The Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania 5th Annual Gambling Behavior Conference

"Unlike Other Addictions: The (Sometimes) Unique Treatment Needs of the Compulsive Gambler"

Friday, November 15, 2002

at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel

Langhorne, PA

A Conference About Gambling Behavior For...

**This conference is designed to provide participants with a thorough understanding of compulsive gambling and the tools to identify and treat the disease.  Seven (7) Continuing Education Units have been applied for: Social Work, Psychology, CAC, and PDH for EAP.**

 

PROGRAM (Subject to Change)

7:30 - 8:15 AM    Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30 AM    Welcoming Remarks

 

8:30 - 9:45 AM    General Session I

                           - Advances in Psychopharmacological Treatments of Compulsive             

                             Gambling                   

B. Kenneth Nelson, MD, Consulting Medical Director, Psych Services and Human Development Center, Fort Washington, PA

 

9:45 - 11 AM        General Session II

                            - Pathways to Recovery

Henry Lesieur, Psy.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

 

11-11:15 AM        Coffee Break

 

11:15 AM - 12:15                    CHOOSE FROM:

                            - Dual Diagnosis

Rick Ciurlino, DDiv, CCGC, CADC, CEAP, Director, Ciurlino Associates, Westmont, NJ & Business Manager, Behavior Health Services, Rancocas Hospital, Willingboro, NJ

                            - Treating Clients in the Latino Community

Ramon Roman, Deputy Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of PA, Camp Hill, PA

 

12:15 - 1:30 PM        Luncheon Program

                            - Spirituality in Treatment and Recovery

William Pursley, Ed.D., LPC, CAV, CCGC, Consultant, The Caron Foundation, Lancaster, PA

 

1:30 - 2:30 PM                        CHOOSE FROM:

                            - Using the South Oaks Gambling Screen

Henry Lesieur, Psy.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

                            - Treating the Sportsbettor

Richard Benson, NCGC, CCGC, Executive Director, Algamus Therapeutic Communities, Anna Marie Island, FL

 

2:30 - 2:45 PM        Coffee Break

 

2:45 - 4 PM            General Session III

                            - Clinical Case Conference

PRESENTER:

Deborah Voluck, MFT, MEd, Counseling Program Coordinator, Gambling Dependency Program, KeyStone Center, Chester, PA

PANEL:

Charles Giannasio, MD, Psychiatrist

Nicholas Luchko, BS, CCGC

Linda May, MSS, LCSW

 

                  REGISTRATION FORM

    For multiple registrations, please duplicate this form.  ENROLL EARLY.  SEATING IS LIMITED.  No confirmation letter will be sent.  Confirmations will be sent via email, if requested.

    Registration fee is $60 if received before October 23, 2002.  Registrations after that date and at the door will be $75.  Registration fee includes workshops, handouts, lunch, coffee breaks and 1 year Council membership.

    This one day conference will be held Friday, November 15, 2002, at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, 400 Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, PA.  Rooms will be available at a special rate until Wednesday, October 23.  Contact the hotel for reservations at (215) 547-4100.

 

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Make check payable to Council on Compulsive Gambling of PA and mail to:

Barbara Harrison, Chair

Gambling Behavior Conference

Box 1899

Bensalem, PA    19020

In addition to mail, the Conference Committee can be contacted by:

Phone/Fax  215-757-4053

Email         bhatccgp@mindspring.com

5th Annual Conference Committee

Chair: Barbara Harrison, CCGP Vice PResident

Members: Jim Pappas, CCGP Executive Director

                Dan Reganatta, CCGP Treasurer

 

Directions to the Conference:

From Princeton/Trenton: Rte 1 South to Oxford Valley Exit.  Turn left onto Oxford Valley Rd.  After 4th traffic light, hotel will be on your left.

From Northern NJ: Take Exit 6 of the NJ Turnpike to PA.  Take Exit #28 of the PA Turnpike to US Rte 1 North to the Oxford Valley Exit.  Turn right onto Oxford Valley Rd.  After 4th traffic light, hotel will be on your left.

From Philadelphia Airport: I-95 North to Morrisville Exit 46 A, then Rte 1 North to Oxford Valley Exit.  Turn right onto Oxford Valley Rd.  After 4th traffic light, hotel will be on your left.

From Western PA: East on PA Turnpike Exit 28 to Rte 1 North to Oxford Valley Exit.  Turn right onto Oxford Valley Rd.  After 4th traffic light, hotel will be on your left.