Treatment

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

Objectives:

• Participants will understand the gambling pathways questionnaire to assist in determining how to develop an appropriate treatment plan and monitor treatment progress.
• Participants will be able to identify the several types of pathways to a gambling disorder and impact on treatment needs and recovery.

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.

This session will concentrate on relevant questions in aiding in the disordered gambling diagnosis assessment. The session will compare and contrast the DSM criteria for SA and disordered gambling.

Objectives:

• Participants will be given a list of potential questions to ask in completion of a disordered gambling assessment.
• Participants will learn how to use existing SUD assessment data mining skill in completing a gambling disorder assessment.

This session will introduce the assessment tools used to diagnose disordered gambling.

Objectives:

• Participants will understand the tools used to diagnose a gambling disorder.
• Participants will compare and contrast disordered gambling diagnosis and SUD diagnosis.

Introduction to the continuum of problematic gambling behaviors and gambling disorder and comorbidity with other disorders

 Objectives:

• Participants will learn about what is problem gambling and prevalence.
• Participants will be introduced to the DSM-5 criteria for Disordered Gambling and comorbidity with other Substance use and Mental Health Disorders.

Introduction to Gambling Treatment Part - 1 will begin the process of helping SA and MH counselors understand the Iowa history of gambling treatment.

Objectives:

• Participants will review history of gambling and state involvement.
• Participants will learn the similarities and differences between SUD and Gambling Disorder.