Training: Home Study

The New York Council on Problem Gambling (NYCPG) offers specialized training for providers of problem and compulsive gambling services and substance abuse treatment centers, mental health service providers, and other interested health care providers.

All NYCPG trainings satisfy the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) requirements for Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) and Credentialed Prevention Provider (CPP) with gambling specialty designation clock hours. Our OASAS Education and Training Provider Certificate number is 0367.

All NYCPG trainings have been approved by the National Council on Problem Gambling for Continuing Education Units.

All New York Council on Problem Gambling Training Institute faculty members are certified professionals with demonstrated expertise in their training area.

CPP-G 30 Hour Certificate Program (30 hours)

Available Classes

• Prevention Introduction - Basic Knowledge of Gambling Venues (3 hours)
• Problem/Compulsive Gambling Knowledge and Education (7 hours)
• Special Populations and Cultural Competency (6 hours)
• Public Policy and Social Impact of Problem/Compulsive Gambling (4 hours)
• Problem Gambling Prevention (10 hours)

CASAC-G 60 Hour Certificate Program (60 hours)

Available Classes

• Knowledge and Education of Problem and Pathological Gambling in NYS (7.5 hours)
• Special Populations (7.5 hours)
• Screening and Assessment of those Affected by Problem Gambling (15 hours)
• Clinical Treatment of the Problem Gambler (7.5 hours)
• Clinical Treatment with Family Members (5 hours)
• Co-Morbidity and Problem Gambling (7.5 hours)
• Relapse Prevention and Discharge Planning (10 hours)

Prevention Trainings

Available Classes

• Adolescent Problem Gambling: What’s the Deal? (1 hours)
• Environmental Prevention Strategies for Problem Gambling (5 hours)
• Problem Gambling in Your Community: Assessing Needs, Promoting Strengths, and Developing Relationships (3 hours)
• The Risks and Consequences of College Youth Gambling: Strategies, Tools and Resources for New York’s Colleges and Universities (10 hours)

Treatment Trainings

Available Classes

• Psychopharmacology in Treating Problem Gambling (1 hours)
• Self-Help and Support Groups for Problem Gambling (1 hours)
• Family Therapy with the Problem Gambler (1 hours)
• Co-Occurring Disorders and Problem Gambling (1 hours)
• Treatment Planning with the Problem Gambler (1 hours)
• Finances and Gambling (10 hours)
• Gambling Problems and Mental Health Co-Morbidity (6 hours)

General Problem Gambling Trainings

Available Classes

• Problem Gambling and the Criminal Justice System (3 hours)
• Problem Gambling and Tobacco Addiction (2 hours)
• Overview & Potential Expansion of Gambling in New York State (3 hours)
• Problem Gambling 101 (2.5 hours)
• Adolescent Gambling & Impacts (5 hours)
• Internet Gambling (3 hours)
• Senior Gambling-Gambling in the Golden Years (3 hours)

10 Hour Problem Gambling Recredentialing Course (10 hours)