Training: Treatment Trainings

Individual Classes Available

Finances and Gambling Problems (10 hours)

 

Participants will gain a better understanding of the financial issues of the pathological gambler and how to work with them in a therapeutic setting. Topics include:

• Talking about money in treatment
• Gambling and money
• Therapy with the pathological gambler, dealing with financial issues
• Financial actions
• Credit counseling
• GA Pressure Relief
• Establishing a Financial Plan
• Bankruptcy
• Group treatment

Gambling Problems and Mental Health Comorbidity (6 hours)

Participants will learn the definition of co-occurring disorders, learn to assess for co-occurring mental health disorders, about screening tools for co-occurring mental health disorders and gain better understanding of mental health disorders and gambling. Overall, participants will evaluate their own ability and need to provide gambling treatment to those with co-occurring mental health disorders.

5 Hour Problem Gambling Treatment (5 hours)

Psychopharmacology in Treating Problem Gambling

This section of the 5 Hour Problem Gambling Treatment training has been utilized by clinicians as a supporting resource during Problem Gambling Treatment Supervision. Learn about brain chemistry affecting problem gambling and the promising medications used to treat this disorder.

Self-Help and Support Groups for Problem Gambling

This section of the 5 Hour Problem Gambling Treatment training  has been utilized by clinicians as a supporting resource during Problem Gambling Treatment Supervision. Learn about the opportunities problem gamblers have for supportive services and what your clients will experience through them.

Family Therapy with the Problem Gambler

This section of the 5 Hour Problem Gambling Treatment training  has been utilized by clinicians as a supporting resource during Problem Gambling Treatment Supervision. Working with families can be challenging, this course gives additional ideas and recommendations for working with the families of problem gamblers.

Co-Occurring Disorders and Problem Gambling

This section of the 5 Hour Problem Gambling Treatment training  has been utilized by clinicians as a supporting resource during Problem Gambling Treatment Supervision. This is a brief review of disorders which can co-occur with problem gambling and the links between them.

Treatment Planning with the Problem Gambler

This section of the 5 Hour Problem Gambling Treatment training  has been utilized by clinicians as a supporting resource during Problem Gambling Treatment Supervision. In this brief overview find resources and suggestions for treatment planning with your clients.