On-Demand Course

at your pace and convenience.

Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services and the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling are pleased to offer this self-paced training series on working with families in problem gambling treatment. The course is approved for 30 of the 60 continuing education (CE) hours required for initial certification as a Gambling Addictions Counselor II (CGAC II). To earn CE hours, you will need to complete 1) all required course activities and 2) the course evaluation survey. A certificate of attendance will be made available on the Student Dashboard upon course completion.
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Greta Coe

Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Services Manager

Who Should Attend

This course is recommended for:

  • mental health counselors (MHC/LPC), marriage and family therapists (MFT/LMFT), art therapists (AT/LAT), social workers (SW/LSW/LCSW), psychologists, and other mental health providers;

  • problem gambling treatment providers;

  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC);

  • Certified Gambling Addiction Counselors (CGAC);

  • problem gambling treatment supervisors, and

  • problem gambling treatment agency administrators and program managers.

What Is Included

Including families in problem gambling treatment can be challenging! This online training introduces family therapy concepts and offers a guided tour for how to counsel families struggling with problem gambling. 

Immersive case studies, presentations, and readings are provided within the modules. You are free to take as much time as you need to review these resources. Once you have reviewed and mastered the content of each module, you will be required to pass a short quiz before proceeding to the next module. You must pass all of the quizzes before you are eligible for verification that you have successfully completed the course.

We suggest you take your time, view content as many times as you like, and access suggested readings and resources when possible. It is not necessary to complete the course in a single sitting. You are free to open and close a course as many times as you like.

This course includes videos of experienced mental health clinicians and actors portraying clients based on scripts from real sessions. This provides authenticity while protecting client privacy. 

We ask you to have an open attitude as you go through this course. At times it may seem as if we are reviewing what you already know. However, paying close attention is likely to provide an opportunity to realize subtle differences and important nuances in problem gambling treatment and supervision. Finally, we hope you enjoy this learning format and that this course supports your many contributions to counselors, clients, and agencies.

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Instructor

Senior Instructor Teresa McDowell

Teresa McDowell, Ed.D., LMFT is a professor emerita at Lewis & Clark, in Portland, Oregon, where she served as Department Chair and co-founded Lewis & Clark’s Problem Gambling Services. Dr. McDowell has served as a licensed marriage and family therapist, family therapy educator, program director, educational administrator, and consultant over the past 40 years. Her work has primarily focused on counselor education and workforce development, organizational consultation, international family therapy, equity-based clinical practice, integrated treatment for problem gambling, and clinical supervision. She currently serves as a social researcher, program evaluator, and consultant with Partners in Social Research and is the senior instructor for the Advanced Career Online Resource Network (ACORN). Dr. McDowell has published over 50 refereed journal articles and book chapters. She has presented her work at numerous conferences across eight countries. She is the author of Applying Critical Social Theory to Family Therapy Practice and first co-author of Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy: Guidelines for Equity-Based Theory and Practice (1st and 2nd Editions). Her work in problem gambling treatment includes authoring the Working with Families in Problem Gambling Treatment handbook, research on core competencies for problem gambling counselors and prevention specialists, and extensive contributions to the development of Oregon’s problem gambling treatment workforce.

Pricing

One-time payment via PayPal. If you live or work in the State of Oregon, you are eligible to receive a 100% off coupon from OHA PGS. Please contact [email protected]

Course Reviews

Feedback from learners who completed the Working with Families in Problem Gambling Treatment course.

  • The video skill demonstrations are wonderfully done.

  • I really like the various stages we get to see these families in over the course of the modules.

  • Super helpful; even for a seasoned counselor of persons who are seeking services related to disordered gambling.

  • Thank you for the amazing learning!

  • Excellent video examples!

  • [Skills demonstrated in the videos]...gave me confidence that I too could grow into working with children affected by problem gambling. This is an area in almost 20 years of counseling I haven't ventured into!

  • Thank you for the well-designed manual that accompanied the role plays.

  • I love this course!

ACORN

is committed to excellence.

ACORN has been approved by the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB) and the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) to provide continuing education courses. Additionally, ACORN has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7274. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACORN is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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