To raise awareness and provide education, the North Carolina Problem Gambling Program (NCPGP) sponsors a three-part workshop to provide in-depth knowledge about problem gambling and treatment interventions. In this training, topics of problem and pathological gambling, gambling counseling theory and practice, regulations and ethical issues, and financial aspects of remuneration will be addressed. Trainings are held several times a year.
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What constitutes problem or pathological gambling? And how do professionals assist individuals whose gambling is creating problems in their home and work lives? This workshop will provide in-depth knowledge about problem and pathological gambling and treatment interventions, gambling counseling theory and practice, regulations and ethical issues, and financial aspects of remuneration. Participants will learn the basics of problem gambling, be introduced to ways to assess the client regarding issues of pathological/problem gambling, gain tips on how to identify recommended outpatient treatment methods and examine the financial aspects of treatment for pathological/problem gamblers. - Sure Bet Two
This workshop will provide in-depth knowledge and practice skills using Motivational Interviewing and financial counseling in problem gambling services to special populations (e.g., military, adolescents, young adults, older adults and females) and their non-gambling family members. Participants will learn how to identify and provide services for special populations, including military, teens, seniors and women; and how to provide culturally competent counseling for problem gamblers and concerned others; and how to conduct in-depth financial counseling for problem gamblers and concerned others. - Sure Bet Three
This workshop focuses on problem gambling with teenagers and young adults. It’s also during these sensitive years that many young adults step onto college campuses to experience their first few years of independence and make some very important initial life decisions. Many of these decisions will have lifelong ramifications and will often be influenced by the plethora of recreational options that are accessible to students in the modern era college experience. These options include all the gambling and gaming opportunities available today due to industry and technological developments. Participants will learn about the vulnerabilities, motivations and types of gambling that young adults encounter during their college years on our nation’s campuses. Also, participants will gain an understanding of prevention strategies and the clinical implications of serving this population during this phase of their young lives.
The Introduction to Prevention and Treatment for Youth Problem Gambling and Gaming is located at the Behavioral Health Springboard and is a 5-module self-paced course open to anyone. This no cost online training is directed to child and adolescent mental health and school-based clinicians and healthcare professionals to integrate problem gambling and gaming screening, interventions, and treatment pathways into their practices. These modules are also required for all those adolescent clinicians interested in applying to join the registry.
While these workshops are open to anyone, completion of these events will meet the requirements necessary for application for the NCPGP Provider Registry. Participation in this training does not ensure that a provider will be selected for the registry, but it is required to become an NCPGP provider. Participants must attend 100% of the program to receive credit. Partial credit will not be given.