1. Definitions and Diagnostic Criteria
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- Define DSM-5 criteria for Gambling Disorder and subclinical gambling categories.
- Define DSM-5 gambling specifiers.
- Evaluate the characteristics of recreational or social gamblers.
- Contrast the characteristics of problem gamblers.
- Apply the DSM-5 criteria.
- Identify who can treat persons with a gambling disorder.
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2. Special Populations and Gambling Disorders: Women and Multicultural
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- Summarize prevention and intervention issues for women and various cultures in the treatment of Gambling Disorder.
- Describe strategies for incorporating culture in the treatment of Gambling Disorders.
- Compare case studies and treatment options for various populations.
- Scope and Prevalence of Disordered Gambling
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3. Scope and Prevalence of Disordered Gambling
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- Define gambling.
- Compare social gambling with problem gambling.
- Summarize the history of gambling in the United States.
- Discover gambling trends among the youth.
- Evaluate the normalization of gambling.
- Justify why public awareness is so important.
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4. Assessing Gambling Disorder
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- Describe the key components of an assessment for Gambling Disorder or Problem Gambling.
- Assess immediate problems and priorities.
- Value important family and cultural considerations.
- Compare the benefits of gambling with its costs.
- Explain various gambling assessments.
- Justify the need for a family assessment.
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5. Co-Occurring Disorders and Gambling Disorders
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- Describe common co-occurring disorders with problem gambling.
- Explain treatment issues associated co-occurring disorders.
- Justify better assessment of co-occurring disorders.
- Summarize how to prioritize treatment.
- Interpret the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Tip 42.
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6. Screening for Gambling Disorder and Impact of Gambling
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- Assess the importance of screening for Gambling Disorder.
- Compare the screening tools for Gambling Disorder.
- Evaluate the research related to gambling.
- Describe the key elements for SBIRT intervention.
- Support screening across various providers.
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7. Typologies and Subtypes of Gamblers
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- Evaluate the importance of typologies and subtypes in developing treatment.
- Summarize the 3 subtypes of gamblers.
- Identify narcissistic traits.
- Compare past to present risk factors.
- Define general personality characteristics.
- Apply affective-motivational variables.
- Support the Pathways Model.
- Introduced to the Gambling Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ).
- Explain what mental health professionals and gambling counselors do.
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8. Engaging Problem Gambling Clients
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- Describe how to prepare for the initial interaction with a client.
- Explain how a client enters treatment.
- Engage and assess a client for a treatment plan.
- Evaluate for co-occurring addictions and mental health concerns.
- Support a therapeutic relationship.
- Select the core conditions of treatment.
- Compare internal versus external motivations.
- Justify a cost-benefit analysis.
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9. Best Practices and Evidence-Based Strategies for Treatment of Gambling Disorder
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- Summarize what makes an approach evidence based.
- Compare evidence-based treatments.
- Evaluate case studies.
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10. CBT for Gambling Disorder
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- Identify treatment-related predictors of treatment outcome.
- Explain the Integrative Disordered Gambling Case Conceptualization (IDGCC).
- Describe how to structure treatment.
- Analyze clinical cases studies.
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11. Best Practices and Evidence-Based Strategies for Treatment of Gambling Disorder: Motivational Interviewing
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- Explain the key components of motivational interviewing (MI) applied to disordered gambling.
- Support the MI principles in disordered gambling treatment.
- Apply motivational interviewing principles/process to clinical cases of disordered gambling.
- Summarize updates of alleviation of motivational enhancement (i.e., FRAMES/brief interventions, MI group therapy).
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12. Family Intervention
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- Defend the family is the client.
- Evaluate clinical cases.
- Interpret research to identify the family and social impacts of problem gambling.
- Summarize family integration in treatment.
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13. Financial Issues and the Meaning of Money
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- Compare gambling money and real money to someone with a gambling disorder.
- Summarize key elements of a budget and restitution plan for disordered gambler.
- Support the role of Pressure Relief Groups.
- Assess critical factors in developing an asset protection plan for clients, while addressing their gambling disorder.
- Evaluate financial strategies for educating re-entry citizens from incarceration as disordered gambling prevention.
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14. Gambling and the Law
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- Summarize common legal issues and therapeutic approaches to address them.
- Evaluate elements of alternative sentencing plans for disordered gamblers and the basic “R’s” for court reports.
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15. Harm Reduction
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- Explain definitions and principles of harm reduction.
- Support at least 3 ways harm reduction strategies can be utilized in the treatment of Gambling Disorder.
- Compare harm reduction strategies nationally/internationally.
- Evaluate Reduction Containment and Limit Setting Strategies in the creation of a harm reduction plan.
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16. Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology
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- Describe neurobiology and psychopharmacology.
- Evaluate clinical cases.
- Interpret Reward Deficiency Syndrome.
- Explain the role of dopamine related to learning and memory.
- Summarize how gambling affects the brain.
- Analyze psychopharmacology options.
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17. Prevention, Responsible Gambling, and Public Health Perspective
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- Describe disordered gambling prevention
- Explain prevention strategies and messages for gambling disorder
- Summarize public health approaches including gambling industry-based strategies to promote responsible gambling
- Argue the need for more Public Health research on gambling.
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18. Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
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- Summarize SAMHSA’s definition of recovery.
- Describe elements of recovery and recovery-oriented systems of care.
- Evaluate guiding elements of recovery/recovery-oriented systems of care to gambling disorder cases.
- Choose and apply at least 2 ways you can enhance a recovery orientation in your work.
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19. Special Populations and Gambling Disorders: Youth and Older Adults
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- Interpret important research findings regarding adolescents and older adults, who gamble problematically.
- Describe prevention and intervention strategies for these age groups.
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20. Treatment Planning and Levels of Care
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- Assess the features of effective and ineffective treatment plans.
- Describe key elements in developing treatment plans and determining ASAM levels of care for clients with gambling disorder.
- Evaluate key elements in developing individual goals for clients with gambling disorder.
- Summarize key elements in developing a couple of goals
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