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Overview
The Council recognizes the
importance of training mental health
and social service providers,
addiction counselors and other
professionals on the issue of
problem gambling.
This
problem gambling specific training
and education will assist
professionals in providing
high-quality, consistent and
appropriate levels of service to
problem gamblers and their families.
Attention Program Managers,
Counselors and Treatment Providers
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.
The Council is
offering clinical training on
problem gambling assessment and
treatment in a four-part
comprehensive workshop.
Description and Objectives
Part I (7 CEU's)
Problem Gambling Introduction
Part II (8 CEU's)
Multi-Cultural/Specialized & Legal
Issues
Part III (7 CEU's)
Family & Treatment Strategies
Part IV (8 CEU's)
Treatment Strategies & Review for
Certification Exams
Objectives
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Understand the
progression of problem gambling. |
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Assist
employers/employees in
assessment and treatment of
problem/compulsive gamblers. |
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Obtain practical
skills and information needed to
provide treatment to both the
problem gambler and their
families. |
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Gain knowledge,
skills and/or eligibility to
take certification exams for
State or National certification. |
Certification
Information (CCGC)
Curriculum
Thirty hours of intensive,
in-classroom training in six areas:
Target Audiences
Certification
Requirements
Level I:
California Certified Gambling
Counselor-Intern
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Application fee
($75).  |
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Curriculum Vitae. |
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30 hours gambling
specific training including:
Overview of Problem Gambling;
Counseling Families; Legal,
Financial and Criminal Issues;
Multi-cultural/Diversity Issues;
Specialized Issues e.g. Sports
betting, Internet and casino
gambling, Employee Assistance
Programs; Treatment Strategies
and a comprehensive review for a
national exam. |
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300 hours of
related training or education
(e.g. psychology, sociology,
chemical dependency, counseling,
social work, etc.) Attach
transcripts or certificates of
completion. |
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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, attach copies of
disposition. |
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Attend 10 12-Step
meetings; some GA and some
GamAnon. Attach written
documentation. |
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Submit 3 letters
of recommendation from Mental
Health Professionals. |
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100 hours
supervised work hours
specifically with gamblers or
their families in individual,
group or family therapy
sessions, assessments,
interventions,
lectures/educational sessions,
treatment planning sessions with
team etc. (A maximum of 25 of
the 100 hours can be done with
family members of gamblers.) A
"day to day supervisor in the
counseling/clinical setting"
must supervise all of these 100
hours. At least 50 of these
hours must be from a Board or
state approved clinical
supervisor/consultants qualified
to supervise gambling counseling
activities. Attach written
documentation. |
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Take and pass the
CCPG's overview exam. |
Level II:
California Certified Gambling
Counselor
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All of the CCGC
Intern requirements plus: |
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Application fee
($75). |
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30 additional
hours of gambling specific
education (for a total of 60).
Attach documentation. |
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Current
certification or licensure in a
related mental health field:
CCGC, CADC, CAS, LCSW, MFT, PhD,
MD. Attach documentation. |
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Pass National
Gambling Examination. Attach
documentation. |
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Minimum 2000
hours (one year full time
equivalent) supervised work
hours specifically with gamblers
or their families in individual,
group or family therapy
sessions, assessments,
interventions,
lectures/educational sessions,
treatment planning sessions with
team etc. These hours must be
from a Board or state approved
clinical supervisor/consultants
qualified to supervise gambling
counseling activities.
*Initially we allow some distant
supervision via phone or travel
until we have enough supervisors
in California. National
certification requires that
consultants/supervisors have
Bachelors or Masters degrees,
maintains other certification or
license, and is current with CGC
requirements; 3 years
demonstrated experience in
supervision; have demonstrated
expertise in the content area of
pathological gambling and be
approved by the National
Gambling Counselor Certification
Board. Attach written
documentation. |
Certification Packet
Adobe PDF - Includes Application, Code of
Ethics, Good Standing Agreement and
Sample Letter of Recommendation.
Renewal of
Certification
CCGC Course Details
Fees
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Part I |
$125 |
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Part II |
$125 |
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Part III |
$125 |
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Part IV |
$125 |
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Save $50
by registering
for all 4 Parts: |
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I-IV |
$450 |
Registration
Please call
714-765-5804
for registration or
fax request to
714-765-5807.
Registration Form
(Adobe PDF)
Partial
Scholarships
(Adobe PDF)
Schedule
Day 1 ·
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Part I · 7 CEU's · $125
Problem Gambling - Introduction
Day 2 ·
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM*
Part II · 8 CEU's · $125
Multi-Cultural/Specialized & Legal
Issues
Day 3 ·
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Part III · 7 CEU's · $125
Family & Treatment Strategies
Day4 ·
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM**
Part IV · 8 CEU's · $125
Treatment Strategies &
Review for
Certification
Exams
*(Must take Part I as
prerequisite.)
(Parts I & II count as 15 hrs
towards
certification.
**(Must take parts I,
II & III as prerequisite.)
(Parts III & IV count as 15 hrs
towards
certification.)
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
CADC Provider #
1N-00-438-0202
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OFFERING CAADE CEU's
As the training is
being sponsored by the Family
Intervention Center the course also
meets the qualifications for 30
hours of Continuing Education Credit
for CAADE as required by the
California Association for
Alcohol/Drug Educators.
CAADE Provider #
CP30724C0507 |
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