Register today for the next NCRG Webinar on September 19

by: NCRG Staff | Sep 9, 2012

Save the date and register today for the latest NCRG Webinar Series session on September 19! Wendy S. Slutske, Ph.D., 2011 NCRG Scientific Achievement Award winner and professor at the University of Missouri – Columbia, is leading the upcoming training, titled “Path to Recovery: Is Controlled Gambling Possible for Pathological Gamblers?” The webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST. The session is free to attend, participants will earn one CEU and registration is now open on the NCRG’s website.

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NCRG Workshop for Treatment Providers Addresses PTSD and Gambling Disorders

by: NCRG Staff | Aug 22, 2011

According to a 2008 analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), respondents with a psychiatric disorder are 17.4 times more likely to develop pathological gambling than those without such problems (Kessler et al., 2008). To address the interaction between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and problem gambling, the NCRG presented training for Boston-area treatment providers entitled, “PTSD and Problem Gambling,” led by Lisa Najavits, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Najavits presented information on her program “Seeking Safety,” an evidence-based treatment for PTSD and substance use disorders, and her research on problem gambling in PTSD populations. This session launched the 2011 NCRG Treatment Provider Workshop Series and was a part of this year’s NCRG Road Tour.

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Register Today for the August NCRG Webinar session on Adolescent Brain Development and Youth Gambling

by: NCRG Staff | Aug 12, 2011

Parents of teenagers often question what their children think as they make important life choices and engage in potentially dangerous behaviors. Dr. Ken C. Winters, professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse and Research at the University of Minnesota,  is going to explore that parental concern one step further by explaining the latest research on adolescent brain development and why young adults sometimes make decisions to participate in risky behaviors, such as gambling.

Register today for the next free session in the NCRG Webinar Series, “Adolescent Brain Development: Implications for Understanding Youth Gambling,” on August 24 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST. This session is free for all attendees and you can earn one hour of continuing education units.

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Register today for the Free NCRG Webinar Session to Discuss Gambling on College Campuses

by: Institute Staff | May 13, 2011

The NCRG’s 2011 Webinar Series continues with its upcoming free session titled “College Gambling: A New Resource for Campus Professionals” on June 1, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The session will be valuable to anyone who works with college students on a day-to-day basis, as well as those who research gambling disorders in youth and young adults. Register today by clicking here or visiting the NCRG’s upcoming webinar session website.

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