Beginner
Compulsive Gambling – An Overview
A 3-hour beginner-level course introducing compulsive gambling behaviours, assessment tools such as the South Oaks Gambling Screen, and foundational treatment strategies. Learners examine the distinction between problem and pathological gambling, family-of-origin influences, and both cognitive-behavioural and 12-step approaches to intervention — with material grounded in the Canadian policy, epidemiology and service context.
Lifetime accessCertificate of completion16 lessonsMobile & desktop
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)FamiliesAssessment & ScreeningCrisis InterventionGambling & Behavioural Addictions
$30CAD
3 CEU hrs
What you'll learn
Define compulsive, problem and pathological gambling and distinguish diagnostic frameworks (DSM‑5/ICD and commonly used screening tools).
Summarize recent Canadian epidemiology and patterns of gambling by province, age and gender and identify emerging trends (e.g., online gambling).
Administer, score and interpret the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) and compare it with other tools used in Canada (CPGI, SOGS‑RA).
Recognize family-of-origin, intergenerational and cultural influences (including Indigenous and immigrant contexts) and apply trauma-informed, culturally safe approaches.
