03/11/202611:15am - 12:15pm

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03/11/202611:15am - 12:15pm

Cognitive Restructuring in Action: Leveraging the BDAT Simulation in Gambling Treatment

Speaker: Dr. James Broussard

Description: This session will equip clinicians with a powerful experiential tool, the Brief Digital Accelerator Treatment (BDAT ), to enhance cognitive restructuring for clients with gambling disorder. This is an app-based intervention designed for delivery on a computer, tablet or smartphone. Participants will learn how to use the BDAT's hands-on digital simulation to make abstract concepts like long-term odds and the "house advantage" tangible and undeniable. Through a live demonstration, clinicians will see how this data-driven approach directly challenges clients' biased beliefs about winning in a way that verbal discussion alone often cannot. The workshop provides a step-by-step guide for integrating this tool to facilitate concrete conversations about gambling harm and collaboratively set goals for behavior change.

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03/11/202611:15am - 12:15pm

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03/11/202611:15am - 12:15pm

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03/11/20263:15pm - 4:15pm

Adolescents and Gambling

Speaker: Paul Lavella

Description: With the proliferation of access to gambling and the rates at which our youth are being exposed to gambling behavior, professional and community groups may stand to benefit from learning more specifically about how these behaviors impact our youth. With the normalization of gambling in our current culture, teenagers, with still developing brains, may be more susceptible to the advertised rewards. This presentation aims to take a closer look at adolescent culture, how it intersects with gambling, what behaviors to be aware of, and how to intervene when needed.

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03/11/20263:15pm - 4:15pm

Beyond the Algorithm: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Providing Problem Gambling Treatment

Speaker: Steven Perdek

Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of mental health care and problem gambling treatment, from chatbots offering cognitive behavioral interventions to predictive algorithms identifying suicide risk. As this technology advances, mental health treatment professionals must understand both its clinical potential and its ethical, legal, and professional implications. This session provides a clinically grounded, evidence-informed exploration of how AI is currently used in mental health and problem gambling treatment, what benefits it may bring, and what critical risks must be considered.

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03/11/20263:15pm - 4:15pm

The Evolution of Gamblers Anonymous (Meeting Today's Changing Climate)

Speaker: Robert Saltman, Bruce Scherker and Alan Bender

Description: This session is a wonderful introduction to the Gambler's Anonymous principles and supports. This overview will be beneficial to treatment professionals as well as offer another support to those in recovery. Attendees will gain an understanding of disordered gambling from the point of view of someone struggling. Focusing on "One Day at a time" attendees will learn how GA works, how we assist in a crisis and the tools we offer.

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03/11/20263:15pm - 4:15pm

Beyond the Couch: Culturally Attuned Treatment for Gambling Disorder in Diverse Urban Populations

Speakers: Shevanie Clark

Description: Participants will understand adolescent gambling as a public health issue and engage in action planning to more effectively address this issue in their respective settings.The session will start with a brief framing discussion about gambling and problem gambling, including prevalence in NYS and adolescents as an at-risk population. Case studies of adolescents treated in our outpatient SUD program who are engaging in gambling will be presented. Session to be a discussion among presenters and participants re: what can we learn from our experience in prevention/treatment of adolescent substance use and apply to the prevention/treatment of adolescent gambling; how can we intervene faster and more effectively?

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03/11/20264:30pm - 5:30pm

WAKE UP! It's Not Just a Game: Unmasking the Dangers of Youth Gambling

Speaker: Danielle Piatkowsky and Ashley Huie

Description: Participants will understand adolescent gambling as a public health issue and engage in action planning to more effectively address this issue in their respective settings.The session will start with a brief framing discussion about gambling and problem gambling, including prevalence in NYS and adolescents as an at-risk population. Case studies of adolescents treated in our outpatient SUD program who are engaging in gambling will be presented. Session to be a discussion among presenters and participants re: what can we learn from our experience in prevention/treatment of adolescent substance use and apply to the prevention/treatment of adolescent gambling; how can we intervene faster and more effectively?

Continuing Education Credits: Coming Soon

03/11/20264:30pm - 5:30pm

Utilization of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) with the Problem Gambler

Speaker: Marcus Daugherty and Kevin Ambrose

Description: This session will review the CRAFT approach which has shown success in use with problem gamblers,  is responsive to concerned significant other’s self-care needs, and supports the problem gambler’s recovery process. CRAFT’s effectiveness is dependent on family members and professional’s basic awareness, knowledge and understanding of the techniques and appropriate implementation of key interventions within the approach.

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03/11/20264:30pm - 5:30pm

Building Resilience Through Advocacy in Gambling Recovery

Speaker: Chris Assini, FOR-NY

Description: This session will explore the vital role of advocacy and policy in our everyday lives, especially as it relates to problem gambling. Participants will learn how to effect meaningful change from within by harnessing the power of their lived experience—as peers, professionals, and advocates. The workshop will cover current policies related to problem gambling, discuss practical and political solutions, and examine how advocacy at all levels can help build personal and community resilience in a rapidly changing world.

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03/11/20264:30pm - 5:30pm

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03/12/202610:30am – 11:30am

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03/12/202610:30am – 11:30am

Reframing the Parents Role in Gambling Harm

Speaker: Tracey D. Little

Description: This training gives insight into the real-life impact of adult gambling on parents and families. It highlights how language, role confusion, and lack of support can deepen harm—and how helping parents work on themselves is key to recovery. By listening to lived experience, providers learn practical ways to improve treatment, prevention, and family engagement.

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03/12/202610:30am – 11:30am

Addressing Gambling Harms: RCOCs Leading the Way

Speaker: Rachel Lauria and Lillian McCarthy

Description: In this session, participants will explore the need to build the capacity of RCOCs and other recovery focused agencies/services to address gambling harms through highlighting the need found in 2024 surveys of RCOCs across NYS. The workshop will review highlights and lessons learned from collaboration between NYCPG and 8 RCOCs in 2026. Attendees will walk away with knowledge of steps they could take to build capacity of their program/agency/services to address gambling harm.

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03/12/202610:30am – 11:30am

Autism and Gambling: Understanding Risks and Interventions

Speakers: Richard Anemone

Description: Participants will learn that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder face unique challenges related to gambling disorders. Participants will first explore the existing research that sheds light on how these two issues intersect, which is crucial for understanding the broader implications. Next, we will delve into the unique challenges therapists face when working with individuals diagnosed with ASD, emphasizing the need for tailored approaches. Finally, we will identify various strategies that can be employed to effectively treat individuals with both ASD and gambling disorders.

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03/12/202612:30pm – 1:30pm

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03/12/202612:30pm – 1:30pm

Integrated Treatment of SUD & Gambling Harms through Family Systems Lens

Speaker: Martina Deeb and Nicolas Vecchiarell

Description: This session will support participants in exploring how co-occurring gambling and SUD impact individuals & family systems, and highlight the importance of integrating treatment for best positive outcomes. Presentation emphasizes showing how problem gambling affects family roles, communication, and stress levels, and how family involvement in treatment can support recovery and reduce harm.

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03/12/202612:30pm – 1:30pm

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03/12/202612:30pm – 1:30pm

Complexities of Finances and Gambling

Speakers: Jim Huh and Janice Pierce

Description: This session will provide a better understanding of today's gambling environment from a financial perspective. Attendees will learn to identify risky behaviors and warning signs by looking at finances and gain a better understanding of financial literacy and wellness and support those struggling through open discussions.

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