Free Webinar
Level Up: Syncing Youth and Technology to Power Down Underage Gambling
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern
July 10, 2025
About the Webinar
As betting options and funds become increasingly accessible in the digital world, emerging adults and those who care about them can benefit from increased awareness of the potential for gambling-related harm. Leveraging the very technology used to access gambling products may make outreach and awareness efforts more effective. Engaging youth in creating and delivering awareness messaging has the potential to elevate the impact. The possibilities expand further if we sync those two together. This workshop will briefly emphasize the challenges posed by the rapidly evolving way that gambling products are accessed and will highlight some grassroots efforts to level the playing field for those who might be adversely affected. Get ready for an interactive experience showcasing the use of social media, web-based educational/skill-building programs and virtual reality.
Attendees will earn 1 continuing education hour. Agencies that have approved ICRG as a CE Provider include:
The International Center for Responsible Gaming is approved by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, to offer continuing education (Provider # 100793).
The International Center for Responsible Gaming is approved by NBCC, National Board of Certified Counselors, as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6474. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The ICRG is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The ICRG maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Learning Objectives
1. Attendees will be able to name 3 non-traditional ways that emerging adults are engaging in gambling behavior in the current landscape.
2. Participants will be able to express the value of enlisting young people in the creation and delivery of awareness and outreach campaigns.
3. Attendees will be able to list 3 resources for responsible gambling/gaming messaging/materials.
Featured Speakers
Elizabeth Thielen is a Senior Director at Nicasa Behavioral Health Services in Lake County, Illinois with over 25 years in the addictions field. A Licensed Professional Counselor, she is also one of about 70 certified gambling counselors in Illinois, holding both a Problem and Compulsive Gambling Counselor certification and an International Certified Gambling Counselor-II credential. Elizabeth has extensive experience working with individuals impacted by addictive disorders, providing treatment services in both outpatient and residential settings. She has taught “Advanced Counseling Skills” and “Impulse Control Disorders and Process Addictions” courses as an adjunct professor at the College of Lake County. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling, serving terms as Secretary and as President for the group. Elizabeth co-chairs the Gambling Disorder Committee, which makes recommendations to the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery. Elizabeth is recognized as an engaging speaker on the subject of gambling disorder and prevention, speaking at a number of state, national and international conferences, including:
– Illinois Council on Problem Gambling Annual Conference
– 1st Annual LatinX Conference on Problem Gambling
– Missouri & Illinois Behavioral Health Conference
– Northern Illinois Employee Assistance Professionals Association Annual Conference
– Lake County Safety Conference
– Crisis Intervention and First Responder Wellness Conference
– International Center for Responsible Gambling Annual Conference
– Summit on Female Leadership in Sport
Elizabeth is passionate about increasing awareness of gambling disorder in the community and among helping professionals. Recognizing that all sectors of the community are impacted by and can impact problem gambling, Elizabeth collaborates with school systems, the criminal justice system, other social service agencies, and the gambling industry towards common goals.
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