Treatment

This session will concentrate on the counselor’s role in assisting an individual to develop a budget that is sustainable in early recovery.

Objectives:

This session will concentrate of discharge criteria and how clients with disordered gambling can show signs of increased SUD issues.

Objectives:

• Participants will understand the “later” stages of recovery
• Participants will be given tools to help in the discharge and integration of the recovering disordered client back into self-care.

This session will introduce the importance of restoring finances is in the recovery of addictions both SUD and Gambling Disorder.   

Objectives:

• Participants will understand the important role of restoring finances as a foundation of recovery
• Participants will understand the role of finances and money in the progression and recovery of gambling disorder.

This session will discuss ongoing recovery and the process of rebuilding lost relationships, careers etc.

Objectives:

• Participants will look at the “middle” stage of recovery.
• Participants will be given some tolls to help the disordered gambling clients in “middle” stage of recovery.

This session will concentrate on the counselors skills needed to work with disordered clients in the early stages of recovery. Time will be spent on dual diagnosis SA clients and early stage recovery from both disorders. 

Objectives:

 This session will introduce the timelines and milestones to be achieved in the “crisis” stages or recovery.

Objectives:

• Participants will understand the “crisis” stage of disordered gambling recovery.
• Participants will be given some tools to help aid in helping clients in the initial “crisis” stage if recovery.

This session will discuss the treatment implications of disordered gambling using the pathways model of assessment. This model includes disordered gamblers with dual diagnosis.

Objectives:

This session will introduce the Pathways model of determining both origin and placement of those diagnosed with a gambling disorder.

Objectives:

This session will develop help counselor knowledge on how to place individuals experiencing gambling problems within the ASAM criteria.

Objectives:

• Participants will learn the use of  ASAM criteria throughout the treatment process to insure proper placement and the best opportunity for recovery.

This session will compare and contrast the Gambling Disorder ASAM criteria with the Substance Use Disorder ASAM criteria to assist with placement.

Objectives:

• Participants will understand the use of ASAM criteria to determine placement of gamblers in treatment.
• Participants will understand how to use ASAM criteria to develop an initial treatment plan.