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Lives Lived Well: The New Virtual Drug: Screening for Problem Gambling in Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Settings

February 2, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Lives Lived Well is excited to announce our next round of online webinars ‘The New Virtual Drug: Screening for Problem Gambling in Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Settings’ will be rolling out across Jan/Feb with our first two session for 2023 fast approaching.

The February session will be held on: Thursday 2nd February 1pm-3pm AEST. 

If you have completed this workshop in the past and would like a refresher this workshop has since been updated with the following:

  • Contributions and lived experience from our very own Lives Lived Well clients
  • Updated research across the neuroscience of both substance use and gambling, ‘Gambling as a virtual drug’ and the impacts gambling can have on AOD and mental health treatment outcomes
  • Updated research including impacts of COVID 19 to patterns of gambling, further resources and guidance in how to use the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) as a screening tool for problem gambling behaviours among clients in the AOD and Mental Health sectors 
  • Specific brief intervention options and referral pathways available

If there are any clinicians, support workers or other professionals in your networks that might be interested in this free training webinar; feel free to pass this invitation along and register via the links below.

Please click the link below to register for the next online workshop via Eventbrite:

Details

Date:
February 2, 2023
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/gambling-screening-training-30858698323

Insight (Qld) and 360Edge also offer AOD related trainings and workshops