Previous Conferences

Pre-Conference

Wednesday, July 8

Scott Nelson – A Peer Support Model for Outpatient Problem Gambling

James Walsh – Mindfulness and the Helping Relationship: Sustaining Recovery from Gambling and Addiction

Thursday, July 9

Terri Sue Canale – Stakeholder Engagement Strategies: How to Maximize Your Return on Investment

Frank Kros – Cortisol Made Me Do It! Gambling and the Brain

Valerie Tebbets – Incorporating Mindfulness into Recovery

Main Conference

Friday, July 10

David Mee-Lee – Getting Real about Gambling Disorder: How the ASAM Criteria Can Help

Alicia Bartz – Recognizing Connection: Efforts to Integrate Problem Gambling into Alcohol and Drug Treatment

Jeff Derevensky – Fantasy Sports Wagering: What Do We Know, Should We Be Concerned and Does It Matter?

Sheila Moran – Let’s “ROCK,” Community Based Counselor-Led Support Groups

Marc Potenza – Mental Health and Gambling Problems: Considerations Regarding Veterans, Severe Mental Illness and Incident Disorders

Rachel Volberg – Measuring the Social and Economic Impact of Gambling in Massachusetts

Saturday, July 11

Wanda Bernard – Moving Out of the Shadows: Creating for Addressing Gambling withing African Nova Scotian Communities

Steve Burton – Gambling is at Your Fingertips: How About Treatment?

Jamey Lister – Problem/Pathological Gamblers with Co-Occurring Mood Disorders and Treatment Recommendations

Todd Maki – Gambling and Seniors: The Minnesota Experience

Jeff Marotta – Harnessing the Power of Recovery to Advocate for Change

Debra Neal – Couples/Families: Intensive Engaging, Retaining, and Triumphant Treating in One Year

Christopher Welsh – Problem Gambling in Patients Receiving Medication Assisted Therapy

Jim Wuefling – Prevention and Recovery Supports: Maximizing Services and Impacts through Collaboration