7 October 2020

From The British Psychological Society:

This webinar will bring you up to date with recent developments in the evolving area of behavioural addiction and the treatment programmes used in the National Centre for Behavioural Addiction.

This webinar will provide an overview of concepts and techniques from the above theories, as these have been integrated within the programme, placing greater emphasis on motivational interviewing and the cognitive and behavioural model, but also discussing the role of relational/systemic factors. The material for gambling also draws upon previous publications from the core team in the clinic and the upcoming book, where CBT concepts/techniques are illustrated via practical exercises, co-edited by one of the trainers (see sample chapter). Presentation of case vignettes and brief demonstration of clinical skills will also be included.

Over the years, our programme for problem gambling has drawn upon influential psychological theories and perspectives of addiction, problem gambling and gaming. These include the Gambling Pathways model (Nower & Blaszczynski, 2016), Clark’s (2010) review of cognitive and psychobiological approaches, Petry’s (2005) CBT and Motivational Enhancement model, and attachment-informed perspectives (Gill, 2014; Morgan, 2019). For the treatment of internet gaming disorder, our intervention has drawn upon the CBT models developed by Dong and Potenza (2014), King & Delfabbro’s cognitive model (2014) and approaches developed from Young and Brand (2017).

Target audience

This course is suitable for psychologist practitioners working in primary care/mental health/substance use/forensic/CAMHS settings and private practice, who would like to enrich their knowledge in the area of behavioural addiction and develop relevant skills. It will also be beneficial for a range of professionals working in the field of gambling/gaming, including psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, drug workers, CAMHS/ youth workers, cognitive behavioural therapists and psychotherapists.

It is highly recommended that attendees have generic therapeutic competencies and basic CBT competencies before attending this webinar.

The webinar will be taking place on Thursday 12 November 2020. Book your place online.