Facing Gambling Disorder: Managing Finances and Supporting Families with New Approaches

Facing Gambling Disorder: Managing Finances and Supporting Families with New Approaches

A two-part training session on addressing finances in the treatment of gambling disorder and new strategies in helping families and loved ones in addressing problem gambling. Financial problems are often the key motivator for individuals to seek treatment for a gambling disorder and certainly one of the primary concerns of those who are in treatment for a gambling disorder. 

There is little empirical research however on the impact of addressing financial problems as a key part of the treatment of this disorder. This training will present the best clinical and recovery-oriented practices for working with clients experiencing gambling problems to address the stress of financial problems and to develop their financial recovery. 

Families and loved ones living with the issue of problem gambling experience a broad range painful harms including financial, emotional, social and spiritual and are often left feeling shame and isolation. They often do not know where to turn for help, support and understanding. This webinar will focus on how the evidence-based treatments such as Community Reinforcement and Family Treatment and other behavioral family counseling strategies combine compassion-based, motivational and behavioral perspectives can be applied to those living with gambling disorder.

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