Core Training is Designed for You

Whether you are a parent, educator, prevention specialist, or counselor

PARENTS & EDUCATORS

Better understand why games are appealing, and how to help the young people in their life to be able to set and stick to healthy limits with age-appropriate games. 

Part 1 Only: $125

PREVENTION SPECIALISTS

Recognize the Strategic Prevention Framework reviewed explained in this training, and learn how to apply it to problem gaming prevention programs and services. 

Parts 1 and 2: $195

THERAPISTS & COUNSELORS

Learn how various treatment modalities may be applied to gaming, and how the treatment of gaming disorder may vary from traditional mental health and addiction treatment approaches. 

Parts 1, 2, and 3: $399

Choose which option is best for you!

Gaming Disorder Prevention and Treatment Training 

Address at-risk gaming and Gaming Disorder, from prevention through treatment and recovery

Are you a counselor or prevention specialist interested in professional development and continuing education opportunities in the fields of Mental/Behavioral Health and Addiction?  

This opportunity is coming on behalf of two nationally respected public health non-profit organizations – the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling and the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health.  

Foundations in Gaming Disorder – Core (now 30 hours!)  

This Foundations in Gaming Disorder – Core training is now a 30 CE-hour course, offered 100% online and self-directed. It is designed to provide the critical knowledge needed to address at-risk gaming and gaming disorder, from prevention through treatment and recovery. Prevention specialists will be better equipped to understand risk and protective factors and implement science-based prevention strategies. Clinicians will be better equipped to screen, identify, and treat gaming disorder. All will understand the impacts on unique populations and critical connections of gaming disorder with other behavioral health and addictions issues.

Foundations in Gaming Disorder training meets the educational requirements for the Gaming Health Specialist Certificate through the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health and the International Gaming Disorder Certificate through the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board. See certification details for additional requirements and eligibility criteria.

Presenters

• Jody Bechtold, LCSW, ICGC-II, BACC, IGDC
• Hilarie Cash, PhD, WSCGC-I, LMHC, CSAT
• Karen Hlady, MA, GIS, IGDC
• Daria Kuss, BA, MA, MSc, PhD, CPsychol, CSci, FHEA
• Marc Potenza, MD, PhD

• Tana Russell, SUDP, NCTTP, WSCGC-II, CGT
• Edward Spector, PsyD
• Clifford Sussman, MD
• Tracy Tsui, MC, RCC
• Bruce Wolcott, BA

CE Accreditation

Foundations in Gaming Disorder – Core has been accredited by:

• American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD)
• Canadian Problem Gambling Certification Board (CPGCB)
• International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB)
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health/Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (MDPH BSAS)
• Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (MBRN)
• Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO)
• National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) (pending)
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)