National Gambling Counselor Certification

In 1984 the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB) was established to offer voluntary International/International certifications that assure a body of qualified and competent professionals working in the field of clinical treatment of disordered, problem and at-risk gamblers and their families/concerned others. NCPG is the administrator for the ICGC (International Certified Gambling Counselor) credentials. Special certifications are available for clergy/lay ministers, co-occurring disorder specialists, and video-gaming disorder. Passing score of the International Certification Examination for Gambling Counselors is required for ICGC-I and II credentials and must be submitted to the IGCCB office with your application. There is an examination fee of $210 (for NCPG Members) and $310 (for non-members).

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Problem Gambling Treatment: Online Training for Clinicians and Supervisors

The full training series exceeds the Oregon requirement of 10-hours training for qualified mental health or substance abuse clinical supervisors who supervise problem gambling counselors. Counselors may use any two modules (totaling 3 continuing education units) to meet the problem gambling education requirements for certification by the Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Practitioners seeking continuing education units are welcome to access as many modules as they would like to deepen their knowledge of problem gambling treatment.

Everyone is welcome to complete all modules. Once you register, you will see that we have identified those modules we believe will be most helpful for three primary audiences: New Problem Gambling Counselors, Problem Gambling Administrators and Clinical Supervisors, and Behavioral Health Professionals interested in learning more about problem gambling treatment.

Registration

Problem Gambling Treatment modules are offered free of charge, including the verification of 1.5 continuing education units per module (Problem Gambling Assessment and Treatment Planning earns 2 CEUs).

Steps to Register:

1. Begin your registration using the button below, and submit the online form to activate your Moodle account (the program that contains the modules).
2. You will receive an email from our Information Technology office with links and instructions for accessing the training modules. (Please allow up to 5 business days for this process.)

Once you have gained access, you can choose to complete any number of the 9 modules. Your Moodle account will be active for one year. View our Moodle FAQ here

Please Note: Lewis & Clark offices will be closed from December 21st through January 4th. Information Technology will begin processing Moodle requests when our offices reopen in the New Year. This may delay your access to the modules during this time period.

Questions about registration? Please contact us at 503-768-6040 or cce@lclark.edu

Training Module Descriptions

Problem Gambling Treatment in Oregon: The Big Picture
Offers a broad overview of providing problem gambling treatment in Oregon. Module participants will learn about the state administrative structure, as well as treatment and documentation requirements.
Recommended For: Anyone directly involved in providing problem gambling treatment in Oregon, including but not limited to: Problem Gambling Treatment Providers (CGAC’s), Supervisors, Agency Administrators

Overview of Problem Gambling
Offers a historical overview of problem gambling, along with information about contemporary gambling technology. Presenters will discuss the ways problem gambling behaviors can develop, key indicators to watch for when determining if gambling is becoming a problem, and treatment implications to consider.
Recommended For: All Mental Health Clinicians, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors (CADCs), Problem Gambling Treatment Providers (CGAC’s), Problem Gambling Treatment Supervisors, and Prevention Specialists.

Initial Engagement in Problem Gambling Treatment
Examines how to engage those seeking help for problem gambling and use motivational interviewing to explore stages of, and readiness for, change.
Recommended For: All Mental Health Clinicians, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors (CADCs), Problem Gambling Treatment Providers (CGACs), Problem Gambling Treatment Supervisors, and Prevention Specialists.

Problem Gambling Assessment and Treatment Planning
Includes information on how to: Complete an initial problem gambling assessment and treatment plan; Address the ‘dream world’ with clients; identify community support for recovery; and how to refer a client to inpatient treatment.
Recommended For: All Mental Health Clinicians, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors (CADCs), Problem Gambling Treatment Providers (CGAC’s), Problem Gambling Treatment Agency Administrators and Supervisors.

Diversity, Social Equity and Problem Gambling
Considerations on the relationship between culture, social equity and gambling. Presenters explore the impact of social location (e.g., race, gender, age and sexual orientation) on problem gambling, along with the need for culturally specific problem gambling treatment.
Recommended For: All Mental Health Clinicians, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors (CADCs), Problem Gambling Treatment Providers (CGAC’s), Problem Gambling Treatment Supervisors, Agency Administrators and Prevention Specialists.

Problem Gambling and Money
Explores the meaning of money for those who struggle with problem gambling. Presenters share how to explore money in problem gambling treatment, and how to best assist clients with money management (establishing money barriers, developing budgets).
Recommended For: All Mental Health Clinicians, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors (CADCs), Problem Gambling Treatment Providers (CGAC’s), Problem Gambling Treatment Supervisors, and Prevention Specialists.

Family Treatment for Problem Gambling
Offers an overview of the impact of problem gambling on the family, the family’s role in treatment, and ethics specific to family work. A family therapist demonstrates how to work with family members during the early stages of problem gambling treatment.
Recommended For: All Mental Health Clinicians, Substance Abuse and Addiction Counselors (CADCs), Problem Gambling Treatment Providers (CGAC’s), Problem Gambling Treatment Supervisors, and Prevention Specialists.

Problem Gambling Treatment: Supervision Part I
Addresses the need for supervisors to acquire specific education in problem gambling in order to confidently and adequately guide a patient’s treatment. This includes administrative tasks such as gathering and submitting the paperwork required for state-funded problem gambling treatment programs.
Recommended For: Problem Gambling Treatment Supervisors and Agency Administrators.

Problem Gambling Treatment: Supervision Part II
Builds upon the learning in Problem Gambling Treatment: Supervision Part I by exploring gambling counselor identity, problem gambling treatment evaluation, and particular ethical issues that may arise in problem gambling treatment.
Recommended For: Problem Gambling Treatment Supervisors and Agency Administrators.

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b. Construction. The Directory has been constructed using a two-step process. First, any body that certifies gambling counselors may apply for accreditation of its certification program by NCPG. To be accredited by NCPG, the body’s certification program must require certified counselors to establish that they have met certain minimum qualification. These qualifications are set forth in subparagraph d. below. Once the certification program has received accreditation by NCPG, any gambling counselor certified through that program is eligible to apply for listing in the Directory. To be listed in the Directory, counselors must provide proof of current certification and pay an administrative fee to NCPG. NCPG does not itself certify or supervise any counselor. This Directory is not a complete listing of all gambling counselors, but solely a listing of those gambling counselors who are certified by an NCPG-accredited certifying program and who have successfully applied for listing.

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d. Accredited Certification Program Criteria. For a gambling certification program to be accredited by NCPG, the body operating the program must apply to NCPG and must demonstrate to NCPG’s satisfaction, in its sole discretion, that any person who is certified under the program meets the following minimum criteria, as such criteria may be amended from time to time by NCPG without notice to you: (i) thirty hours of training in gambling–specific counseling, (ii) a period of clinical supervision, (iii) a passing score on at least one of the following examinations (examination sponsoring organization in parentheses): Gambling Specialist Certification Examination (American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders), International Certification Examination for Gambling Counselors (Professional Testing Corporation), or Professional Exam for Counselors of Problem Gamblers (Castle Worldwide), (iv) a minimum of a high-school diploma, (v) an average of at least six hours of continuing education per year, and (vi) compliance with reasonable ethical standards or procedures as established by the certifying program.

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