Bring Families Into the Work—with Greater Confidence
10 Free Courses. 30 CE Hours. One Flexible Learning Series. 100% Online.
Expertly Designed Courses
The impact of problem gambling often reaches far beyond the individual. These free, on-demand trainings will help you build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to engage families and other important people in treatment—whether you’re new to family work or looking for fresh approaches to strengthen the work you already do. Start with the first course in the series or select a course that's most relevant to your work.
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Involving Family in Problem Gambling Treatment
Course5.0 average rating (6 reviews)3 CE hours. On-demand. Introduces family therapy concepts and offers a guided tour for how to counsel families struggling with problem gambling. Free for Oregonians, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services.
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Created for Behavioral Health Professionals Like You
You don’t have to be a family therapist to benefit. If families are part of your clients’ lives, these courses can give you new ways to understand relationships, engage important others, and support meaningful change. This training series was designed for:
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mental health providers, including counselors, art therapists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and others;
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problem gambling treatment providers;
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC);
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Certified Gambling Addiction Counselors (CGAC);
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problem gambling treatment supervisors; and
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problem gambling treatment agency administrators and program managers.
for the Real Work You Do
Working with families can be complex. You may be navigating conflict, differing perspectives, financial harm, safety concerns, children’s needs, or family members who are simply not ready for change at the same time.
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This training series was created to help you meet the moments of transition or conflict with greater confidence. You’ll explore practical family therapy approaches you can apply in problem gambling treatment while strengthening skills that can support your work with individuals, couples, families, and concerned others.
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Along the way, you’ll learn through immersive case studies, clinical demonstrations, presentations, research, readings, handouts, and practical resources you can return to long after you complete a course.
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Learn at your own pace. Revisit materials whenever you like. Choose the courses most useful to you—or complete the entire series.
Hear From Behavioral Health Professionals Like You
Working with Families in Problem Gambling Treatment
Diane Wellcome
Excellent course. I feel more confident in my ability to work with clients and their families after completing this course. The videos were particularly be...
Read MoreExcellent course. I feel more confident in my ability to work with clients and their families after completing this course. The videos were particularly beneficial.
Read LessVERY RELEVANT TO MY WORK WITH FAMILIES Provided good tool...
Earle Sanford
Appreciate explanations about social/cultural attunement. Also appreciate the example of working with a couple on relational strengths.
Appreciate explanations about social/cultural attunement. Also appreciate the example of working with a couple on relational strengths.
Read LessVery informative
Jamar Brown
Very interesting
Very interesting
Read LessEXCELLENT TRAINING, GARANTIZADO!
Juan Villalobos
Excellent course and great management of information, very professional and recommended
Excellent course and great management of information, very professional and recommended
Read LessVery good info
Lance Hawkins
Videos need to be at a higher volume please
Videos need to be at a higher volume please
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Senior Instructor Teresa McDowell
Teresa McDowell, EdD, LMFT is professor emerita at Lewis & Clark, where she served as department chair and co-founded the college’s Problem Gambling Services. With over 40 years of experience as a clinician, educator, administrator, and consultant, Teresa focuses on workforce development, equity-based clinical practice, integrated treatment for problem gambling, and clinical supervision. She is a social researcher, program evaluator, and consultant with Partners in Social Research and Senior Instructor for ACORN. Dr. McDowell has authored more than 50 scholarly publications and is lead author of Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy: Applying Third Order Thinking to Theory and Practice (3rd Ed., 2026).
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Explore All Ten Courses
Whether you want to become more comfortable involving families in treatment, navigate difficult conversations, strengthen safety planning, use motivational interviewing with families, include children and teens, or deepen your sociocultural awareness, there’s a course here to support you. Each course is 3 CE hours, online, on-demand, and free of charge, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services.
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Problem Gambling Family Treatment
Involving Family in Problem Gambling Treatment
5.0 average rating (6 reviews)3 CE hours. On-demand. Introduces family therapy concepts and offers a guided tour for how to counsel families struggling with problem gambling. Free for Oregonians, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services.
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Problem Gambling Family Treatment
Core Family Therapy Concepts
5.0 average rating (7 reviews)3 CE hours. On-demand. Guides providers to focus on process and avoid getting caught in content; work from a relational, systemic perspective; manage conflict by encouraging emotional regulation. Free, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority PGS.
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Problem Gambling Family Treatment, Suicide Prevention
Risk, Safety Planning, and Suicide Prevention with Families
5.0 average rating (16 reviews)3 CE hours. On-demand. Reviews some of the risks associated with problem gambling and prepares providers for including families in safety planning, screening for violence, and identifying abuse. Free, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority PGS.
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Problem Gambling Family Treatment
Facilitating Family Debt Disclosure
5.0 average rating (4 reviews)3 CE hours. On-demand. Explains how to facilitate debt disclosure between family members in problem gambling treatment and provides guidance on how to include all family members in assessment. Free, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority PGSs.
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Problem Gambling Family Treatment
Including Family in Service & Wellness Planning
5.0 average rating (4 reviews)3 CE hours. On-demand. Shows how to include family members and important others in Service Plans to address problem gambling and how to develop goals with families that support gambling recovery. Free, with funding from Oregon Health Authority.
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Problem Gambling Family Treatment
Helping Families Support Problem Gambling Recovery
5.0 average rating (5 reviews)3 CE hours. On-demand. Prepares providers to engage families in change that supports recovery from problem gambling and that meets relational goals. Free of charge, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services (PGS).
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What About CE Hours
Certificate of completion will be made available on the Student Dashboard after you complete all required course activities and the course evaluation survey.
ACORN is approved by the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO), Provider ID: 26-0044, to provide continuing education courses. Additionally, ACORN is approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7274. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACORN is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
