HEATHMAN LODGE | VANCOUVER, WA 2014

April 23–26, 2014

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE

WHEN GAMBLING BECOMES A PROBLEM, THERE’S HOPE...HELP STARTS HERE800.547.6133

1801 Fourth Avenue East | Olympia, WA 98506 www.evergreencpg.org

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RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY April 21–24

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Including Basic Problem Gambling Counselor TrainingApril 23–24

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE CONFERENCE April 25–26

Focus on the Future offers two full days of plenary and breakout sessions with three tracks:• Clinical/Behavioral Health • Community/Culture• Prevention/Awareness

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WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

FOCUS ON THE FUTUREAPRIL 23–26, 2014

HEATHMAN LODGE | VANCOUVER, WA

Honorary Chair: Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Dear Prospective Conference Attendees:

The 7th annual Focus on the Future, a Western Regional Conference on Problem Gambling Awareness, is an opportunity for us to learn from experts across the country on prevention and impactful programs and services. In addition, it is a place where you can exchange your ideas, experiences, and knowledge to become a collective voice in raising awareness on problem gambling and the importance of gambling responsibly.

What does the future hold for our communities in regard to responsible gaming and problem gambling? At this conference, treatment and healthcare providers, gaming industry members, educators, researchers, prevention specialists, and policy makers will join together to collaborate on one of our state’s most serious issues. Each has an important part to play in sharing relevant messages about problem gambling in our communities.

Together, we can learn more about the resources needed to assist those negatively affected by problem gambling and help reduce the stigma surrounding this very serious disorder. I invite you to attend Focus on the Future. We can make a difference in our communities, state, nation, and world.

Sincerely,

Brad Owen Washington State Lieutenant Governor

Honorary Chair

CONFERENCE COORDINATOREvergreen Council on Problem Gambling (ECPG) provides treatment, training, and awareness programs and services about problem and responsible gambling. We provide confidential support for Washington State residents through our 24-hour Problem Gambling Helpline (800.547.6133) and public awareness, education, prevention, and resource development services for individuals, families, employers, students, the gaming industry, and business and community groups. ECPG also provides training and certification programs and continuing education units (CEUs) for treatment professionals.

Gambling is a personal choice. And for the majority of residents in the Pacific Northwest, gambling is a source of fun, recreation, and entertainment. But for some, gambling can become a serious problem that leads to broken marriages and relationships, bankruptcy, depression, or even suicide. If you or someone you love struggles with a gambling problem, there is hope. Help starts today by calling 800.547.6133.

April 23–26, 2014

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY (30 TOTAL CEUs)Jim Wuelfing, PhD, CPP-R, NRPP, Director of Prevention and Recovery, Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, and Ruby Takushi, PhD, Private Practice and Director of Programs, Recovery CafeMonday, April 21–Thursday, April 24 *Includes two evenings*

A recovery coach serves as a personal guide and mentor by helping to remove barriers and obstacles that restrain a person from a successful recovery. Recovery coaches do not provide clinical services; however, they sometimes work with people experiencing difficult emotional and physical situations during the recovery process. The training will explain the various roles played by a recovery coach and provide participants with tools and resources useful in providing recovery support services. Participants will gain a basic understanding of substance use and mental disorders, crisis intervention, and how to respond in crisis situations. In addition, skills and tools on effective communication, motivational enhancement strategies, recovery action planning, cultural competency, and recovery ethics will be offered.

BASIC PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELOR TRAINING (16 TOTAL CEUs)Isabelle Duguay, MA Ps, LPCC, PCGC Private Practice, Harmonique Living, LLC

Wednesday, April 23–Thursday, April 24This session serves as an introduction to problem and pathological gambling disorders. Participants will learn about the scope and prevalence of gambling and problem gambling on a national scale, risk factors, and how the increased availability of gambling over the past 10 years has affected the prevalence of gambling problems in the United States.

BASIC PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELOR TRAINING CONTINUED

The DSM-5 criteria for pathological gambling will be discussed and participants will learn practical application of the most commonly used screening and diagnostic tools, including the South Oaks Gambling Screen. This session outlines the types and sub-types of gamblers and several approaches to the treatment of problem gamblers. Participants will also learn about the disorders that most often co-occur with problem gambling. Effects of the disorder on family and loved ones will also be discussed.

RITUAL, STORY, HEALING: TECHNIQUES FOR INTEGRATING CLIENT SPIRITUAL BELIEF INTO THE COUNSELING PROCESS (8 CEUs)Alan Basham, MA Senior Lecturer, Eastern Washington University

Thursday, April 24This workshop will present two aspects of integrating client spirituality into the healing process of counseling. Participants will review the competencies for spiritual integration developed by recognized leaders on the topic at the annual Summit on Spirituality held at several national conferences of the American Counseling Association. These include recognition of the client’s beliefs, counselor awareness of their own spiritual journey, and the use of specific techniques to help the client with this spiritual inclusion as they grow. The second focus of the workshop will be a thoughtful consideration and experience of several spiritual practices in counseling, with an emphasis on the development of personally meaningful ritual to aid in resolution of emotional pain.

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ONLINE EDUCATIONBasic Problem Gambling Counselor Training participants can receive an additional 18 hours of CEUs through our ALFIE Program (Adult Learning Forum for Integrated Education). This hybrid training course offers participants a unique chance to enjoy face-to-face training combined with the freedom of online training completed at your own pace. The course consists of an initial class session on the basics of problem gambling treatment (April 23–24 at the Focus on the Future conference), followed by 10 online learning modules to be completed over a period of approximately two to three months. The class will meet again in July to discuss the materials learned online with an instructor and explore case management issues and case studies. This course is a 34-hour package that allows participants to complete the full 30 hours required to become a Certified Gambling Counselor in Washington State.

First Class Session: Basic Problem Gambling Counselor Training, April 23–24 at the Focus on the Future conference (16 CEUs)Online Modules: 10 one-hour modules to be completed between April 25 and July 21 (10 CEUs)Final Class Session: Wrap-up discussion and conclusion in July in Everett, Washington (8 CEUs)Total Credit Hours: 34

ALFIE FEE SCHEDULE:• ECPG MEMBER—$200• NON-MEMBER—$225• STUDENT—$190

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Limited, partial scholarships (value $175) are available for Recovery Coach Academy participants. For more information, visit www.evergreencpg.org or call 360.352.6133.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER (1.5 CEUs)Jim Wuelfing, PhD, CPP-R, NRPP, Director of Prevention and Recovery, Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling and Fred Chappelle, MSW, Vice President, Chappelle Consulting and Training ServicesRacism of the Well-Intended: Examining Power and PrivilegeDrawing upon their decades-long journey to understand the dynamics of difference, life experiences, and world view related to race and its impact upon relationships, Fred Chappelle and Jim Wuelfing demonstrate and discuss how “not knowing what you don’t know” thwarts efforts to provide culturally appropriate care in both our professional and personal lives.

MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS (EACH 1.5 CEUs)

• Isabelle Duguay, MA Ps, LPCC, PCGC Private Practice, Harmonique Living, LLC Mindfulness and Addiction

• Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BA, NCAC-II, CCDC-III, SAP Executive Director, NAADAC Breaking the Cycle of Impulsivity Through Self-Interventions

• Jim Wuelfing, PhD and Fred Chappelle, MSW Racism of the Well-Intended: Examining Power and Privilege—Part 2

LUNCH PLENARY (1.5 CEUs) TBD

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS (EACH 2 CEUs)

• Michael Goldman, Illinois Council on Problem Gambling Assessing Suicide Risk and Treating Depression for Compulsive Gamblers

• Heather Chapman, PhD, NCGC-II Director, Gambling Treatment Program and Deputy Director, Veterans Addiction Recovery Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Rules of Engagement: Working with Veterans and Active Duty Military

• Wes Wood, President, Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery Why Oregon’s Problem Gambling Recovery Mentors Are Out of a Job: Assessment Findings

AFTERNOON PLENARY (1 CEU)Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BA, NCAC-II, CCDC-III, SAP Executive Director, NAADACCreating Healthy Relationships—Helping Your Clients Achieve Peace and CalmCreating healthy relationships is the key to life happiness...without relationships what do we have? Yet, the people we work with often feel they “did not get the memo!” The memo is coming! This session will discuss the five stages of relationships, tips on how to heal the wounds that relationships create, and explore some ideas on the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER (1.5 CEUs)Discussion Panel moderated by Maureen Greeley, Executive Director, Evergreen Council on Problem GamblingCan We Talk? Topics and Trends in Problem and Responsible GamblingHear from a panel of speakers and subject matter experts on the topics and trends in problem and responsible gambling. The discussion will wrap up with Q & A.

MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS (EACH 1.5 CEUs)

• Chris Shea, MA, CAC-AD, CRAT Director of Campus Ministry, St. Mary’s Ryken High School and Adjunct Professor, Towson University A Holistic Approach to Coping with Professional Stress Reactions

• Oblio Stroyman, M.ED, LMFT, QMHP, CGAC-II, NCGC-II, BACC, Private Practice, Family and Marriage Counselor Gender and Sexuality: Opening New Doors to Treatment in Changing Times

• Julie Hynes, MA, CPS Prevention Specialist, Lane County, Oregon Risk and Protective Factor Framework: Where Gambling Fits

LUNCH PLENARY (1.5 CEUs)Voices of Recovery

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS (EACH 2 CEUs)

• Abby Smith, MA, LMHC, NCC, CDP Private Practice, A Common Language Counseling Group Therapy: Strategies for Successful Groups

• Mark Douglass, LPC, NCGC-II, BACC, CADC-I Dangerous Thoughts: Gambling and the Distortion of the Mind

• Oscar Sida, MS, NCC University of Nevada Las Vegas Effective Interventions

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

FOCUS ON THE FUTUREMAIN CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE

FRIDAY, APRIL 257–8:15am Registration and Breakfast8:15–8:30am Welcome

8:30–10am Keynote Speaker Jim Wuelfing, PhD and Fred Chappelle

Racism of the Well-Intended: Examining Power and Privilege

10–10:15am Break/Exhibits10:15–11:45am - Clinical/Behavioral Health Track Isabelle Duguay Mindfulness and Addiction

- Community/Culture Track Cynthia Moreno Tuohy Breaking the Cycle of Impulsivity Through Self-Interventions

- Prevention/Awareness Track Jim Wuelfing, PhD and Fred Chappelle

Racism of the Well-Intended: Examining Power and Privilege—Part 2

11:45am–Noon Break/ExhibitsNoon–1:30pm Lunch Plenary TBD TBD1:30–1:45pm Break/Exhibits1:45–3:45pm - Clinical/Behavioral Health Track Michael Goldman Assessing Suicide Risk and Treating Depression

for Compulsive Gamblers - Community/Culture Track Heather Chapman, PhD Rules of Engagement: Working with Veterans

and Active Duty Military - Prevention/Awareness Track Wes Wood Why Oregon’s Problem Gambling Recovery

Mentors Are Out of a Job: Assessment Findings3:45–4pm Break/Exhibits4–5pm Afternoon Plenary Cynthia Moreno Tuohy Creating Healthy Relationships—Helping Your

Clients Achieve Peace and Calm

SATURDAY, APRIL 267–8am Registration and Breakfast8–8:15am Welcome8:15–9:45am Keynote Speaker Discussion Panel with Q & A

moderated by Maureen GreeleyCan We Talk? Topics and Trends in Problem and Responsible Gambling

9:45–10am Break/Exhibits10–11:30am - Clinical/Behavioral Health Track Chris Shea A Holistic Approach to Coping with Professional

Stress Reactions - Community/Culture Track Oblio Stroyman Gender and Sexuality: Opening New Doors to

Treatment in Changing Times - Prevention/Awareness Track Julie Hynes Risk and Protective Factor Framework: Where

Gambling Fits11:30–11:45am Break/Exhibits11:45am–1:15pm Lunch Plenary Voices of Recovery Voices of Recovery1:15–1:30pm Break/Exhibits1:30–3:30pm - Clinical/Behavioral Health Track Abby Smith Group Therapy: Strategies for Successful Groups

- Community/Culture Track Mark Douglass Dangerous Thoughts: Gambling and the Distortion of the Mind

- Prevention/Awareness Track Oscar Sida Effective Interventions

8:30am–4:30pm M–Th AND T/W from 6:30–8:30pm

Pre-Conference Workshop Jim Wuelfing, PhD and Ruby Takushi, PhD

Recovery Coach Academy

8am–5pm Pre-Conference Workshop Isabelle Duguay Basic Problem Gambling Counselor Training

THURSDAY, APRIL 248am–5pm Pre-Conference Workshop Alan Basham Ritual, Story, Healing: Techniques for

Integrating Spiritual Belief into the Counseling Process

MONDAY, APRIL 21–THURSDAY, APRIL 24

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23–THURSDAY, APRIL 24

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINES• Early-bird registration deadline is March 31, 2014. • Regular registration deadline is April 18, 2014. • On-site registration only after April 18, 2014. Please do not mail, e-mail, fax, or drop off registration

after this date. Cash, check, or credit card will be accepted for on-site payment at the conference.

Fill out the attached registration form or visit www.evergreencpg.org to register.

CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS Full scholarship opportunities available for Washington State treatment providers!But hurry! There are a limited number of scholarships. Scholarship includes full registration fees, hotel stipend ($50 per night, up to two nights), AND Washington State Problem Gambling Certification application fees. Visit www.evergreencpg.org for more details.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Focus on the Future returns to Vancouver, Washington this year. Designed to express the beauty and spirit of the Pacific Northwest, The Heathman Lodge brings the splendor of the outdoors into the city of Vancouver. The rustic charm of their mountain-like retreat, enhanced by modern urban amenities and exceptional service, creates a lodging atmosphere that is both peaceful and productive.

Built from woods of the Northwest forests and basalt from the ancient volcanic flows of the ColumbiaRiver Gorge, The Lodge delivers a bucolic energy that rejuvenates the soul. Embrace the unique paintings, carvings, textiles, and sculptures inspired from the Northwest’s native culture that make The Lodge a destination of natural beauty, art, and hospitality.

THE HEATHMAN LODGE7801 NE Greenwood Drive | Vancouver, Washington888.475.3100www.heathmanlodge.com

Request the FOCUS ON THE FUTURE CONFERENCE room rate at $108 per night by April 1, 2014. The Heathman Lodge provides free high-speed Internet, parking, and an on-site restaurant.

MEALS & DIRECTIONSBreakfast and lunch will be provided during the Focus on the Future conference. Pre-conference meals are the responsibility of the workshop participant. Driving directions will be included in your registration confirmation.

CONTINUING EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONAll ECPG-related workshops qualify toward the 30 hours of gambling-specific education required by the Washington State and National Problem Gambling Certification Boards. The Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education by The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Our workshops have also been approved for continuing education by the Addictions Counselor Certification Board of Oregon (ACCBO), the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD), and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

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REGISTRATION FORMRegister online at www.evergreencpg.org | DEADLINE IS APRIL 18, 2014

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

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MEMBERAfter

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Recovery Coach Academy (April 21–24):

$350 No early bird

discount

$350 No early bird

discount

$350 $350 $350 No on-site registration

ALFIE Hybrid Training Course (see Pre-Conference Workshops page for description)

$200 No early bird

discount

$225 No early bird

discount$200 $225 $190 No on-site

registration

Basic Problem Gambling Counselor Training—BASIC WORKSHOP (April 23–24):

$90 No early bird

discount

$100 No early bird

discount$90 $100 $80 $150

Ritual, Story, Healing: Techniques for Integrating Spiritual Belief into the Counseling Process— ADVANCED WORKSHOP (April 24):

$60 No early bird

discount

$70 No early bird

discount$60 $70 $50 $75

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE CONFERENCE (April 25–26):

$150 $175 $175 $200 $125 $250

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• CANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds will be issued, less a $35 administrative fee, if received in writing six (6) days prior to event. No refunds will be issued after April 15.

• Students must provide proof of current enrollment. • To become an ECPG member, fill out the application on the Special Membership Offer page or visit www.evergreencpg.org/Membership.

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