Live Workshop: Gambling Disorder Treatment Approaches: Addressing Family and Finances

October 27, 2023

This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE broadcast on October 27, 2023, from 12:00 pm - 3:15 pm ET. While this activity is LIVE and can only be viewed during the time specified, the evaluation will be available online until November 24, 2023. Go to the Register tab above to learn how to participate for continuing education credit, watch the broadcast and download the slides.

The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.

The expansion of sports betting in Maryland, particularly access to mobile betting, has led to an increase in helpline calls nationally.  Persons under the age of 30 are at greater risk for experiencing negative consequences with the expansion of gambling activities found within video and mobile games. This training will examine how to integrate familial interventions and financial planning into treatment for Gambling Disorder. Discussions about the financial impact of gambling on the recovering individual and family will be explored. We will also discuss the recovery process, the challenges and hopes for sustaining positive outcomes.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals. 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:

  1. Recognize the impact of sports betting in Maryland, what we know so far and considerations for the future.
  2. Identify the influence gambling related harms can have on families and appropriate interventions for addressing financial issues.
  3. Explore ways to address common therapeutic challenges when working with individuals with a Gambling Disorder and their families.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 Participation
Course opens: 
08/10/2023
Course expires: 
11/24/2023
Event starts: 
10/27/2023 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
10/27/2023 - 3:15pm EDT

There is no commercial support for this activity.

About the speakers

Kristen Beall is the Clinical Manager with the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, Kristen provides consultation and technical assistance to organizations and private practitioners integrating Problem Gambling screening and assessment into their current treatment paradigms. With 19 years of experience in behavioral health counseling, Kristen works closely with the Center’s Certified Peer Recovery Specialists and helpline staff connecting help seekers to problem gambling resources.  Kristen is dedicated to assisting helping professionals throughout Maryland understand the importance of asking questions about gambling and incorporate these conversations into their clinical practice.

Deborah is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Supervisor, and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Approved Supervisor in the state of Maryland. She holds a national certification as a Master Addictions Counselor. With 20 + years of mental and behavioral health experience her goal is to help a variety of vulnerable populations take back their lives through a collaborative therapeutic relationship where clients are able to identify thoughts, feelings and behavior that will attract desired results. 

Deborah enjoys working with individuals ages 25 to Seniors. Deborah’s eclectic counseling style draws mostly from Person Centered Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Existentialism and Motivational Interviewing. Deborah believes clients can chose to change, modify or eliminate that which stifles their personal and emotional growth and experience a deeply inspired and productive lifestyle. Her professional strengths include couples counseling, addiction issues, anxiety, stress management, anger management, LGBT+, self-care/wellness and women’s issues.  

Disclosure Statements

Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services, or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.

Kristen Beall, LCSW-C, ICGC-I, CAC-AD, & Deborah Perry, LCPC, NCC, MAC, report that they have no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. They will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation.

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Larry Epp, EdD, Todd Peters, MD, Deepak Prabhakar, MD, Elizabeth Ryznar, MD, MSc, Louis Marino, MD, Ehsan Syed, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PhD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Lisa Illum, MLIS, MEd, and Jennifer Tornabene.

This series offers 12.0 contact hours for attending all four dates.

Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity.  Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 contact hours for Psychologists.

Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers.  Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity. This activity is approved for 3.0 contact hours in Category I credits for Social Workers.

Counselor Statement:  Sheppard Pratt has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Sheppard Pratt is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.  This activity is available for 3.0 NBCC clock hours.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 Participation
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This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE broadcast on October 27, 2023, from 12:00 pm - 3:15 pm ET. While this activity is LIVE and can only be viewed during the time specified, the evaluation will be available online until November 24, 2023. Go to the Register tab above to learn how to participate for continuing education credit, watch the broadcast and download the slides.

 

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On October 27, 2023, at 12:00 pm ET, please click on, or copy and paste this link into your web browser to view the lecture online. This link is LIVE at 11:30 am ET.  An email address is required to log into the broadcast.

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DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT.

Use this link to download the handout. This handout will be available for download on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 12:00 pm ET.  

Handout 1 Slide Per Page (139 Pages): Handout 1xPg

Handout 3 Slides Per Page (47 Pages): Handout 3xPg

 

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Required Hardware/software

Optimal System Configuration

Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 10.1+
Browser: Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Safari 4.0+, or Google Chrome 7.0+
Operating System: Windows XP+ or Mac OS X 10.4+
Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher

Minimum Requirements

Windows PC: 500-MHz Pentium II; Windows XP or higher; 128 MB RAM; Video Card at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card at least 16-bit; Macromedia Flash Player 10 or higher, audio playback with speakers for programs with video content; Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher with latest updates installed; 1.83MHz Intel Core Duo or faster; RAM: 128MB or more; Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card: at least 16-bit

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