NCPG 24th National Conference on Problem Gambling (2010)
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Problem Gambling In-Reach: Residential Client Assistance Program
Track
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Track B - Continuum of Care/ Treatment and Recovery
Program Code:
03B
Date:
Friday, June 11, 2010
Time:
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
EST
Location:
Council
SPEAKER
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Jeff Marotta provides training and consultation services through his company Problem Gambling Solutions while concurrently serving as Clinical Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University. Jeff has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno and is a Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor. From 2000 to 2007, he administered and developed the State of Oregon’s problem gambling treatment and prevention system. Since beginning his consulting business, he has assisted with the development of programs and policies to address problem gambling in multiple jurisdictions. He has produced over 100 professional presentations and publications including statewide strategic plans and responsible gambling materials for lotteries and casinos. When not working, Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife, 6-year old son, and 3-year old daughter.
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Peter Walsh has worked for over 10 years with problem gamblers and their family members. He developed and opened the first residential gambling treatment program in the state of Oregon and established the Coffee Creek pilot project, introducing workbook based gambling treatment to the women’s corrections environment. He has brought problem gambling outreach and prevention services to high risk residential treatment clients and provided education and consultation for their providers. He has supervised and consulted with clinicians working towards their state and national gambling certifications.
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Marcia Mattoso has a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and is certified gambling addictions counselor. She has close to 10,000 hours of clinical time specifically with problem gamblers and their families. She worked also as the outreach coordinator for Multnomah County regarding gambling addictions and treatment. She has represented the field of problem gambling treatment several times on local television news broadcasts, the Oregonian, and on ABC nightline show. Marcia is the executive Director of Hope Station Community Services, a nonprofit organization focused on helping individuals and families through the provision of grocery products, educational classes and counseling.
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Description
This presentation will describe the Residential Client Assistance Program (RCAP) which is conceptually modeled after the Residential Student Assistance Program (RSAP), a SAMHSA best practice program. The RCAP was designed to address high-risk chemically dependent adults living in residential treatment facilities who may also be undiagnosed or at-risk problem gamblers. RCAP was developed and implemented in the Portland Metro Area and represents a partnership between ten residential treatment facilities, which had limited problem gambling prevention expertise and Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc. (PGS), which has extensive expertise in the problem gambling prevention and intervention field. The project's goals were to (a) enhance the ability of at-risk clients to remain free from gambling problems; (b) identify problem gamblers and incorporate gambling behavior into their recovery plans, and (c) to train and consult with residential facility staff and coordinate problem gambling interventions and policies of the facility. First year evaluation results of 1,009 participants found a significant change in client knowledge and attitude about gambling, problem gambling, and the import role gambling can play in recovery. Responses to the South Oaks Gambling Screen suggested that 22% of these clients had a current or past gambling problem. Results from surveys and semi-structured interviews with program staff suggest that as a result of RCAP, problem gambling awareness greatly increased among both the client population and the clinical staff. 54% of the residential treatment program staff reported that as a result of RCAP they had referred more clients to gambling treatment programs.