Beyond the Bet: Understanding, Preventing, and Treating Gambling Disorder*

On March 17th 2025 by admin
Daniel J. Trolaro, MS April 23 & 30, 2025 9:15 am - 12:30 pm REMOTE ACCESS COST: $100 6 CEU’s

*This course is presented in two modules, participants must attend BOTH dates.

In 2013, the APA renamed and reclassified “Gambling Disorder” under “Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders. However, there has been little training for clinicians ever since. This course provides an overview of clinically pertinent topics related to problem gambling.For example, the course explores the convergence of Gaming and Gambling among youth and emerging adults. It addresses warning signs, screening, and treatment implications for problem and disordered gambling. Participants will examine the impact of gambling on families as well as stigma. Participants will also delve into Co-Occurrence among Gambling, Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Issues. Recovery resources will be presented to support clinicians treating individuals with problem gambling.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify co-occurrence between gambling-related harms and substance use disorder
  • Discuss the role that early exposure plays in the potential for gambling-related harms
  • Outline the present landscape of gambling
  • Identify warning signs for problem gambling
  • Summarize personality traits and vulnerabilities associated with substance use disorders and gambling problems

CE’s New Jersey:
Please contact BHM for information about CE’s for this course.

CE’s New York Social Workers:
Behavioral Health Matters, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers; provider approval #SW-0443. Social workers attending this Live-Online course titled: “Beyond the Bet: Understanding, Preventing, and Treating Gambling Disorder” will receive six (6) continuing education contact hours.

Daniel Trolaro, MS
Dan currently serves as the Managing Director of Education and Training for IC360, a global company promoting responsible gambling. He previously served as VP of Prevention at EPIC Global Solutions as well as Assistant Executive Director at the Council on Compulsive Gambling, NJ. Dan has has delivered hundreds of workshops, trainings, and keynote presentations around the country centered on prevention, education, and emerging trends in the world of sports betting, gaming, internet gambling and problem gambling. He is a highly sought-after presenter due to his expertise.



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