Gambling & Recovery Podcast Science Accelerator Course

The Gambling & Recovery Podcast Science Accelerator Course consists of 6, 1-hour continuing education (CE) modules designed to provide evidence-based and lived-experience insight into the experience of gambling-related problems. In each module, learners will listen to a recent After Gambling Podcast episode hosted by Jamie Salsburg, with special guest Mark Checkwicz, followed by a discussion of related research. Learners can earn 1.0 hour of CE credit per module.

Learning Objectives (Modules 1-3):

As a result of completing this course, you will be better prepared to:

  • Explain why people gamble and the gambler’s mindset.
  • Demonstrate your understanding of today’s connected gamblers by identifying at least one type of gambling opportunity and one type of recovery resource available to them.
  • Describe the impact of gambling on experiences and people.

Learning Objectives (Modules 4-6):

As a result of completing this course, you will be better prepared to:

  • Analyze the role of self-exclusion programs in gambling-related recovery by evaluating their effectiveness, their integration with clinical and social support services, and the barriers that influence participation and outcomes.
  • Identify the processes and strategies involved in behavior change and recovery from gambling disorder, including factors that influence treatment-seeking, mechanisms that facilitate change, and harm reduction approaches that support recovery.
  • Describe the role of personal and social identity in the development and recovery of problem gambling, including how self-concept, interpersonal relationships, and group affiliations influence gambling behavior and recovery outcomes.

Continuing Education (CE) Credits:

  • American Psychological Association (APA) – The Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 
  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) – The Division on Addiction has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6121. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Division on Addiction is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program offers 6.0 clock hours.
  • NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals – This course has been approved by the Division on Addiction, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #84058, the Division on Addiction is responsible for all aspects of the programing.
  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW) – This program has been approved for 3.0 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D10082.

Funding:

DraftKings, Inc. provided support for the development of this course.

Course background music:

Pixabay provided the royalty free music for this course – song title “Soothing Dreams.”

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Module 1: The Gambler’s Mindset

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Module 2: Today’s Connected Gamblers

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Module 3: The Impact of Gambling

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Module 4: Voluntary Self-exclusion

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Module 5: The Tipping Point: When and Why Do People with Gambling Problems Begin to Seek Change?

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Module 6: The “Gambling Self” and the “True Self”

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“Gambling & Recovery Podcast Science Accelerator Course

ACEP No. 6121