10th Annual

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo, Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services

Roger Svendsen, MS, CPPR, Executive Director, Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance, St. Paul, Minnesota

Problem Gambling Prevention: Moving Forward in 2008

This program will provide an overview of the past 15 years in the gambling field, recent developments and where the field is heading on a National level.  A review of the risk and protective factor research related to problem gambling among youth will be given.  Participants will discuss what works in prevention, particularly focusing on environmental strategies and have an opportunity to learn about the integration of problem gambling prevention into existing school and community prevention programs. This workshop will also focus on assisting people of all ages to begin talking about gambling.

Christopher W.  Anderson, MS, Gambling Recovery Center, Evanston, Illinois -- Mr. Anderson has a MS in Clinical Counseling with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy.  He is a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Illinois, and is a National Certified Gambling Counselor and Supervisor who maintains a practice in the Chicago area where he specializes in the treatment of gamblers and their families.  Additionally, he supervises clinicians nationwide who are in training for the National Gambling Counselor Certification. He conducts training seminars on compulsive gambling in North America, has presented the Keynote Address at numerous conferences in the United States and Canada, is frequently consulted and utilized as a forensic expert on gambling issues, and appears frequently on radio and television to promote awareness of compulsive gambling issues. 

Mr. Anderson is a recovering compulsive gambler.

The Healing Power of Presence - Advanced Clinical Training

The core process of gambling addiction involves the repetitive pattern of escape from an unmanageable reality into a ‘manageable’ fantasy (dream world).  Gamblers believe that ‘all the good things in life are just around the corner after the big win is finally made’ – that life for them is not in the Present, but at some point in the future.  There is a healing power that manifests when a patient/client, with the clinicians help, moves out of the past and/or the future and into the Present.  The focus of this workshop is how clinicians can access the power of presence and utilize that in the treatment of pathological gamblers. 

ALSO CONFIRMED:

• Frank Limone, Problem Gamblers Recovery Program, The  Gambler's Journey Toward Healing:

  Current cultural expectations on men have attributed to their difficulty remaining connected to themselves and others. Many men ward off depression & loss through addictive and risky behaviors. During this workshop participants will learn the creative use of “self” as one way to assist men on The Journey Toward Healing. The journey for both clinicians and clients is in becoming mindful, connecting through accepting the self both emotionally and spiritually.

  

• Jim Klein, MS, Integrated Behavioral Wellness, Gamblers and the Stages of Change:

  A comparison and contrast of action gamblers and escape gamblers as they present in Prochaska and DiClemente's 6 stages of change. Both types of gamblers will be profiled through intake, treatment planning and aftercare processes.

• Rebecca Martell, Problem Gambling Coordinator, NYS OASAS

  Facilitator: Integration of Systems: The New York Experience:    From the time when OASAS assumed responsibility for NY Problem Gambling Services there has been frequent discussion regarding the infusion of problem gambling into substance abuse services and programs.  During this interactive session find out from panelists how they have integrated problem gambling into their substance abuse treatment and prevention programs and what challenges and successes they have had in the process.  Program participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their ideas for future integration of services

  Panel: Integration of Systems: The New York Experience:

• Raymond B.T. Scott NYCGTS, Program Director, DePaul Problem Gamblers Program, Panelist: Integration of Systems: The New York Experience

• Robert Silver, CASAC-G, NYCGTC, Panelist: Integration of Systems: The New York Experience

  Bill Bowman, Executive Director, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council of Jefferson County, Panelist: Integration of Systems: The New York Experience 

• Ike Dweck CASAC T, NYCGTC, Executive Director, SAFE, Panelist: Integration of Systems: The New York Experience

• Michelle Hadden, LMSW, CPP-G, Prevention Specialist, New York Council on Problem Gambling, --

  In 2001 Mrs. Hadden began her career in substance abuse prevention, focusing on community organization and public education. In 2005 she began coordinating one of the first community-based problem gambling prevention programs in NYS and she continues to utilize her prevention expertise on staff at the New York Council on Problem Gambling.

  Facilitator: NYS Problem Gambling Prevention Programs: Sharing Successes, Strategies and Resources:

  NYS funded Problem Gambling Prevention Providers will feature unique and interesting aspects of their program, in an effort to share information with other providers who have either been in the field, are just starting out, or who are considering seeking funding for a problem gambling prevention program in the future.  Each featured program will discuss their experiences and ample time will be allotted for question and answer as well as general discussion.  Prevention providers from both the substance abuse and problem gambling prevention fields are encouraged to attend.

• Tom Tift, Northeast Career Planning Know the Score

• Jennifer Faringer & David Young, DePaul's NCADD-RA, Media Campaign & Family Program

• Judy Ekman, Saratoga Prevention Council, The Problem Gambling Prevention Crew & Your Life: Don’t Bet On It

• Analucia Alegria,  Columbia Gambling Disorders Clinic, Raising Awareness w/ Students & Parents

• Tony Bellanca, Chautauqua Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Life Skills, Wanna Bet, & Hooked City

• Giselle Jackman & Jermain Jennings, Preventionfocus, Inc., TAG Curriculum – Lessons Learned

• Sonia McCauley, Program for the Development of Human Potential  Department of Education-Diocese of Brooklyn, Wanna Bet & Peer Group Development (ATODG)

• Shannon Ford, Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Media Campaign & Lottery Outlet Surveillance

• Steve Capozzi, Council on Alcoholism & Addictions of the Finger Lakes, Programming in County Jails, Relapse Prevention, & Media Outreach

   

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