Workshops
for Prevention & Treatment
Programs
"...about
20% of problem gamblers in this sample were basically
normal in terms of their mood and impulse control.
This figure likely underestimates the number of
otherwise “normal” problem gamblers
because chronic problem gambling likely has an effect
on mood and impulse control. Nonetheless, as far
as we know this is the first such estimate ever
made in the research literature."
(Turner,
N., Jain, U., Spence, W., Zangeneh, M.). Centre
for Addiction & mental Health. Paper presented
at the 12th international conference on gambling
and risk taking, Vancouver, May, 2003.
Game
Planit
has extensive experience training problem gambling
counsellors from providing basic training to advanced
counselling techniques. Game Planit utilizes an
integrated model of problem gambling addiction that
recognizes that biological, genetic, psychosocial,
cognitive and the games themselves are all factors
in the acquisition and maintenance of pathological
gambling. Game Planit also possesses extensive expertise
in the area of electronic gaming machines (EGMs)
and specializes in training counsellors about how
the machines work and how they contribute to the
acquisition and maintenance of gambling problem.
As research is now showing, problem gambling is
simply not only about predisposed players, other
factors are also at work such as conditioning and
concealed game attributes. These trainings utilize
the safe@play Slot
Machine tutorial that provides the clinicians
with a tool to understand EGMs and their link to
this addiction. It's also a very effective tool
when used with clients and for pervention.
Game
Planit is presently offering prevention and treatment
providers a customizable workshop on electronic
gaming machines entitled, "Understanding Slot
Machines - Implications for Prevention & Treatment".
This workshop is an advanced training for clinicians
who wants to better understand EGMs and how to assist
their clients in correcting faulty cognitions and
misconceptions about the machines. The workshops
cover various topics such as:
