Submission Title
Profiles of Gambling Treatment Providers
Session Title
Session 3-3-B: Special Topics
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation
Location
Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Start Date
25-5-2023 1:30 PM
End Date
25-5-2023 3:00 PM
Disciplines
Health Services Administration | Health Services Research | Mental Disorders | Patient Safety | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
This paper will present demographic, clinical and professional characteristics of gambling treatment providers in California. Currently, there are approximately 175 licensed therapists who are authorized to provide treatment for gambling disorder and affected individuals in California, at no cost. Therapists are allowed to operate within their clinical scope of practice and have therapeutic freedom to do so. This paper will describe demographic and background profiles of these providers to better understand what types of therapy are offered and where the strengths and weaknesses in provider knowledge, training, experience are. Each year, UCLA Gambling Studies Program conduct a provider survey collecting extensive data about provider background, training and activities conducted in treatment. Understanding profiles of gambling treatment providers are critical to workforce development, expanding diversity and equity in treatment and specifically understanding what therapist do inside treatment session.
Implications statement -- Insights and results from this paper will help treatment regulators, patients and providers identify areas of strength and areas of improvement in the workforce required to raise quality of care.
Keywords
gambling disorder, treatment, providers, quality of care
Funding Sources
UCLA Gambling Studies Program California Gambling Education and Treatment Services (CalGETS)
Competing Interests
None
Profiles of Gambling Treatment Providers
Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV
This paper will present demographic, clinical and professional characteristics of gambling treatment providers in California. Currently, there are approximately 175 licensed therapists who are authorized to provide treatment for gambling disorder and affected individuals in California, at no cost. Therapists are allowed to operate within their clinical scope of practice and have therapeutic freedom to do so. This paper will describe demographic and background profiles of these providers to better understand what types of therapy are offered and where the strengths and weaknesses in provider knowledge, training, experience are. Each year, UCLA Gambling Studies Program conduct a provider survey collecting extensive data about provider background, training and activities conducted in treatment. Understanding profiles of gambling treatment providers are critical to workforce development, expanding diversity and equity in treatment and specifically understanding what therapist do inside treatment session.
Implications statement -- Insights and results from this paper will help treatment regulators, patients and providers identify areas of strength and areas of improvement in the workforce required to raise quality of care.