On-Demand Course

at your pace and at convenience

This course is approved for 2 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, on-demand training explores the meaning of money for those who struggle with problem gambling. Presenters share how to explore money in problem gambling treatment and how to best assist clients with money management (establishing money barriers, developing budgets).

  • The course includes three modules. Immersive case studies, presentations, and readings are provided within the modules.

  • You are free to take as much time as you need to review these resources. Once you have reviewed and mastered the content of a module, you will be required to pass a short quiz before proceeding to the next module. You must pass all of the quizzes before you are eligible for verification that you have successfully completed the course.

  • 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 the course as many times as you like.

  • This 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 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 and supervision. Finally, we hope you enjoy this learning format and that this course supports your many contributions to counselors, clients, and agencies.

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:

  • explore the meaning of money in problem gambling treatment;

  • help those struggling with problem gambling establish money barriers;

  • collaborate with individuals and families to develop budgets; and

  • offer clients resources and referrals for managing debt.

Instructors

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.

Senior Instructor Rick Berman

Rick Berman, MA, LPC, CADC III, CGAC II specializes in integrated treatment of co-occurring mental health and addictive disorders. He trained and supervised addictions and mental health counselors for more than 20 years. In recent years his work focused more specifically on problem gambling. He has presented at national problem gambling conferences in Canada and the United States. He is the past coordinator of Lewis & Clark’s Problem Gambling Services and instructed Gambling Counselor Pre-Certification Courses for many years.

Pricing

This course is free of charge, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority, Problem Gambling Services

Course Reviews

5 star rating

Great teachings

Bilal Simms

5 star rating

Informative

nahla torres

Concise

Concise

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5 star rating

Es un beneficio

Jose Miguel Torres Velasquez

La verdad sin palabras, Pero ahora puedo terminar y hacer un mejor uso del manejo de mi dinero, del de mi familia y futuros clientes para ayudarles de manera...

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La verdad sin palabras, Pero ahora puedo terminar y hacer un mejor uso del manejo de mi dinero, del de mi familia y futuros clientes para ayudarles de manera facil y clara el buen manejo de sus finanzas!

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5 star rating

Helpful

Windy Clevenger

Great information and easy to follow.

Great information and easy to follow.

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5 star rating

Excellent Content

Rita Downs

an in depth discussion of how to deal with a gambler's money issues within the therapeutic context.

an in depth discussion of how to deal with a gambler's money issues within the therapeutic context.

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5 star rating

It was a great experience.

Glenda Lewis

I really enjoyed the interaction between counselors.

I really enjoyed the interaction between counselors.

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5 star rating

Very educational and insightful.

Brian Lee

Very educational and insightful.

Very educational and insightful.

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5 star rating

Problem gambling and money

Jillian Fuller

Lots of good info

Lots of good info

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5 star rating

I thought it was insightful and informative.

Michael DeVita

I thought it was insightful and informative.

I thought it was insightful and informative.

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5 star rating

Good information

Tiffany Dear

This course gave good information on gambling addictions and what takes place when someone is in therapy/treatment for gambling addicaiton.

This course gave good information on gambling addictions and what takes place when someone is in therapy/treatment for gambling addicaiton.

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5 star rating

NICE

Joan McKenzie

NICE

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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