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ForwardBehavioral Addictions: Conceptual Overview and Treatment Basics
Behavioral Addictions: Conceptual Overview and Treatment Basics
February 2024
Home Base Virtual Training
Behavioral Addictions, specifically Gambling Disorder and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), are commonly occurring conditions that are often misunderstood and undertreated in the current mental health and substance use treatment landscape. This training will provide a 1.5-hour overview of the definition, prevalence, factors contributing to onset, special population considerations (e.g., women, US veterans, LGBTQ), and recovery course for these behavioral conditions. The latter 2 hours of the course will then provide a targeted discussion of screening and diagnostic considerations, as well as an introduction to therapeutic and pharmacological treatment strategies.
Target Audience
This program is intended for a general audience, inclusive of clinical and non-clinical staff who may interact with individuals with a behavioral addiction concern (e.g., clinicians, outreach, patient service coordinators). It is also intended for a clinical audience (psychologists, social worker, nurse practitioners, MDs).
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Describe gambling disorder and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) in a clinical context.
- Discuss contributing factors in the etiology of gambling disorder and CSBD.
- Identify several screening and assessment tools for gambling disorder and CSBD.
- Describe several cognitive-behavioral techniques for the treatment of gambling disorder and CSBD.
- Describe strategies to address special population considerations when assessing for and treating gambling disorder and CSBD.
Speaker(s)
Course Planners
- Louis Chow, PhD
- Jane Pimental, MPH
- David Rubin, MD
- Susan,Ph.D. Sprich, Ph.D. (Psychologist Reviewer)
Speaker(s)
Financial Relationships:
The following planners, speakers, content reviewers, and others in control of educational content have reported financial relationships with ineligible companies over the past 24 months:
Shane Kraus, PhD
Principal Investigator: Kindbridge Research Institute
Susan Sprich, PhD (Psychologist Reviewer)
Royalties: Oxford University Press; Springer
Honorarium for associate editor of a journal: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Available Credit
- 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 3.50 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 3.50 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 3.50 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D 91794
- 3.50 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 3.50 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 3.50 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.