes details of her lived experiences as well. The presentation includes suggestions for counselors and others who have clients who may have been involved in gambling-motivated crimes.
Learning Objectives- At the end, you will be able to:
1. To connect Gambling Disorder progression with the commission of gambling-motivated crimes
2. To identify the relationship between social, economic, and legal consequences of problem gambling and gambling-motivated crime
3. To identify 5 ways the criminal justice system could provide more resources for problem gamblers, including the potential for gambling treatment diversion courts/programs
4. To identify 7 tools and strategies for practitioners who treat problem gamblers who maybe facing criminal prosecution for gambling-motivated crimes
This workshop is 2.0 hours in length. It is FREE to attend.
This year we are kicking the NYCPG Conference off with our Veteran Symposium on Tuesday March 5th at 2PM. The Veteran Symposium is included in your conference registration and has 3 hours of CEU’s (pending). Please join us as we come together to discuss the unique challenges faced when serving the veteran population.
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Making the Connection: Addressing Problem Gambling in Military and Veteran Populations
Presenter: Heather Chapman, Ph.D. ICGCII BACC
3:10PM – 4:45PM
Problem Gambling Among Veterans: A Discussion of the Task at Hand
Moderator: Jonathan Crandall, BSW, CRPA, VSR
Panelists: Dr. Heather Chapman, David Yeager,
Shirley Hoak, Shawna Black, Gavin Walters , Danielle Koulermos