On-Demand Course

at your pace and convenience.

Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services and the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling are pleased to offer this self-paced training on working with families in problem gambling treatment. The course is approved for 3 continuing education (CE) hours. To earn CE hours, you will need to complete 1) all required course activities and 2) the course evaluation survey. A certificate of attendance will be made available on the Student Dashboard upon course completion.

What Is Included

This online training helps treatment providers notice their own contributions to interactional patterns in family problem gambling treatment. Additionally, the course offers guidance on how to actively facilitate interactions to meet individual and relational goals.

  • The course features immersive case studies, presentations, readings, research snapshots, handouts, and other resources. You are free to take as much time as you need to review these resources.

  • The course includes videos of experienced mental health clinicians and actors portraying clients based on scripts from real sessions. This provides authenticity while protecting client privacy.

  • We suggest you take your time, view content as many times as you like, and access suggested readings and resources when possible. It is not necessary to complete the course in a single sitting. You are free to open and close a course as many times as you like.

  • We ask you to have an open attitude as you go through this course. At times it may seem as if we are reviewing what you already know. However, paying close attention is likely to provide an opportunity to realize subtle differences and important nuances in problem gambling treatment. Finally, we hope you enjoy this learning format and that this course supports your many contributions to clients, patients, and/or peers.

Who This Course Is For

Behavioral health providers across the globe, including:

  • family therapists, art therapists, mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other mental health clinicians,

  • problem gambling treatment providers,

  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADCs),

  • Certified Gamling Addiction Counselors (CGACs),

  • problem gambling treatment supervisors, and

  • prevention specialists.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be better prepared to:

  • notice your own contributions to family interactional patterns;

  • determine when to ask clients to speak directly, talk through you, or meet individually; and

  • actively facilitate interactions to meet individual and relational goals.

Instructor

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.

Pricing

Free of charge, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services

ACORN

is committed to excellence.

ACORN has been approved by the International Problem Gambling and Gaming Certification Organization (IPGGC) 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.
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