Quarterly Virtual Training – January 25-28, 2022

Choose between two training options available:

• Gambling Counselor Core Training – 30 CE hours, including 10-hour self-directed component and 20-hour live webinar component
• Advanced Gambling Counselor Training – up to 12 CE hours

Gambling Counselor Core Training Track Agenda:

10-Hour self-directed portion can begin in December, must be completed before beginning the virtual portion in January

Tuesday, January 25 (all times shown in Pacific time):

8:00-8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome

8:30-9:00 am: Review of 10-Hour Self-Directed Training – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

9:00-10:00 am: Engaging Clients in Treatment – Denise Quirk, MA, MFT, LCADC, CPGC-S, ICGC-II, BACC

10:15-11:15 am: Multiple Pathways to Recovery – Stacy Charpentier, RCP, CPRS

11:15 am-12:15 pm: Wellness and Recovery Planning – Denise Quirk, MA, MFT, LCADC, CPGC-S, ICGC-II, BACC

12:45-1:15 pm: Washington State Problem Gambling Program – Roxane Waldron

1:15-2:15 pm: Counselor Certification – Brad Galvin, SUDP, LMHC and Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

Wednesday, January 26:

8:00-8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome

8:30-10:00 am: Cultural Competence and Gambling Disorder – Tae Son Lee, MBA, SUDP, WSCGC-II, Ricki Peone, LMSW, ICGC-II, BACC (invited), and Jose Garcia, CADC-II, CGAC-I

10:15 am-12:15 pm: Examination of Attitudes and Feelings – Lori Rugle, PhD, ICGC-II, BACC and Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

12:45-1:45 pm: Domestic Violence, Trauma, PTSD, and Suicide – Lori Rugle , PhD, ICGC-II, BACC and Maureen Greeley

1:45-2:15 pm: Self-Care – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

Thursday, January 27:

8:00-8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome

8:30-9:00 am: Screening Skills Practice – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

9:00-10:00 am: Assessment – ASAM for Gambling Disorder – Emily Brunner, MD, DFASAM

10:15-11:15 am: Assessment – Other Considerations – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

11:45 am-12:45 pm: Assessment Supervision Role Play – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II and Dalis La Grotta, MA, LMHC, WSCGC-II, ICGC-II, BACC

12:45-2:15 pm: Treatment Planning Skills Practice – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

Friday, January 28:

8:00-8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome

8:30-10:30 am: Financial Therapy – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

10:45 am-12:15 pm: Co-occurring Disorders – Wiley Harwell, M.Div, LPC, ICGC-II

12:45-1:45 pm: Families and Motivation – Wiley Harwell, D.Min, LPC, ICGC-II

1:45-2:15 pm: Q & A and Closing Statements – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

Advanced Gambling Counselor Training Track Agenda:

Wednesday, January 26 (all times shown in Pacific time):

8:00-8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome

8:30 am-1:15 pm: Assessing and Enhancing Readiness to Change: Motivational Interviewing – David Hodgins, PhD

Thursday, January 27:

8:00-8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome

8:30 am-1:15 pm: Advanced Training in Evaluation and Treatment Planning – Denise Quirk, MA, MFT, LCADC, CPGC-S, ICGC-II, BACC

Friday, January 28:

8:00-8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome

8:30 am-1:15 pm: What Do We Know About Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity in Gambling Disorder? – David Hodgins, PhD

Registration:

Gambling Counselor Core Training includes 10 hours self-directed and 20 hours live webinar (January 25-28): $250 ($225 for ECPG members)

Advanced Gambling Counselor Training: One day $75 (ECPG member $63)/Two days $135 (ECPG member $121)/All three days $180 (ECPG member $162)

(ECPG members receive a 10% discount on registration rates)

Download the Fillable Registration Form to mail or fax

Scholarships are available for treatment providers seeking to become Certified Gambling Counselors, Prevention Specialists, Peer/Recovery Coaches, and undergraduate/graduate students or professors/counselors in accredited Washington State college and university behavioral health, addictions, and counseling programs. Scholarships are available for all ECPG workshops and conferences. To apply for a scholarship online, click here, or download the fillable PDF.

4-5 CE hours available per day; Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education by The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), and the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB). Our workshops have also been approved for continuing education by the Mental Health Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO), and the American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD).