Accredited Webinars

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) PGS offers on-demand, time-limited webinars that are accredited by the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) for continuing education (CE) hours. A certificate of attendance and CE hours will be available on the Student Dashboard upon webinar completion.

Webinar Recordings

OHA PGS webinar recordings are available to Oregonians and to learners around the world. These recordings cover general interest topics related to problem gambling. The recordings are not accredited for continuing education (CE) hours.

Target Audience

OHA PGS webinars were developed for problem gambling prevention and treatment providers who practice in Oregon, and they are available to learners around the world. These webinars may be especially interesting and useful to:

  • mental health counselors (MHC/LPC);

  • social workers (SW/LSW/LCSW);

  • art therapists (AT/LAT);

  • marriage and family therapists (MFT/LMFT);

  • problem gambling/gambling disorder treatment providers;

  • Certified Gambling Addiction Counselors (CGAC);

  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC);

  • mental health treatment supervisors and consultants;

  • prevention specialists and gambling recovery peers;

  • clients, families, and anyone interested in problem gambling.

Webinar Presenters

OHA PGS has partnered with renowned lecturers to disseminate knowledge grounded in cutting edge research, clinical expertise, and lived experience.

Instructor Dan Trolaro

Dan is the VP of Prevention - US for EPIC Risk Management. He graduated from The College of New Jersey with a major in Finance and a concentration in Economics and spent 12 years in the world of Investment Banking and Financial Planning. Despite a successful career, Dan had also been suffering in silence with a gambling disorder since high school. In 2013, and after a series of life events, he went on to receive his Masters in Psychology in order to help educate others around the country on prevention, education, and emerging trends in the world of gambling and gambling like behaviors.

Instructor Crystal Collier

Crystal Collier, PhD, herself a person in long-term recovery, is a therapist and educator who has been working with adolescents and adults suffering from mental illness, behavioral problems, and substance use disorders since 1991. Her area of expertise includes adolescent brain development, prevention programming, parent coaching, addiction, family-of-origin work, and training new clinicians. Dr. Colliers' comprehensive prevention model, which teaches the neurodevelopmental effects of risky behavior to children, teens, teachers and parents, was selected for the 2015 Prevention and Education Commendation from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. In 2018, she received the Torch Bearer Award for her work in the field of addiction from the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals. In the same year, The Hope and Healing Center and Institute in Houston, TX, granted Dr. Collier a research fellowship to support the completion of The NeuroWhereAbouts Guide. In 2019, she received the Outstanding Research Award from the Association of Alternative Peer Groups and was acknowledged as Counselor of the Year by the Houston Counseling Association.

Instructor Nigel Wrangham

Nigel Wrangham, CADC II, CPS, has developed and delivered unique, customized prevention trainings to staff, volunteers and youth from community-based organizations throughout the United States since 1999. He has taught upper-division courses in psychopharmacology, media studies, substance abuse prevention and community organizing at the University of Oregon.

Instructor Emily Bower

Emily Bower, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the PhD Clinical Psychology Program at Pacific University. Her research and clinical interests are in geriatric mental health, with a focus on promoting social connection and well-being throughout later adulthood. Her current research examines how people adjust to changes in social, cognitive, and physical functioning as they age with the goal of leveraging that information to develop behavioral interventions that promote mental health and social connection for older adults. Dr. Bower earned her PhD in clinical psychology from the SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the VA Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Veteran Mental Health and Suicide at the VA Center of Excellence for Suicide.

Instructor Jeff Marotta

Dr. Jeff Marotta, Ph.D., ICGC-II is an internationally known expert in the area of problem gambling service development, with over 100 publications and national presentations. Dr. Marotta brings a unique knowledge and skill set to PGS from his experience as a Clinical Associate Professor and researcher, an Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor-II, and a state administrator.

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.

Instructor Jonathan Crandall

Jonathan Crandall, BSW, CRPA, VSR is the Veteran Outreach Coordinator for the NY Council on Problem Gambling (NYCPG). Jonathan served eight years in the military and received his Bachelor of Social Work degree from Keuka College. Jonathan also serves as Co-Chair of the Military Committee for the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG).

Instructor Emily Watson

Emily Watson, MPA is the Veteran and Military Behavioral Health Liaison at Oregon Health Authority (OHA), working closely with state and federal organizations, Tribes, and stakeholders to create partnerships designed to advance programs and policies focusing on behavioral health care for veterans and military connected communities in Oregon. She has experience working in public and nonprofit sectors, including two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer, where she focused on community and economic development programs in Ukraine. Emily has worked for the State of Oregon for over ten years, with roles at The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) and OHA. Emily holds an undergraduate degree in international affairs, a graduate degree in public administration, and has completed extensive coursework in emergency management and project management.

Instructor Susan Davis

Susan Davis is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with over seven years of experience working with serious persistent mental illness, personality disorders, and co-occurring disorders. Susan is an Army Veteran, trained in intelligence collection, and spent six years working with forensic in-patient clients at the Oregon State Hospital, specializing in behavioral interventions, trauma and anxiety, and substance use treatment. She currently acts as a subject matter expert in substance use disorders and Veteran Behavioral Health as a Program Implementation Strategist with the Health Systems Division of the Oregon Health Authority. Susan partially attributes her years as a blackjack dealer for her interest in behavioral health and addictions, as well as pushing her into military service.

Oregon's Approach

to problem gambling prevention and treatment:

  • is a public health model that takes into consideration biological, behavioral, economic, cultural and policy elements influencing gambling and health;

  • combines prevention, harm reduction and multiple levels of treatment focusing on quality of life issues for gamblers, their families, and communities;​​​

  • appreciates the multiple dimensions of gambling; and

  • combines strategies that minimize gambling's negative impacts while recognizing the reality of gambling's availability, cultural acceptance, and economic appeal.

Accessibility

OHA PGS webinars, or content of webinars, will be made available in an accessible alternative format upon request. Please contact PGS Support at [email protected].
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) logo
Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon
Oregon Council on Problem Gambling (OCPG) logo