Training Description:

“I can’t stop gambling…every time I lose, I keep coming back…why?” “It’s not fun anymore, so why do I feel like I need to gamble?” “How do features of a slot machine affect my brain? “Why does my loved one keep gambling even when they’ve lost everything?” How do you respond to these kinds of questions? This session will describe Brain Connections: tools you can use to educate people about the brain and gambling addiction. Brain Connections (www.brainconnections.ca) was developed as a partnership between problem gambling researchers and clinicians, with invaluable input from people with lived and living expertise. Our suite of tools includes an engaging animated video, clinical handouts for healthcare professionals, and educational handouts (called BE Briefs) for the public, including educators, researchers, responsible gambling specialists, or anyone who has questions about how gambling addiction develops and impacts the brain.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn about the Brain Connections tools and how these apply in your setting.
2. Accurately answer commonly asked questions about gambling and the brain • Increase your confidence and competence in talking about gambling neurobiology.

Continuing education statements
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Each successfully completed webinar qualifies for 1 contact hour.

This course has been submitted the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board for 1 SS contact hours.