are you a counsellor, clinician, nurse, allied health, gp, or ......screening for problem gambling...
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Screening for Screening for
Problem GamblingProblem Gambling
FREE 90 MINUTE TRAINING
WORKSHOP WEBINARS
Are you a counsellor, clinician, nurse, allied Are you a counsellor, clinician, nurse, allied health, GP, or support worker supporting health, GP, or support worker supporting people for concerns related to:people for concerns related to:
problematic substance use,mental health,financial, family and domestic violence?
If so, it is likely your clients will have co-occuring issues with gambling. Lives Lived Well is offering FREE Problem Gambling Screening Workshops to help you support your clients.
Why screen for problem gambling?Why screen for problem gambling?Research shows that of those people who have a gambling problem:
58% will also have a problem with drinking or drugs38% will have a mental health condition
In addition, of those undergoing substance use treatment, 20-30% will have gambling problems.
Individuals need support for each problem if they Individuals need support for each problem if they are to make a full recovery and prevent relapse.are to make a full recovery and prevent relapse.
What does the training involve?What does the training involve?The workshop covers:
the characteristics of problem gambling and its relationship with mental healththe groups most at risk for problem gambling in Queenslandthe use of the Problem Gambling Severity Indexpractice-based strategies including the role of self-help and brief interventionsreferral processes to specialist Gambling Help Services.
How do I access the training?How do I access the training?In response to COVID-19 we are offering the training as a live webinar. To register for the webinars, please follow the links:
Wednesday 3 June, 10.30am - 12pmThursday 4 June, 10.30am - 12pm
For information about upcoming workshops, email [email protected] can also access the training at a time that suits you by visiting https://liveslivedwell.docebosaas.com/learn.
To address the impact of problem
gambling on clients, the community,
it is important for clinicians and those
working in community services to start screening. This
training provides the tools and approaches
to do so.