30-Hours of Pathological Gambling Coursework
Now Available

The Distance Learning Center for Addiction Studies (DLCAS) is pleased to partner with The North American Training Institute (NATI) to offer up to thirty (30) hours of quality course work related to pathological gambling. 

NATI now offers DLCAS.com students five excellent courses, fully approved by all of DLCAS.com’s approval agencies.  The Pennsylvania Certification Board recognizes the NATI courses towards fulfillment of the educational requirement for the Certificate of Competency in Problem Gambling. 

The following courses may be ordered by clicking on this link NATI Gambling Coursework. 

• Counseling the Pathological Gambler
  • 30 hours
• Understanding the Development of a Gambling Addiction
  • 8 hours
• Practical Points of Gambling Addiction Treatment
  • 8 hours
• Approaches for Assessing and Diagnosing the Addicted Gambler
  • 6 hours
• Understanding Grief and its Affect on Treating the Addicted Gambler
  • 6 hours

Course Format:           
The interactive online courses provide an on-demand opportunity for mental health care providers and addictions professionals to develop advanced skills to effectively diagnose and assess the pathological gambler, provide individualized treatment, and define the necessary components for effective development of a gambling treatment program.  The courses are audio-based with PowerPoint slides and a training manual.  Participants download the manual which follows the audio lecture and the PowerPoint slides shown on the computer screen.  Each course requires the participant to complete online written assignments, post-exams and evaluations, similar to a live classroom format.  To view a course demonstration, visit http://www.nati.org/oll/demonstration/. 

Upon fulfillment of course requirements, a certificate of completion is issued jointly by the Distance Learning Center for Addiction Studies and The North American Training Institute. 

For further information, please feel free to contact us at (866) 471-1742 (toll-free) or email at v_angel@dlcllc.org.  Or, click on this link to go directly to the North American Training Institute’s website at http://www.nati.org/.