ENGAGE – Winter Quarterly Training 2024
Quarterly Virtual Training – January 29-
February 1, 2024
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 (click to learn more)
- Advanced Training in Behavioral Health – up to 16 CE hours
(Schedule subject to change)
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for the Winter 2024 Quarterly Training Workshops. Scholarships are available for Treatment Providers, 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-sponsored workshops and conferences.
Scholarships cover the cost of training/conference registration, a $75/night hotel stipend for up to 3 nights at the conference/training hotel, Gambling Counselor (WSCGC) certification application fee of $150 for those who are applying for the first time, and a complimentary one-year ECPG Associate for first-time Associates. To apply for a scholarship, click here.
Gambling Counselor Core Training Agenda
(Click to view training track agenda)
Monday, January 29 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 – 9 am: Review of 10-Hour Q&A – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
9 – 10 am: Counselor Certification – Brad Galvin, MS, LMHC, LPC, SUDP, ICGC-II and Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
10 – 10:15 am: 15 min Break
10:15 – 11:15 am: Multiple Pathways to Recovery – Stacy Charpentier RCP, CPRS
11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Wellness and Recovery Planning – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
12:15 – 12:45 pm: 30 min Break
12:45 – 1:15 pm: WA State Problem Gambling Program – Roxane Waldron
1:15 – 2:15 pm: Engaging Clients in Treatment – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
Tuesday, January 30 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 – 10 am: Culture Competence & Gambling Disorder – Jose Garcia, CADC-II, CGAC-I, Harumi Hashimoto, CDP, LMHC, MAC, NCGC-II, BACC and Ricki Peone, LMSW, ICGC-II, BACC
10 – 10:15 am: 15 min break
10:15 am – 12:15 pm: Attitudes and Feelings – Dr. Lori Rugle, PhD, ICGC-II, BACC and Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
12:15 – 12:45: 30 min break
12:45 – 1:45 pm: Domestic Violence, Trauma, PTSD, and Suicide, Lori Rugle, PhD, ICGC-II, BACC and Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
1:45 – 2:15 pm: Self-care Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
Wednesday, January 31 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 – 9 am: Screening Skills Practice – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
9 – 10 am: Assessment (Part 1), ASAM for Gambling Disorder– Emily Brunner, MD, DFASAM
10 – 10:15 am: 15 min break
10:15 – 11:15 am: Assessment (Part 2), Other Considerations – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
11:15 – 11:45 am: 30 min Break
11:45 am – 12:45 pm: Assessment – Supervision Role Play – Dalis LA Grotta, MA, LMHC, ICGC-II, WSCGC-II, BACC and Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
12:45 – 2:15 pm: Treatment Planning Skills Practice – Dalis LA Grotta, MA, LMHC, ICGC-II, WSCGC-II, BACC and Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
Thursday, February 1 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 – 10:30 am: Financial Therapy – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
10:30 – 10:45 am: 15 min Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm: Co-occurring Disorders – Cathlene Ramsdell, LMFT, ICGC-I
12:15 – 12:45 pm: 30 min break
12:45 – 1:45 pm: Families and Motivation – Cathlene Ramsdell, LMFT, ICGC-I
1:45 – 2:15 pm: Questions & Answers and Closing Statements – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
10-Hour Self-Directed (Virtual):
You can begin once registration is processed, must be completed before beginning the Live Webinar (virtual) portion beginning in January.
20-hours Live Webinar (Virtual):
Live webinar training begins January 29, 2024 at 8 am (PT)
Advanced Training in Behavioral Health Agenda
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Monday, January 29 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 am – 1 pm: Ethics When Working with Military/Veterans – Heather Chapman, PhD, ICGC-II, BACC
Tuesday, January 30 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 – 10:30 am: Gambling and Problem Gambling in the United States: Looking Back to Move Forward– Rachel Volberg, PhD
10:30 – 11 am – 30 min break
11 am – 1 pm: Cultural Sensitivity in Working with Diverse Families – Tracy Tsui, MC, RCC
Wednesday, January 31 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 – 10:30 am: Faith Based/Spiritual Meaning and Purpose in Recovery – Wiley Harwell, D.Min, LPC, ICGC-II, BACC, CGT
10:30 – 11 am: 30 min break
11 – 1 pm: Relational Trauma Repair – Wiley Harwell, D.Min, LPC, ICGC-II, BACC, CGT
Thursday, February 1 (All times shown in Pacific time):
8 – 8:30 am: Sign in and Welcome
8:30 – 10:30 am: Gaming/Gambling and Sensory Perception Disorders – Tim Fong, MD
10:30 – 11 am: 30 min break
11 am– 1 pm: Who Cut the Brakes? Gaming Disorders in Autism and ADHD – Cliff Sussman, MD
Up to 16 CEs on important topics ranging from working with Military/Veterans, Cultural Sensitivity, Faith Based/Spiritual Meaning and Purpose in Recovery, Relational Trauma Repair, Gaming/Gambling and Sensory Perception Disorders, Gaming/Gambling and ADHD.
Continuing Education
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 American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD), the Canadian Problem Gambling Certification Board (CPGCB), and the Mental Health Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO).
REGISTRATION:
Use the form below or download the fillable PDF form here.
