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Clinical
Training Information |
Upcoming
CCGC Training Dates
National
Certification Exam for Gambling
Counselor
Overview
Certification
Informatiion
Objectives
Requirements
Prior to Starting Certification
Curriculum
Target
Audiences
Classes and Fees
Level I
Maintaining Certification
Continuing
Education and Training Hours/Credit
Information
Pharmacology
Studies
UCLA Clinical
Study
Stanford
Study |
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Upcoming
CCGC Training Dates:
No class is scheduled at this
time
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National
Certification Exam for Gambling Counselor:
Exam
Date: 4/10/2010 - 4/24/2010
Application Deadline:
2/15/2010
Exam
Date: 8/14/2010 - 8/28/2010
Application Deadline:
6/15/2010
Exam
Date: 12/4/2010 - 12/18/2010
Application Deadline:
10/15/2010
International
Certification Examination for Gambling
Counselors
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Overview:
 CCPG
recognizes the importance of training
mental health and social service providers,
addiction counselors and other professionals
on the issue of problem gambling.
This is such a crucial time here in
California as we deal with the explosion
of gambling venues. The demand for
treatment for gamblers and their families
is increasing daily and we need competent
counselors.
In August 2003, the State of California's
Welfare and Institutions Code was
amended to create the Office of Problem
Gambling within the Department of
Alcohol and Drug Programs, which will
support treatment services for California
residents suffering from Problem and
Pathological gambling.
CCPG is offering this problem gambling
specific training and education which
will assist professionals in providing
high-quality, consistent and appropriate
levels of service to problem gamblers
and their families. Certification
provides all practitioners with a
marketable credential of comparable
value but different from other credentials
such as degrees, etc. It is most valuable
in settings where experience is highly
valued since it is based upon a standard
used to judge competencies gained
in a work setting in addition to training.
It is not certification for a particular
position, or a license to practice,
although it may be accepted as an
essential, preferred, or alternative
credential by employers, state and
local officials or accreditation bodies.
California
Certified Gambling Counselor Certification
Information (CCGC):
| Objectives: |
- Understand
the progression of problem
gambling
- Assist
employers/employees in assessment
and treatment of problem/compulsive
gamblers
- Obtain
practical skills and information
needed to provide treatment
to both the problem gambler
and their families
- Gain
knowledge, skills and/or eligibility
to take certification exams
for State or National certification
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| Requirements
Prior to Starting Certification: |
- Must
have current licensure or
certification in a related
mental health field (i.e.
CAADAC, CAADE, CADC, CAS,
LCSW, MFT, Ph.D., MD)
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Curriculum:
Thirty
hours of intensive, in-classroom
gambling specific training in
the following six areas: |
- Overview
of Problem Gambling
- Counseling
Families
- Legal,
Financial and Criminal Issues
- Multi-cultural/Diversity
Issues
- Specialized
Issues (sports betting, internet
and casino gambling, employee
assistance programs)
- Treatment
strategies and a comprehensive
review for the International
Certification
- Examination
for Gambling Counselors
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| Target
Audiences: |
- Gaming
Industry - basic education
appropriate for gaming enterprises
and their employees.
- Interested
individuals - who want to
learn for their own betterment.
- Clinical
Professionals - who want our
California Certified Gambling
Counselor credential.
- Reciprocity
- CCPG will accept certification
by other states or national
organizations if their requirements
are equal or greater than
for CCGC.
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| Criteria
for California Certified Gambling
Counselor - Level I Certification: |
-
Application Fee ($175)
- 30
hours gambling specific training
including: Overview of problem
gambling; counseling families;
legal, financial and criminal
issues; multi-cultural/diversity
issues; specialized issues
(i.e. sports betting, internet
and casino gambling, employee
assistance programs); treatment
strategies and a comprehensive
review for the National exam
- Take
and pass the CCPG’s
overview exam
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100 hours clinical experience
treating gamblers and/or family
members in an approved setting
with a minimum of five sessions
with a Board Approved Clinical
Consultant. Hours include
supervised work hours with
gamblers or their families
in individual, group or family
therapy sessions, assessments,
interventions, lectures/educational
sessions, treatment planning
sessions with team, etc. Show
documentation.
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Attend five 12-Step meetings
(i.e. GA and Gam-Anon meetings).
Show written documentation.
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Sign agreement that you are
in good standing with their
primary licensing/certification
board. If there are any current
or past legal actions, show
copies of disposition.
- Signed
statements from two co-workers
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Signed statement from on-site
clinical supervisor
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Signed statement from Board
Approved Clinical Consultant
(BACC)
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Signed application form, ethical
statement form and directory
authorization form
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Pass the International Certification
Examination for Gambling Counselors
- Certification
Fee ($175)
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| Renewal
of Certification: |
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Renew every 2 years
- Renewal
fee ($150)
- Maintain
primary clinical Certification
or License and show documentation.
- Sign
ethics statement
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Sign agreement that they are
in good standing with their
primary licensing/certification
board. If there are any current
or past legal actions, show
copies of disposition.
- Obtain
20 CEUs every two years: 12
related to primary certification
or license and at least 8
gambling specific. Show documentation.
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Continuing
Education and Training Hours/Credit
Information:
Course
meets the qualifications for 30 hours
towards certification and 30 hours
of Continuing Education Credit for
CADC, CAS, MFT and LCSW as required
by the California Board of Behavioral
Sciences and the California Association
of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors.
BBS Provider # PCE
1876
CAADAC Provider #
1N-00-438-0212 |
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Pharmacology
Studies:
| UCLA
Clinical Study -
You may be eligible to participate
in a research study testing the
safety and effectiveness of a
marketed medication for an investigational
new use in treating problem gambling. |
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Download
Info Flyer |
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Dr.
Tim Fong |
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(310)
825-4845 |
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Study conducted at UCLA by Tim
Fong MD and Tom Newton MD.
UCLA IRB# 04-01-101-01 |
| Stanford
Study - Topiramate
in the Treatment of Pathological
Gambling: A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled, Flexible-Dose
Study. In this study, they are
testing the safety and efficacy
of Topiramate in the treatment
of pathological gambling, a disorder
of impulse control. Topiramate
has been approved by the Food
and Drug Administration for the
treatment of epilepsy and migraine,
but has not been approved for
pathological gambling. |
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Download
Info Flyer |
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Emily
Smith, Clinical Research Coordinator |
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(650)
498-5644 |
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emilyhs@stanford.edu |
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http://ocd.stanford.edu |
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