ICRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction
The 21st Conference on Gambling and Addiction will feature a series of webinars. Attendance is free but advance registration is required. Watch for future announcements of the registration links. Until then save the dates. Attendees will earn 1.5 continuing education hours.
JULY 14, 2020 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern
New Strategies in Helping Families and Loved Ones Addressing Problem Gambling
Speaker: Lori Rugle, PhD
Families and loved ones living with the issue of problem gambling experience a broad range painful harms including financial, emotional, social and spiritual and are often left feeling shame and isolation. They often do not know where to turn for help, support and understanding. This webinar will focus on how the evidence-based treatments such as Community Reinforcement and Family Treatment and other behavioral family counseling strategies combine compassion-based, motivational and behavioral perspectives can be applied to those living with gambling disorder.
Learning objectives:
- Participants will be able to utilize strategies to help family members reinforce recovery oriented behaviors in loved ones struggling with gambling disorder.
- Participants will be able to identify how traditional language of co-dependency may contribute to stigma of families and couples living with addictive disorders.
- Participants will learn strategies to assist family members in developing self-compassion and self-care.
Recorded session link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/5216868621727491087
Culturally Adapting Evidence-based Treatments in Partnership with American Indians
Speaker: Kamilla Venner, PhD (Ahtna Athabascan)
University of New Mexico
Many Indigenous communities are concerned with substance use (SU) problems and eager to advance effective solutions for their prevention and treatment. Yet these communities also are concerned about the perpetuation of colonizing, disorder-focused, stigmatizing approaches to mental health, and social narratives related to SU problems. Foundational principles of community psychology-ecological perspectives, empowerment, sociocultural competence, community inclusion and partnership, and reflective practice-provide useful frameworks for informing ethical community-based research pertaining to SU problems conducted with and by Indigenous communities.
Dr. Venner will report on her research in this area.
Dr. Kamilla Venner is an assistant professor in the department of psychology at the University of New Mexico and research assistant professor at CASAA. Her research focuses on improving the alarming substance use related health disparities for American Indian/Alaska Natives while balancing the focus on cultural strengths, high rates of abstinence from substances, and stories of resolving alcohol problems. One avenue to improved outcomes has been to culturally adapt evidence-based treatments in partnership with AIAN communities. Cultural adaptations may include exploring cultural identity, spirituality, community, historical trauma, and traditional healing, as appropriate.
Learning Objectives:
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Participants will know the important balance of fidelity to the evidence-based treatment while culturally tailoring it to be more acceptable, appropriate, and culture positive.
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Participants will be able to name at least two of the six reasons to culturally tailor evidence-based treatments
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Participants will be able to identity at least two ways to culturally tailor evidence-based treatment for American Indian/Alaska Native people.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Gaming Taxes and State Responsible Gambling Appropriations: Where Does the Money Go?
Speaker: Cait DeBaun, American Gaming Association
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Recognizing Stigma Embedded in Diagnostic Criteria for Substance Use Disorders
Speaker: Robert Krueger, PhD, University of Minnesota
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Addictive Behavior Relapse: Challenges in the Treatment of Gambling Disorder and How Mindfulness May be Helpful in Breaking the Relapse Cycle
Katie Wittkiewitz, PhD, University of New Mexico
