Advanced Problem Gambling Counselor Workshop

This online training provides 15 of the 60 education hours required to become certified as a Gambling Addictions Counselor II (CGAC II) in Oregon. Course content is informed by the Problem Gambling Treatment Provider Core Competencies. Free for Oregonians with a coupon from Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services (OHA PGS).

Interested in this course? Email us at [email protected]

Real-Time Course

consists of two online sessions, held on April 11, 2024 and April 18, 2024, from 9am until 5pm PST.

This course shows how to integrate family and important others across the spectrum of problem gambling treatment services, including initial engagement, assessment, treatment planning, service delivery, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention. Additionally, the course builds on previous learning via the Precertification I course and participants’ experience in providing problem gambling treatment. Learners will explore advanced skills in relationship to assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment interventions based on a case example. Lastly, the course provides an opportunity for learners to seek general consultation on deidentified cases and to ask more in-depth questions.

Instructor

OHA Instructor Brandie Lyday

Brandie Lyday, LMFT, CGACII, CADCIII is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and the Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Treatment Program Development Analyst. She provides family therapy supervision to Problem Gambling Services at Lewis & Clark College, where she is an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology. Brandie’s recent work has focused on problem gambling program development and clinical supervision. She has previously worked with clients involved in the criminal legal system as an outpatient addiction treatment specialist providing individual, group, couple, and family therapies.

Course Curriculum

1. Welcome!
2. How to Navigate This Course
3. Course Bundle Requirements
4. Course Description
5. Before we continue...
6. Your Professional Background
7. Pretest
8. Day 1 Introduction
9. Day 1 Learning Objectives
10. Day 1 Relevant Core Competencies
11. Day 1 Zoom Invitation
12. Reading: Helping Partners in a Relationship with a Problem Gambler
13. Reading: Problem Gambling Guide for Parents
14. Handout: Working with Families
15. Handouts for Class
16. Read Before Next Class: Pathways Model - Clarifying Gambling Subtypes
1. Day 2 Introduction
2. Day 2 Learning Objectives
3. Day 2 Relevant Core Competencies
4. Day 2 Zoom Invitation
5. Reading: Oregon's Core Competencies for Problem Gambling Treatment
6. Reading: Biopsychosocial Spiritual Approach to Understanding Problem Gambling
7. Reading: Pathways Model of Problem Gambling
8. Reading: SAMSHA Guide to Trauma Informed Care
9. Before we wrap up...
10. Posttest
11. Course Evaluation
12. Handouts for Class

About this course

$195.00

ACORN

is committed to excellence.

ACORN has been approved by the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB) and the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) to provide continuing education courses. Additionally, ACORN has been 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.