Online Learning on Addictions by NATI

Discuss the importance of the winning phase in the progression of a gambling disorder.
Identify three signs of the desperation phase.
Integrate the concept of 'the bailout' into a treatment plan for a disordered gambling client.
Recognize the critical component of ‘avoidance’ in the recognition and treatment of disordered gambling.
Identify maladaptive behavior and thinking as it relates to the addiction process.
Differentiate between the motives for gambling among different gambler types.
Identify the various types of gamblers.
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 disorder.
Explain the feature, ‘poor problem solving skills’ in the development of disordered gambling.
Explore their personal value system as it relates to gambling.
Identify how low self-esteem may be considered a core feature of a gambling disordered client.
Compare the relationship between impulsiveness and avoidance in the development of disordered gambling.
Integrate the underlying personality dynamics in assessing disordered gambling.
Explain the importance of looking at the entire psychosocial environment when assessing disordered 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 disordered gambler.
Demonstrate how DSM-5 Criteria and GA Twenty Questions are used in diagnosis.
Differentiate between other disorders and disordered gambling.
Discuss the five stages of the grieving process.
Integrate the concept of unresolved grief into your understanding of the development of a gambling disorder.
Assess the concept of substitute satisfaction and its role in the development of the gambling disorder.
Describe the phases of the Miller Treatment Model.
Critique the importance of this model in the treatment of a disordered gambler.
Apply this concept to a disordered gambling case.
Identify specific learning interventions for disordered gamblers in a treatment setting.
Develop a therapeutic cognitive approach in dealing with a disordered gambler.
Identify significant psychological factors in the development of a gambling disorder.
Integrate working treatment plan skills.
Restate the rationale for avoiding discussions about gambling, e.g. the odds of winning, in a treatment setting.
List four elements that identify improved problem solving skills for disordered gamblers.

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