Compulsive Gambling

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Course Description

Gambling addictions do not see color, age, race or gender. This course addresses women who gamble, children at risk, senior gamblers, biological factors related to gambling, trait and personality factors, learned behaviors, personal factors, relationship implications, legal and financial issues, treatment issues, treatment strategies, medication and support groups.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will be able to:

• Integrate the underlying personality dynamics in assessing pathological gambling.
• Explain the importance of looking at the entire psychosocial environment when assessing pathological gambling.
• Identify specific learning interventions for pathological gamblers in treatment.
• Develop a therapeutic cognitive approach in dealing with a pathological gambler.
• Identify significant psychological factors in the development of a gambling disorder.

Author(s)/Reference(s)

Rachel Werner Rachel Werner, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist who has been in the mental health field for the last 25 years. Rachel started as a trainer in foster care and has focused on continuing education for the past 15 years. She has developed and lead psychoeducational programs on addictions, parenting, ethics, mood disorders, conflict resolution and many other mental health topics.