National Gambling Counselor Certification

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2. National Certified Gambling Counselor
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It is designed for individuals who are trying to become certified as gambling counselors. This review covers the content areas of the International Certification Examination for Gambling Counselors using multiple choice questions and other interactive content material. This home study course also delivers daily email material to subscribers. Passing score of the International Certification Examination for Gambling Counselors is required for ICGC-I and II credentials and must be submitted to the IGCCB office with your application. There is an examination fee of $210 (for NCPG Members) and $310 (for non-members). NCPG is the administrator for the ICGC (International Certified Gambling Counselor) credentials. Special certifications are available for clergy/lay ministers, co-occurring disorder specialists, and video-gaming disorder.

National Gambling Counselor Certification Board

In this podcast, the last of four on pathological gambling, I speak with Jody Bechtold, LCSW, NCGC-II, PC about the process for becoming a nationally certified gambling addictions counselor. Jody compares the national certification process with the process to be designated as 'competent' to treat pathological gambling in the state of Pennsylvania. If you are interested in becoming nationally certified, you might want to listen to the podcast a couple of times, as there are a number of steps in the process.
Download MP3 [27:53]

This series on pathological gambling includes the following podcasts:

1. What is Pathological Gambling? [11:43]
2. Treatment of Pathological Gambling [27:00]
3. Thinking Like a Pathological Gambler: Illusions of Control / Chance vs. Skill [8:54]
4. How to Become a Nationally Certified Gambling Addictions Counselor [27:53]

Update

• August 2007: Jody passed her exam and is officially a Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor (NCGC-1). Congratulations Jody.
• July 2007: Watch Jody on an investigative report about pathological gambling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on local news station WPXI.
• June, 2012: Journal of Social Work Education publishes Jody's article on graduate education and gambling:
• Engel, R.J., Bechtold, J., Kim, Y., & Mulvaney, E. (2012) Beating the odds: Preparing graduates to address gambling-related problems. Journal of Social Work Education, 48, 321-335. doi: 10.5175/JSWE.2012.201000128.

Resources

National Council on Problem Gambling: http://www.ncpgambling.org/

• Joanna Franklin, ncpgambling@aol.com

Pennsylvania Council of Compulsive Gambling: http://http://www.pacouncil.com/

• Jim Pappas, ccgofpa@aol.com

Ohio Council on Problem Gambling: http://ohiocpg.org/

• Frank Harvey, OCPG@msn.com

National Testing Corporation for the NCGC exams: http://www.ptcny.com/clients/NGCCB/
The following is an example of costs associated with becoming a certified gambling counselor:

Costs (average / minimum)Supervision from Ohio ($100 / call) = $200National Exam (NCGC-1) = $175 (NCPG member)National Membership = $75NCGC-1 Application = $17530 credits – training (avg $100ea) = $500 (unless free trainings)Total: = $1125

National Certified Gambling Counselor

APA (6th edition) reference for this podcast:
Singer, J. B. (Host). (2007, June 11). How to become a nationally certified gambling addictions counselor [Episode 20]. Social Work Podcast. Podcast retrieved Month Day, Year, from http://socialworkpodcast.com/2007/06/how-to-become-nationally-certified.html

Training Resources for Problem Gambling

National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) Certification Standards for Gambling Disorder Professionals
http://www.ncpgambling.org/training-certification/ncgc-certification/

The North American Training Institute (NATI) is a not-for-profit organization providing online gambling addiction clinical courses, youth and older adult gambling prevention programs, and responsible gaming services.
http://nati.org

Bellevue Certificate in Problem Gambling to be used toward National Credentialing. This certificate will help to meet the needs of pathological gamblers and their families. 60-clock hour certificate program is 100% online. It is broken down into specific course offerings. Each offering is self-paced, but must be completed within three weeks once accessed. http://www.bellevue.edu/degrees/continuing-education/cgs

National Gambling Counselor Certification

Free Online Info and Training

KnowTheOdds seeks to teach as many people as possible about problem gambling. We want people to know it exists and it affects individuals in our own communities. Our problem gambling resources are provided to help educate you about how addictions to gambling affects people, what support is available and how you can help prevent problem gambling from affecting those around you.
http://knowtheodds.org/resources/

Gambling Counselor Certification

For College Students, College Health Centers and Administrators
http://www.collegegambling.org/