Gambling Addiction Therapy

Course details

This course is designed to introduce the behavior of non-substance related addictive disorders. This will mainly focus on gambling addiction and will provide you a better image of gambling addiction and prevention and intervention onto it.

What is included in the gambling addiction therapy

• Lecture
• Tutorial
• Clinical supervision
• Case review & assessment

Training Topics

• Introduction to class & course description and syllabus review
• Addiction and obsessive compulsive behaviors
• Gambling addiction
• Biological and genetic factors in addictions
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Professional issues / ethics in addictions

Course Layout

• We use the mastery system of education. Besides lecturing, this course provides clinical experience such as: research, case study, group clinical supervision, reflections,discussions & presentation. Assessment includes case study oral and written presentations, group participation, research paper and assignments.
• The topics mentioned above are taught within 3 months. During this period, students will also be given clinical case assignments and presentations to do. Our course is structured as 2 intensive workshop with 6 group clinical supervision & oral / written case presentation for the assessment. Fulfilling the attendance and passing the criteria given will lead to towards the licensed practitioner membership of Adult Psychotherapy, Geriatric Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Couple Therapy, Child Therapy, Art Therapy and/or Expressive Therapy Divisions of Malaysia Association of Psychotherapy.

Below are the equipments used:

• Psychometric instruments
• Subliminal recordings cds
• PsychoAromatherapy essential oil blends and pots
• Insomnia laboratory diagnostic testing kits
• Insomnia psychonutrtional medicine
• Reference books and journals
• Journaling and art therapeutic materials
• Audio Resources
• White board
• Notes/ books