Problem Gambling Counselor Precertification, Part One

Problem Gambling Counselor Precertification Part One

This synchronous (live) online training provides provides the 30 education hours required for initial certification as a Gambling Addictions Counselor I (CGAC I). Course content is informed by the Problem Gambling Treatment Provider Core Competencies.

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Real-Time Course

starting in October 2022.

The Problem Gambling Counselor Precertification synchronous course entails virtual meetings with instructors and fellow learners, alternately on Fridays and Saturdays, starting in the October 2022. The course is approved by the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB) and the Mental Health & Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) for 30 continuing education (CE) hours. To earn CE hours, you will need to 1) attend all course sessions and complete all required course activities and 2) complete the course evaluation survey. A certificate of attendance will be made available on the Student Dashboard upon course completion and upon receipt of course evaluation responses.

Instructors

Instructor Cort Dorn-Medeiros

Cort M. Dorn-Medeiros, PhD, LPC, CADC III is an Assistant Professor in the Professional Mental Health Counseling - Specialization in Addiction program and current Department Chair of the Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology department at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR. Areas of specialization include substance use and process addictions, co-occurring disorders, integrated care, and motivational interviewing and motivational enhancement therapy. Dr. Dorn-Medeiros is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor III in the state of Oregon. Dr. Dorn-Medeiros is a co-founder and program director of the Gaming and Tech in Excess (GATE) program at the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center. Dr. Dorn-Medeiros is published in a variety of academic outlets and most recently has published a book chapter on promoting technology safety and digital citizenship in school counseling.

Instructor Mark Douglass

Mark Douglass, LPC, CADC III, CGAC II is Clinical Services Manager for Kaiser Permanente's Brookside Residential Addiction Medicine program, a 20-bed detoxification and residential substance use treatment facility at Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas County. He is also an adjunct instructor in Addiction Studies at the Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Mark has prior experience as a gambling disorder therapist with LifeWorks Northwest and as an instructor in the state pre-certification training program. He lives in Portland with his partner Betsy Branch.

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.

What Is Included in This Course?

1. Course Requirements
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2. Course Description & Objectives
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3. Demographic Survey Invitation
4. Demographic Survey
5. Pretest Invitation
6. Pretest
7. Session 1 Introduction
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8. Session 1 Learning Objectives
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9. Session 1 Relevant Core Competencies
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10. Instructor's PPT - Raul Ramirez (3).pdf
11. SAMSHA Introduction to Problem Gambling
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12. NCPG What Clinicians Need to Know about Problem Gambling
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13. Gambling Research Exchange Ontario Rapid Evidence Review
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14. Guide to Oregon's Core Competencies for Problem Gambling Treatment Providers
15. Warning Signs Handout
16. Additional Resources
17. PLEASE WATCH BEFORE NEXT SESSION - How I lost EVERYTHING in Las Vegas Gambling Addict
18. Session 1 Recording
1. Session 2 Introduction
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2. Session 2 Learning Objectives
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3. Session 2 Relevant Core Competencies
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4. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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5. SafetyPlan
6. Additional Reading: IPV in Treatment Seeking Gamblers
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7. MHACBO Code of Conduct
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8. Instructor's Powerpoint
9. Instructor's Powerpoint as PDF for download
10. GroupScenarios
11. Session 2 Recording
1. Session 3 Introduction
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2. Session 3 Learning Objectives
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3. Session 3 Relevant Core Competencies
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4. Instructor's PowerPoint
5. Motivational interviewing in Problem Gambling
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6. Session 3 Recording
1. Session 4 Introduction
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2. Session 4 Learning Objectives
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3. Session 4 Relevant Core Competencies
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4. National Council on Problem Gambling: Problem Gamblers and their finances
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5. Budget worksheet
6. Session 4 Recording
1. Session 5 Introduction
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2. Session 5 Relevant Core Competencies
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3. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Gambling Addiction
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4. Overview of CBT in Problem Gambling Treatment daveh2.pdf
1. Session 6 Introduction
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2. Session 6 Learning Objectives
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3. Session 6 Relevant Core Competencies
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4. Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention in Problem Gambling
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5. Instructor's PowerPoint
6. Mindfulness Activities
7. Values Activity
8. PLEASE WATCH BEFORE NEXT SESSION - The Urgency of Intersectionality
9. Session 6 Recording
1. Session 7 Introduction
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2. Session 7 Learning Objectives
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3. Session 7 Relevant Core Competencies
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4. Session 7 Power Point: Sociocultural Attunement
5. High School Gambling Fact Sheet
6. Our Voices Matter- Using Lived Experience to Promote Equity in Problem Gambling Prevention
7. Session 7 Recording
1. Session 8 Introduction
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2. Session 8 Learning Objectives
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3. Session 8 Relevant Core Competencies
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4. Problem Gambling Assessment Ver1 9.2019
5. Reading for Class: Getting Real about Gambling Disorder
6. Assessment and engagement pdf 12.6.22.pdf
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7. Posttest Invitation
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8. Posttest
9. Course Evaluation Invitation
10. Course Evaluation

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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.