The 2014 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems - Celebrating 30 Years: The Game Has Changed.

The Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling is pleased to announce the 2014 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems – Celebrating 30 Years: The Game Has Changed.

Location: The Verve, Crown Plaza Hotel, 1360 Worcester Road, Natick

Date & Time: Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day

Cost to Attend: General Admission – $150, MA PGS – $125, Students – $50 Cost includes continental breakfast, lunch, materials, and 12 CEUs (Continuing Education Units).

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The Council will celebrate its 30th anniversary at this informative 2-day conference. Over the past 30 years the game has changed in regards to gambling in the Commonwealth. Participants will learn about progress that has been made in the field of problem gambling through research, medical treatment, innovative programs, and collaborations. They’ll also hear about exciting trends and the promising future of problem gambling services.

Guest Speakers will include:

• Keith Whyte, Executive Director, National Council on Problem Gambling, will present The Problem Gambling Field Past & Present (Read more about Keith)
• Don Feeney, Research and Planning Director, Minnesota State Lottery, will present A Cultural History of Gambling (Read more about Don)
• Dr. Marc Potenza, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, will present Brain Imaging and Psychopharmacology in Gambling Disorder (Read more about Marc)
• Dr. Rachel Volberg, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, UMass Amherst, will present Initial Findings of the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) Study (Read more about Rachel)
• Dr. Debi LaPlante, Director of Research & Academic Affairs, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, will present Games & Gambling Involvement
• Terri Sue Canale, Chief, Office of Problem Gambling, California Department of Public Health, will present Maintaining and Evaluating The California Gambling Education and Treatment Services (CALGETS) Program (Read more about Terri Sue)
• Timothy Fong, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Co-Director, UCLA Gambling Studies Program Director, UCLA Addiction Medicine Clinic, University of California Los Angeles, will present Maintaining and Evaluating The California Gambling Education and Treatment Services (CALGETS) Program

Featured Workshops will include:

• The Psychological and Behavioral Impacts of Casino Design
• Problem Gambling and Millennials: Understanding and Treating the 20-somethings
• Integrating Problem Gambling into Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Primary Care Settings
• Recovery Support: Lessons from the Field
• Advancing Community Partnerships through Shared Understanding – a public forum by the Mass. Gaming Commission, featuring Dr. Jeff Marotta, CEO, Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc., and other experts in the field of problem gambling

Expert Panel Discussions about:

• Problem Gambling and Corrections: Solutions for the Future
• Who is at Risk? Using Lessons We’ve Learned to Prevent Gambling Disorder
• Veterans: Gambling Disorder Treatment and Prevention
• Adapting Treatment Services for the Changing Times

For more information about the conference or about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Intervention and Treatment Support Manager, Alicia Barron, at 617.426.4554.

The event is sponsored by the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services & AdCare Educational Institute, Inc.