ECPG Professional Development Scholarship Eligibility and Coverage

	Who Can Apply	What It Covers
Treatment Provider – Standard	• Certified Gambling Counselors • Certified Gambling Counselor – Trainees (not otherwise eligible for the Enhanced scholarship) • Any WA DOH Licensed Therapist, Certified Counselor, or Associate/Trainee seeking training on problem gambling/gaming	• Training registration fee (excludes travel expenses) • Hotel reimbursement of $100/night, up to 3 nights, when booked at the event venue and group block rate (excludes incidentals and 3rd party sites) • $150 Cert. Application fee
Treatment Provider – Enhanced	• New potential CGC-Trainee, seeking to or completed 30-hour GCCT, and either: o Works in a geographic service gap (see Directory) o Primarily focuses on underserved communities o Provides services in language(s) other than English o Works within or has lived-experience as a person from an increased-risk community/group (e.g. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, military/veterans, etc.) o Is employed as a college/univ. student mental health counselor	• Available for 365 days after day 1 of first issuance, for up to 4 training events (within that year) • Training registration fee (excludes travel expenses) • Hotel reimbursement of 100%, up to 3 nights, when booked at the event venue and group block rate (excludes incidentals and 3rd party sites) • $150 Cert. Application fee
Peer	• Those who work or volunteer in a peer professional role (in behavioral health) • Trainees (those who have completed a foundational peer behavioral health training program)	• Training registration fee (excludes travel expenses) • Hotel reimbursement of 100%, up to 3 nights, when booked at the event venue and group block rate (excludes incidentals and 3rd party sites)
Prevention Specialist	• Certified Prevention Professionals, Associates, or Trainees • Those who work in a prevention role or for a prevention organization (paid or volunteer)	• Training registration fee (excludes travel expenses) • Hotel reimbursement of $100/night, up to 3 nights, when booked at the event venue and group block rate (excludes incidentals and 3rd party sites)
Student, school counselor, professor	• Currently enrolled as a student in, or faculty of, a WA state accredited college or university • Undergraduate/graduate students in MH or related field • College/Univ. counselors for student MH services (and not otherwise, or no longer eligible for, an enhanced scholarship)	• Training registration fee (excludes travel expenses) • Hotel reimbursement of $100/night, up to 3 nights, when booked at the event venue and group block rate (excludes incidentals and 3rd party sites)