Quarterly Training – July 11-14, 2022

Yakima, WA

Choose between two training options available:

• Gambling Counselor Core Training – 30 CE hours, including 10-hour self-directed component and 20-hour live in-person component (Core Training attendees are eligible to attend the Advanced training sessions on July 14 as well)
• Advanced Gambling Counselor Training – up to 12.5 CE hours

Gambling Counselor Core Training Track Agenda:

10-Hour self-directed portion can begin June 1, must be completed before beginning the live portion in July

Monday, July 11 (all times shown in Pacific time):

8:00-8:30 am: Breakfast and Sign-in

8:30-9:00 am: Review of 10-Hour Self-Directed Training – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

9:00-10:00 am: Counselor Certification – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

10:15-11:15 am: Engaging Clients in Treatment – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II and Keith Seals, MAHS, SUDP, WSCGC-II, AAC, ICGC-I, IGDC, CPC

11:15 am-12:15 pm: Domestic Violence, Trauma, PTSD, and Suicide – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II and Keith Seals, MAHS, SUDP, WSCGC-II, AAC, ICGC-I, IGDC, CPC

1:15-2:15 pm: Wellness and Recovery Planning – TBD

2:15-3:15 pm: Multiple Pathways to Recovery – Stacy Charpentier, RCP, CPRS

3:30-4:30 pm: Families and Motivation – TBD

4:30-5:00 pm: Washington State Problem Gambling Program – Roxane Waldron, MPA

Tuesday, July 12:

8-8:30 am: Breakfast and Sign-in

8:30-10 am: Cultural Competence and Gambling Disorder – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

10:15 am-12:15 pm: Examination of Attitudes and Feelings – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

1:15-3:15 pm: Financial Therapy – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP

3:30-5 pm: Co-occurring Disorders – TBD

Wednesday, July 13:

8-8:30 am: Breakfast and Sign-in

8:30-9 am: Screening Skills Practice – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

9-10 am: Assessment – ASAM for Gambling Disorder – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP

10:15-11:15 am: Assessment – Other Considerations – Lori Rugle, PhD, ICGC-II, BACC, IGDC

11:15 am-12:15 pm: Assessment Supervision Role Play – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II and Dalis La Grotta, MA, LMHC, ICGC-II, WSCGC-II, BACC

1:15-2:45 pm: Treatment Planning Skills Practice – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II and Dalis La Grotta, MA, LMHC, ICGC-II, WSCGC-II, BACC

3-4 pm: Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Q & A – Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II

Advanced Gambling Counselor Training Track Agenda:

Wednesday, July 13 (all times shown in Pacific time):

7:30-8:00 am: Breakfast and Sign-in

8 am-4 pm: Youth Mental Health First Aid – Emily Nelson, SUDP and Emily Contreras

Thursday, July 14:

7:30-8:00 am: Breakfast and Sign-in

8:00 am-Noon: Grief and Recovery – Alan Basham, MA

1:00-3:00 pm: Family Recovery – Beverly Buncher, MA, PCC, CBFRLC, CTPC

Training Location:

Red Lion Hotel Yakima Center
607 E Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA 98901
509.248.5900
Room rate: $95/night Single/Double (plus taxes), includes breakfast

Registration:

Gambling Counselor Core Training includes 10 hours self-directed and 20 hours in-person training (July 11-13): $250 ($225 for ECPG members)

Advanced Gambling Counselor Training: One day, July 13 or 14 – $75 ($63 for ECPG members) /Two days, July 13 and 14 – $135 ($121 for ECPG members)

(ECPG members receive a 10% discount on registration rates)

Download the Fillable Registration Form to mail or fax.

Scholarships are available for treatment providers licensed in the state of Washington to provide mental health/SUD services, Prevention Specialists, Peer/Recovery Coaches, and undergraduate/graduate students or professors/counselors in accredited Washington State college and university behavioral health, addictions, and counseling programs. Scholarships are available for all ECPG workshops and conferences. To apply for a scholarship online, click here, or download the fillable PDF.

Up to 30 CE hours available; Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education by The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), and the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB). Our workshops have also been approved for continuing education by the Mental Health Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO), and the American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD).