American Compulsive Gambling
Counselor Certification Board
3635 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 7
University Office Plaza 1
Hamilton, NJ   08619
Ph. (609) 588-9338
www.certificationboard.com
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CORE CURRICULUM FOR INITIAL GAMBLING CERTIFICATION
WITH CADC TRAINING

(Must include a copy of your current CADC certificate) 

For those applicants who are presenting CADC training, the Initial Certification process will require verification of the completion of a minimum of 30 classroom hours of compulsive gambling specific education approved by the American Compulsive Gambling Counselor Certification Board.  Listed below each Core Area are broad descriptions of some of the subjects, which may be addressed under these headings and the number of hours necessary.  These are the Core Areas and Hours required to meet minimum standards.   

CORE                                    CORE CURRICULUM                                                                     HOURS

A)                  BASIC COMPULSIVE GAMBLING KNOWLEDGE……….…………….……7.5

               (Identifying compulsive gamblers; assessment of stage of compulsive gambling found in client; characteristic profile of compulsive gamblers; co-morbidity disorders relating to pathological gambling; traditions and philosophy of Gamblers Anonymous, Gam-Anon, Gam-A-Teen, Adult Children of Compulsive Gamblers; education and prevention, historical perspectives of compulsive gambling, community resources and social agencies).

B)          CONFIDENTIALITY AND LEGAL ISSUES……………………...............…1.5

(Informing clients of their legal rights regarding: acceptance of and participation in a treatment or recovery program, law regarding confidentiality and the legal aspects of  compulsive gambling.) 

C)          FAMILY TREATMENT…...…………………………………………………….6

(Family Dysfunction, Family Dynamics, Gambling specific crisis intervention and approaches.)

 D)       INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SKILLS…………..……………………...…….6         

            (Therapeutic relationship with the client; counseling techniques to educate, elicit feelings, facilitate self-understanding and motivate the client, approaches to problems of denial as these apply to compulsive gambling; special populations and co-morbidity disorders specific to client.)

 E)       GROUP COUNSELING SKILLS………………………….….………….…6

            (Therapeutic relationship with the client; counseling techniques to educate, elicit feelings, facilitate self-understanding and motivate client through group process, group dynamics, group communications, as these apply to compulsive gambling; special populations and co-morbidity disorders specific to pathological gamblers.)

 F)        TREATMENT PLANNING/CASE MANAGEMENT (gambling specific).....3

            (Realistic goal setting, contracting, problem solving methodology; client’s continuum of treatment and/or services.)