Diversity, Social Equity, and Problem Gambling Course

Diversity, Social Equity, and Problem Gambling

This online training raises awareness of the importance of being/becoming socioculturally attuned while working with clients in problem gambling treatment. Presenters explore the impact of social location (race, gender, age, sexual orientation, etc.) on problem gambling, along with the need for culturally specific problem gambling treatment. The course is free of charge, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services (OHA PGS). Accredited for 2 CE hours.

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at your pace and 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 training explores relationships among culture, social equity, and gambling. Presenters discuss the impact of social location (e.g. race, gender, age and sexual orientation) on problem gambling, along with the need for culturally-specific problem gambling treatment.

The course includes 3 modules. Videos, 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.
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.

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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 influence of culture on problem gambling and problem gambling treatment;
understand how discrimination and marginalization play a major role in problem gambling;
considers the relationship of your own cultural and social awareness as a problem gambling counselor; and
be aware of the importance of culturally-centered treatment for problem gambling.

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

Free

2 CE Hours

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Course Reviews

So much I didn't know

Judith Nix

Related to my line of work.

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good tool for counselors

jody parrott

great information and resources for all involved in counseling

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Informative and engaging presentation

Barton Bott

This course was very well done. There was a variety of ways the material was presented, reading, nterviews with ethically diverse individuals, and presentat...

This course was very well done. There was a variety of ways the material was presented, reading, nterviews with ethically diverse individuals, and presentations by curret gambling counselors. Well worth the time to complete.

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so interesting!

Savel Sabol

Loved learning a bit about how specific ethnic communities and cultural groups in oregon may experience gambling behaviors differently.

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it was good

Jordan Schaefer-Limbach

it was very good.

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Great Course with a lot of valuable information

Leigh Boyd

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It was a great experience.

Glenda Lewis

This was very eye opening and seems important to doing a good job for all.

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well done

Jaimes Legacy

Great information

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It was a great experience.

Glenda Lewis

This was very eye opening and seems important to doing a good job for all.

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