Free Training – Gambling Disorder – A Clinicians’ Overview
General Information
Title: Gambling Disorder: A Clinicians’ Overview
Presenter: Jeremiah Weinstock, PhD, ABPP
Dates: Monday. January 25, 2027. 10:00AM-12:00 PM Eastern Time.
Fee: Training is free. $30 fee for 2 CE Credits and 2 month access to recordings.
Venue: Live Webinar (Zoom)
CE Credits: 2
Free Training – Gambling Disorder – A Clinicians’ Overview
Description
Gambling opportunities are rapidly expanding across the United States with many states legalizing sports betting, online gambling, and casinos. Gambling disorder affects about 2-4% of the general population. Individuals diagnosed with the disorder, their families, and communities experience significant harms due to their maladaptive gambling behavior. This 2-hour workshop will review the disorder and its etiology, identify high-risk populations, important clinical considerations as treatment begins, and discuss evidence-based treatment options for individuals and families.
Instructors
Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock is a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified specialist in addiction psychology. He is also as a Professor of Psychology at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. His clinical and research work is dedicated to improving outcomes for individuals struggling with addiction, with a particular emphasis on gambling disorder. Dr. Weinstock’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and the International Center for Responsible Gambling. With over 70 peer review publications, his research bridges theory and practice, encompassing the characterization, assessment tools and treatment of gambling disorder, including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and contingency management through randomized clinical trials. In addition to his academic role, he maintains a small clinical practice focused on treating gambling disorder while also providing continuing education workshops on gambling disorder to mental health professionals.
Free Training – Gambling Disorder – A Clinicians’ Overview
Objectives
1. Describe gambling disorder criteria and common clinical correlates.
2. Identify two populations that are at a higher risk of developing the disorder and identify at least two underlying factors to contribute to this increased risk.
3. Discuss how motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy can be utilized in treating gambling disorder.
CE Information
Continuing Education Credits are granted through Neuhoff Psychological Consulting, PLLC for the following professions: Psychologists, Social workers, Mental Health Counselors, LMFTs, and LCATs. It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards to verify CE requirements for their state.
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References
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Satisfactory Completion:
Participants must have signed in and out, attended the entire workshop to receive a certificate. Failure to sign/log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available electronically after satisfactory course completion. A link will be provided for those who have completed the training.
Free Training – Gambling Disorder – A Clinicians’ Overview
Policies
Application Deadline: January 23, 2027 or until all training spaces are filled, whichever comes first.
Notification of Acceptance
Applicants will be notified, via email, of acceptance when registration is complete, and payment is received.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Tuition/registration payments are refundable until December 25, 2026. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable. In this situation, we will attempt to find someone to take your slot (based on our waiting list).
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Free Training – Gambling Disorder – A Clinicians’ Overview
Schedule
| Dates: Monday. January 25, 2027. 9:00AM-11:00AM Eastern Time. | 9:00AM-9:10AM: Welcome and Introduction 9:10AM-9:20AM: Overview of the landscape of gambling opportunities 9:20AM-9:25AM: Biological basis of gambling (i.e., neuroscience of addiction) 9:25AM-9:35AM: Motivations for gambling and gambling low-risk limits 9:35AM-9:55AM: Gambling disorder diagnostic criteria, comorbid conditions, gambling phenotypes & suicide 9:55AM-10:10AM: Case example 10:10AM-10:25AM: High-risk populations for gambling disorder 10:25AM-11:00AM: Evidence-based treatment approaches for gambling disorder – CBT, Motivational |
Free Training – Gambling Disorder – A Clinicians’ Overview
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