Hello! Welcome to the 30 Hour Training Resource Center!
First of all, we would like to offer our sincere thanks to you for committing your time to this training, and to expanding your services to assist those who are struggling with gambling related issues.
This webpage will serve as your ‘one stop’ location for access to course handouts, activities and valuable resources related to discussion and activities that will be covered throughout the live and OnDemand sessions of the training.
Please take a moment to bookmark this page, as you will be accessing it regularly throughout the 30 hour course.
The following breakdown will help you navigate which materials you will need for each Live and OnDemand module – please be sure to review all of the materials prior to each Live session, and if you are able, print out any that you feel may be helpful.
- The live sessions will be held using the Zoom meeting platform – for information about the meetings, including dates, times and how to access the meetings, please click HERE
- During the live sessions, we will be utilizing PowerPoint files for the lecture, discussion and activity portion of the training. If you’d like, you can access the slides HERE to download or print out, if you would like to take notes during the live program.
- Every week, between live sessions, there will be self-paced OnDemand content that must be completed prior to the following live session. To access the OnDemand content, please follow the instructions provided at the end of the Live Sessions prior to each OnDemand session. Any questions should be directed to training@pacouncil.com
- The activity sheets for all of the session coursework are editable PDF files – for OnDemand activities, we ask that these be completed and submitted prior to the next session. If you would prefer to download them all at once, or print them out ahead of time, you can access the entire packet of activity sheets by clicking HERE
- To download a copy of the course schedule, which provides a breakdown of the content that will be covered during each session, please click HERE
- Please take a moment to review the Participant Expectations prior to beginning the 30 Hour Training – you can access this by clicking HERE
Upon completing each of the OnDemand activities, please email the completed OnDemand module worksheets to us at training@pacouncil.com – and throughout the training, if you have any questions, or need any assistance, please feel free to contact us at any time.
We look forward to spending the next few weeks with you!
WEEK ONE
WEEK ONE – Live Session #1
- PA Certification Board
- Click HERE to learn more about their gambling endorsement certificate
- International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB)
- Click HERE to access website
- VIDEO – IGCCB Welcome (Jody Bechtold, LCSW, ICGC-II, BACC)
- PA Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs
- Click HERE to access their gambling treatment provider resource page
- GROUP ACTIVITY – What is Gambling?
- Click HERE for the activity sheet
- ONGOING GROUP ACTIVITY – Self-Help Mutual Support Meeting Activity
- Click HERE for the activity sheet
- GA website / Smart Recovery / Virtual & Phone Meetings / Podcasts
WEEK ONE – OnDemand Session #1
- To access the OnDemand program, click HERE
- CCGP Homepage – click HERE
- Your First Step to Change – located on the Informational Books and Publications menu
- PA Certification Board – Click HERE for info on the Cert. of Competency in Problem Gambling
- International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB) – Click HERE to access the site
- PA Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs – Click HERE to access their gambling treatment page
- PA Gaming Control Board (PGCB) – Click HERE to learn more about regulated gambling in PA
- ACTIVITY – 2004 / 2017 Gambling Expansion in PA – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling (OCPG) – Click HERE to learn more about PA Self-Exclusion programs
WEEK ONE – Live Session #2
- Gamban – Click HERE to learn more about Gamban, an online gambling site blocking tool
- Screening Tools – To access downloadable screening tools click HERE
- GROUP ACTIVITY – Integrating Assessments – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- Meet our ‘Participants’! – Click HERE to access Intro Case sheets
- BREAKOUT ACTIVITY – Applying DSM Criteria – Click HERE for the activity sheet
WEEK TWO
WEEK TWO – Live Session #3
- ACTIVITY – Structure of Treatment Plan – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- ACTIVITY – Watch the following videos and identify possible concerns about working with clients who may have distorted views of gambling – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- ACTIVITY – Motivational Interviewing – Click HERE for the activity sheet
WEEK TWO – OnDemand Session #2
- To access the OnDemand program, click HERE
- ACTIVITY – Failures and Contingencies – Click HERE for the activity sheet
WEEK TWO – Live Session #4
- ACTIVITY – Suicide Prevention – Click HERE for the activity sheet
WEEK THREE
WEEK THREE – Live Session #5
- ACTIVITY – Review the PA Youth Survey (PAYS) 2021 – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- • To access the Game Addiction Scale (GAS), click HERE
• To access the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale, click HERE - ACTIVITY – Download & review ‘Problem Gamblers and Their Finances’ for our next meeting
WEEK THREE – OnDemand Session #3
- To access the OnDemand program, click HERE
- ACTIVITY – Tx plan with cultural considerations – Click HERE for the activity sheet
WEEK THREE – Live Session #6
- ACTIVITY – Addressing Financial Situations – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- Gamfin – Click HERE to learn more about Gamfin, online financial counseling & resources
- VIDEO – Medications and Gambling (Dr. Jon E. Grant)
- ACTIVITY – Group Discussion – “Self-Help Meeting Experience” – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- ACTIVITY – Group Discussion – “Glenn’s Gamble” – Click HERE for the activity sheet
- Certification Review