Advanced Professional Development

The Advanced Professional Development series of Gambling Disorder Trainer Certification and training curriculum is developed for the advancement of evidence-based problem gambling/Gambling Disorder clinical trainings.

The APD course series starts with the Gambling Disorder Trainer Certification Training (GDTCT):


(Get more information and watch the full GDTCT Discussion here)

Gambling Disorder Trainer Certification Training (GDTCT)
A Train-the-Trainer program for a 30-hour Gambling Disorder Curriculum

The Gambling Disorder Trainer Certification Training (GDTCT) is facilitated in partnership with Wiley Harwell, DMin, LPC, ICGC-II, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Association on Problem Gambling & Gaming and Lori Rugle, PhD, ICGC-II/BACC, IGDC, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland and Special Projects Consultant with the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling


This training is approved by the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB) as meeting the training requirements of their new Certified Gambling Disorder Trainer (CGT) Credential.

The GDTCT is CE accredited by: IGCCB, NAADAC, AAHCPAD, MHACBO, and CPGCB.