RCPsych NI - Assessing and Treating Gambling Disorder

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19Apr

RCPsych NI Assessing and Treating Gambling Disorder

Timings 2pm - 4.30pm
Location online event
CPD 2.5 hours subject to peer approval
Consultant£40
SAS Doctor£30
Higher Trainee£30
Core Trainee£20
FY / Medical Student£20
Retired member£30
Non Member£55
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RCPsych NI - Assessing and Treating Gambling Disorder

Event Information

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In the UK, there has been increasing concern about the harms associated with gambling. This webinar starts with an overview of the most recent developments in the UK landscape.  Then, it covers key facts about Gambling Disorder and assessment tools to help practitioners with early identification and diagnosis. Finally, it discusses the main theoretical ideas and techniques found in evidence-based treatment for Gambling Disorder, as employed at the National Problem Gambling Clinic in London and recently published in our treatment workbook: "Breaking free: How to stop gambling".

Speakers

Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE

  • FRCPsych, BA(Hons), DOccMed, MD(Imperial)
  • National Clinical Advisor on Gambling Harms
  • Vice President, Royal Society of Medicine
  • Honorary Professor, Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL
  • Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge University
  • Founder and Director, National Problem Gambling Clinic
  • Founder and Director, National Centre for Gaming Disorders

Dr Venetia Leonidaki, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Lecturer and Researcher at National Gambling Clinic and Spiral Psychology Ltd

Dolors Manuel-Riu, Clinical Psychologist, CBT Lead at the National Problem Gambling Clinic

Dr Donna Mullen, Chair RCPsych NI Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry, Consultant Psychiatrist South Eastern Trust

Joining instructions for the event will be sent out the week of the event.

Prior to registering for this online event we would ask that all delegates read our terms and conditions for booking an event.

Please kindly note, the event will be recorded, and the recording made available within two weeks of the event.

We would encourage those who register to attend on the day of the event, should they wish to ask questions to our speakers.

The recording will be sent out to delegates via email to the email address used at the time of registering. If you are unsure whether your email address is up to date, please update this via your membership account. 

For further information, please contact:

Email: trudy.parry@rcpsych.ac.uk

Contact Name: Trudy Parry

Contact number: +442891249995

Event Location

Location: online event