Session Title

Session 1-4-A: Collaborating among Problem Gambling Stakeholders

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation

Location

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

Start Date

23-5-2023 3:45 PM

End Date

23-5-2023 5:15 PM

Disciplines

Counselor Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

Abstract:

Core competencies define the knowledge and skills believed to be necessary to practice within specific professional fields effectively and serve as benchmarks to guide professional preparation, supervision, and evaluation. In this presentation, we will share the results of a modified Delphi study when we asked the question, ‘‘What are the core competencies that problem gambling counsellors must master to be considered professionally prepared?’’ and relied on the collective wisdom of experts in the field to find an answer. Our study used 52 problem gambling treatment experts to reach consensus on gambling treatment core competencies. An expert was defined as having at least one publication on disordered gambling treatment or being an ICGC-II and/or BACC certified problem gambling treatment provider or being a clinical supervisor or university instructor working with problem gambling treatment providers or trainees. The result was group consensus reached for 166 core competencies representing five domains (e.g., screening, diagnosis) and 13 subdomains that were originally used as professional development guidelines to inform and evaluate professional competency. Later, it was discovered how the results of the research can drive important decisions in problem gambling service systems through policy and program implementation. The presenter will share real life examples and implications of the usefulness of the research in developing a statewide problem gambling service system.

Implications Statement:

The research to be presented has important implications in counselor education and problem gambling service system policy and practices. Gambling treatment core competencies define the knowledge and skills believed to be necessary to effectively treat gambling disorder with psychotherapy and serve as benchmarks to guide professional preparation, supervision, and evaluation.

Keywords

Gambling treatment, modified-delphi study, workforce development, core competencies

Author Bios

Greta Coe has worked for the State of Oregon, Behavioral Health Services, for the past 14 years. As Oregon’s Problem Gambling Services Manager, she has focused on innovative solutions for expanding services while managing a comprehensive problem gambling prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery system. Prior to coming to state government, she was a community health educator focusing on tobacco prevention, breast cancer prevention and worksite wellness.

Funding Sources

The research to be presented was funded by the Oregon Health Authority. The author is employed by the Oregon Health Authority and served as a member of the research team.

Competing Interests

None

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May 23rd, 3:45 PM May 23rd, 5:15 PM

Using the modified Delphi method to establish consensus for gambling treatment core competencies

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

Abstract:

Core competencies define the knowledge and skills believed to be necessary to practice within specific professional fields effectively and serve as benchmarks to guide professional preparation, supervision, and evaluation. In this presentation, we will share the results of a modified Delphi study when we asked the question, ‘‘What are the core competencies that problem gambling counsellors must master to be considered professionally prepared?’’ and relied on the collective wisdom of experts in the field to find an answer. Our study used 52 problem gambling treatment experts to reach consensus on gambling treatment core competencies. An expert was defined as having at least one publication on disordered gambling treatment or being an ICGC-II and/or BACC certified problem gambling treatment provider or being a clinical supervisor or university instructor working with problem gambling treatment providers or trainees. The result was group consensus reached for 166 core competencies representing five domains (e.g., screening, diagnosis) and 13 subdomains that were originally used as professional development guidelines to inform and evaluate professional competency. Later, it was discovered how the results of the research can drive important decisions in problem gambling service systems through policy and program implementation. The presenter will share real life examples and implications of the usefulness of the research in developing a statewide problem gambling service system.

Implications Statement:

The research to be presented has important implications in counselor education and problem gambling service system policy and practices. Gambling treatment core competencies define the knowledge and skills believed to be necessary to effectively treat gambling disorder with psychotherapy and serve as benchmarks to guide professional preparation, supervision, and evaluation.