General

This session will review the Choices workbook (download here) and best practice strategies for use by the problem gambling professional with individuals seeking problem gambling treatment.

Objectives

We have seen the convergence of video gaming and gambling for some time now, notably with things like loot boxes and social casino games. What is the latest research on convergence and trends, including the influence of COVID-19?   In this session, we will cover ground on key things you need to know, commonalities and differences between gaming and gambling disorder, and what we can do to help address –and leverage -- these increasingly important issues from prevention to treatment.

This session will take participants through the qualitative research used to create the current 1-800-BETS OFF campaign, and how to best use the materials to assist prevention, treatment, and responsible gaming efforts.

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“Capacity” is the second step of the Strategic Prevention Framework, but the work of capacity building is essential in every step.

Whether you are assessing a community's readiness, planning a prevention event, implementing a program, or sharing evaluation results, having the right stakeholders at the table is essential. We can’t reach and sustain outcomes without capacity.

During this webinar we will cover:

The utilization of telehealth has increased exponentially for health services, including behavioral health, as Iowa deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. This session will include a panel of behavioral health professionals who have had direct experience with implementing telehealth services in substance use disorder treatment programs here in Iowa. The panel will discuss their experiences, challenges and successes that they have had with telehealth in Iowa. 

Develop an understanding of the challenges, structure, and data from the first 18 months of Iowa’s program, and how the passage of HF2589 makes changes to the program.

• Des Moines University is Iowa Board of Nursing approved provider #112. This live activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.25 continuing education contact hour(s). Nurses must attend the entire session within each day to receive credit. Partial session credit is prohibited and will be forfeited.
• Approved by the Iowa Board of Certification for 1 hour - Alcohol & Drug Specific.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) are changing the landscape of healthcare across the country. Learn how one CCBHC in rural Northwest Iowa is having a meaningful impact on individuals suffering from substance use disorders through expanding access, increasing provision of evidence-based services, and focused case management services.

Understanding the new nicotine addiction and how to address this addiction in a substance use setting.

• Des Moines University is Iowa Board of Nursing approved provider #112. This live activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.25 continuing education contact hour(s). Nurses must attend the entire session within each day to receive credit. Partial session credit is prohibited and will be forfeited.
• Approved by the Iowa Board of Certification for 1 hour - Alcohol & Drug Specific.

Contingency management approaches are based on principles of operant conditioning. According to this theoretical framework, a behavior that is reinforced, such as attendance at treatment, will increase in frequency. This presentation will focus on three different reinforcement approaches used to reinforce and strengthen desired patient/client behaviors. 

COVID-19 has presented new challenges to the work we do.

So, how do we stay connected and maintain the momentum within our coalition work, in a virtual space?

Participants will walk away from this webinar with a firm understanding of how to: