Online Learning on Addictions by NATI

Discuss the importance of the winning phase in the progression of a gambling addiction.
Integrate the concept of 'the bailout' into a treatment plan for a gambling addiction client.
Identify maladaptive behavior and thinking as it relates to the addiction process.
Differentiate between the motives for gambling among different gambling types.
Identify your own belief system about winning as it relates to superstition and magical thinking.
Describe how the cognitive development of an individual aids in the development of a gambling addiction.
Integrate the underlying personality dynamics in assessing pathological gambling.
Explain the importance of looking at the entire psychosocial environment when assessing pathological gambling.
Identify two models for understanding the functioning of the gambler.
Identify methods for assessing the gambler, and list the major assessment tools.
Complete an initial assessment and formal diagnosis of a pathological gambler.
Demonstrate how DSM-IV Criteria and GA Twenty Questions are used in diagnosis.
Differentiate between other disorders and pathological gambling.
Discuss the five stages of the grieving process.
Integrate the concept of unresolved grief into your understanding of the development of a gambling addiction.
Understand the concept of substitute satisfaction and its role in the development of the gambling addiction.
Describe the phases of the Miller Treatment Model.
Critique the importance of this model in the treatment of an addicted gambler.
Apply this concept to a specific caseload.
Identify specific learning interventions for pathological gamblers in treatment.
Develop a therapeutic cognitive approach in dealing with a pathological gambler.
Identify significant psychological factors in the development of a gambling disorder.
Integrate working treatment plan skills.

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