Free training for community sector workers assisting people who may have problems with gambling - Monday 9 September

FREE TRAINING COURSE: ENGAGING PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT PROBLEM GAMBLING ISSUES
- 2 SPOTS REMAINING

Many people with gambling problems seek help for other problems such as
financial difficulties, relationship, housing, mental health or drug and
alcohol problems before seeking help for their gambling problems. It is
likely that community sector workers in these non gambling specific areas
will encounter people with gambling problems. This training will increase
awareness and skills for these workers equipping them to help their clients
begin the process of change.

The workshop will cover the following topics:
* Recognising problem gambling
* Raising the issue of gambling
* Assessment of gambling and related concerns
* Measuring readiness for change in relation to gambling
* Working with reluctance and resistance to changing gambling
* Overview of best practice in the gambling context
* Gambling specific referral options.

This free one day course run by the Centre for Continuing Welfare Training
will be held at Woden CIT, Ainsworth Street Phillip ACT, on Monday 9
September 2013 from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Morning tea and lunch are provided.

For more information or to book a place at the course for either day please
contact Alex Ingham at the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission on 6207 0305
or alexander.ingham@act.gov.au<mailto:alexander.ingham@act.gov.au>