Session Description
This workshop equips clinicians with essential sports betting terminology to better understand clients experiencing gambling-related issues.
Gambling
Emotion-Based Media Literacy Education as a Prevention Tool for Youth Problem Gambling
Session Description
Understanding how emotion regulation and gambling-related cognitive distortions relate to gambling problems has applicability for problem gambling prevention and treatment.
An Introduction to the Complexities of Youth Problem Gambling
Session Description
Experts believe there have been three waves of gambling in the United States: establishing the colonies with lotteries, traveling west for the gold rush, and legalizing casinos in Nevada during the Great Depression.
Supporting Families & Concerned Others of Those Living with Problem Gambling
Session Description
This training provides mental health professionals with essential tools and knowledge to address financial management issues encountered by clients, especially those affected by problem gambling. Led by Dr.
Gambling and Suicide
Objective:
According to the CDC (CDC, 2020) suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. This issue disproportionately impacts individuals living with problem gambling. While studies indicate 1 in 5, or 20%, will attempt suicide, far more are living with suicide ideation.
Problem Gambling Prevention With Youth
Training: Problem Gambling Prevention with Youth
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) is pleased to offer additional problem gambling prevention webinars in the Spring of 2023.
Iowa HHS prevention contractors are not required to attend but participation is encouraged.
E-Sports and Sports Gaming
Objective:
This webinar will explore the convergence between traditional video gaming and eSports as well as the psychological aspects, emerging trends, and future considerations for prevention and treatment in sports gambling.
Participants will be able to:
Implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework to Prevent Problem Gambling
Training: Implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework to Prevent Problem Gambling
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) is pleased to offer additional problem gambling prevention webinars in the Spring of 2023.
Iowa HHS prevention contractors are not required to attend but participation is encouraged.
Emerging Issues in the Field of Problem Gambling Prevention
Training: Emerging Issues in the Field of Problem Gambling Prevention
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) is pleased to offer additional problem gambling prevention webinars in the Spring of 2023.
Iowa HHS prevention contractors are not required to attend but participation is encouraged.
Understanding the Intersections Between Problem Gambling & Substance Misuse
Objective:
This webinar explores the similarities and differences between problem gambling and substance misuse, including depth of research and data, contributing factors, disease progression, and impacts on communities.
Participants will be able to: