Gambling and Other Behavioral Addictions: What Clinicians Need to Know

Date: 11/08/24        Time: 9:30 – 11:00am

Contact Hours/CEU’s: 1.5

Behavioral addictions include gambling, sex addiction, internet gaming disorder, shopping addiction and food addictions, however the DSM-5-TR only recognizes gambling and internet gaming addiction within this category. This session will cover a wide swath of these addictions, distinguishing between compulsive behaviors and behavioral addictions, reviewing common mechanisms, and will provide an overview of how to assess for and treat behavioral addictions. This discussion will also include reviewing medications used to treat behavioral addictions. Common co-occurring mental health concerns will be explored as well. Time for questions will be available after the presentation.

Method: Lecture, discussion

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn common mechanism pathways for the development of behavioral addictions
• Participants will learn how to assess for behavioral addictions
• Participants will learn what evidence-based treatments and treatment modalities are most efficacious for the treatment of behavioral addictions
• Participants will learn to identify common co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns.

Instructor: Larry Force, Ph.D.
Locations: Live via Zoom
Cost: Free to attendees thanks to an Opioid Settlement Fund Treatment Grant awarded to WJCS by the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health.

Westchester Jewish Community Services is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0101, and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. #SW0067 and by The New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0313

Please note: To receive CE credits, one must attend the entirety of the class. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class. Therefore, late arrival or an early departure of greater than 10 minutes constitutes not attending a class in its entirety. To document attendance, participants must sign in and out of the class and complete an evaluation at the end of each class.

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