An Online Program to Provide Training for Peer Support Specialists Working with Peers Affected by Gambling Disorder
This 4-part course provides peer support specialists with: an introduction to gambling disorder and corresponding risk factors and warning signs; a recognition of the co-occurrence of substance use, mental health disorders, and gambling disorder; an understanding of the experience of gambling disorders for the individual and their loved ones; and an application of recovery as it relates to gambling disorders.
Module 1: Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Introduction to gambling disorder
Module 2: Playing the Whack-A-Mole Game: Substance use & mental health disorders
Module 3: It’s About Connection: What you need to know about your consumer & their loved ones
Module 4: Putting it Together: Talkin’ recovery