The information in this curriculum is delivered using a variety of teaching methods (i.e. lectures, reading, website activities, reaction paper, quizzes and discussion). Students need to complete all 60 hours of study in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Training Tuition Fee Required
CALL: Hudson Valley Community College (518) 629-7339
Blackboard is the software that will be used to deliver this course on the Internet. You will need access to the Internet to take this course and will receive a username and password after you officially registered for the class.
Consisting of a 6-week 60 hour training program
The New York Council on Problem Gambling 60-Hour Problem Gambling Certification Training
The main effort of this course is to provide the structured knowledge required to treat problem gamblers and their families and for accessing and reasoning with it in a principled way.
The Core Curriculum is required of any applicant for certification. The following areas are included:
• Knowledge and Education of Problem Gambling
• Screening and Assessment of those Adversely Affected by Problem Gambling
• Policy and Social Impact
• Special Populations
• Co Morbidity and Problem Gambling
• Specialized Treatment Planning
• Clinical Treatment with the Problem Gambler
• Clinical Treatment with the Family Members of Problem Gamblers