Contact: Kania Ponto FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel. 518-463-4741 ext 22 Email: Kania.Ponto@naswnys.org Date: 05/09/2016 Problem Gambling Training Partnership Launches Statewide Training Conferences for Counseling Professionals First Conference Brings Together Leading Experts in the Field of Problem Gambling WHITE PLAINS, NY – The Problem Gambling Training Partnership, a new multi-year collaboration of mental health professionals, will host the first of four statewide conferences on the assessment and treatment of problem gambling, on May 19 and 20 at Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, NY. Mental health professionals already working with clients experiencing problem gambling disorder to those wishing to gain a better understanding of problem gambling and how it impacts the lives of their clients will benefit from this unique, first-of-its-kind training opportunity. work that will be done through this collaboration is going to educate and train the “The professionals on best practices related to problem gambling state’s counseling treatment. Through these education efforts, New Yorkers will benefit from an increase in access to treatment services. We are excited to be part of this project and the associated training James J. Maney, Executive Director of New York Council on events,” said Problem Gambling. Each two-day conference will bring leading experts in the field of problem gambling to host a series of workshops and sit on a panel discussion. These professionals include researchers, licensed mental health practitioners, and health and human service workers in the field of addictions and prevention from various sectors of the mental health profession including social work, marriage and family therapy, psychoanalysis, and mental health counseling. The 2016 PGTP Conferences are free, and attendees will earn fourteen continuing education credit hours over the two days. Other training locations include Long Island, Schenectady, and Rochester – some of the areas in which casino licenses were approved. "As the expansion of casino gambling became a reality in New York, we recognized the need to proactively address the strong potential uptick in problem gambling. As representatives of the state's largest provider of mental health services, we set about the Problem Gambling Training Partnership; a comprehensive training curriculum that will enhance the states capacity to respond to problem gambling,” said Ron Bunce, Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers - New
Contact: Kania Ponto FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel. 518-463-4741 ext 22 Email: Kania.Ponto@naswnys.org Date: 05/09/2016 Problem Gambling Training Partnership Launches Statewide Training Conferences for Counseling Professionals First Conference Brings Together Leading Experts in the Field of Problem Gambling WHITE PLAINS, NY – The Problem Gambling Training Partnership, a new multi-year collaboration of mental health professionals, will host the first of four statewide conferences on the assessment and treatment of problem gambling, on May 19 and 20 at Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, NY. Mental health professionals already working with clients experiencing problem gambling disorder to those wishing to gain a better understanding of problem gambling and how it impacts the lives of their clients will benefit from this unique, first-of-its-kind training opportunity. “The work that will be done through this collaboration is going to educate and train the state’s counseling professionals on best practices related to problem gambling treatment. Through these education efforts, New Yorkers will benefit from an increase in access to treatment services. We are excited to be part of this project and the associated training events,” said James J. Maney, Executive Director of New York Council on Problem Gambling. Each two-day conference will bring leading experts in the field of problem gambling to host a series of workshops and sit on a panel discussion. These professionals include researchers, licensed mental health practitioners, and health and human service workers in the field of addictions and prevention from various sectors of the mental health profession including social work, marriage and family therapy, psychoanalysis, and mental health counseling. The 2016 PGTP Conferences are free, and attendees will earn fourteen continuing education credit hours over the two days. Other training locations include Long Island, Schenectady, and Rochester – some of the areas in which casino licenses were approved. "As the expansion of casino gambling became a reality in New York, we recognized the need to proactively address the strong potential uptick in problem gambling. As representatives of the state's largest provider of mental health services, we set about the Problem Gambling Training Partnership; a comprehensive training curriculum that will enhance the states capacity to respond to problem gambling,” said Ron Bunce, Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers - New
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