Case Presentation: Family Counseling

06/10/2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM ET

Category

Case Presentations

Admission

  • Free

Summary

Gambling Disorder Case Presentations are 1 hour no-cost webinars offered once each quarter. These webinars provide insight into helpline or warmline transfer calls, screening tools and/or treatment strategies presented by a certified gambling clinician. Each case presentation focuses on different aspects and nuances of treating problem gambling. Previous topics have included sports betting, youth gambling, harm reduction strategies, and SUD IOP group education. These sessions are open to any professional that is interested in learning more about gambling disorder.

Description

This case presentation will be held virtually on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 from 12 PM - 1 PM.
 

This presentation describes the clinical evaluation, treatment plan, and therapeutic interventions used by the therapist. The Martinez family’s case illustrates the systemic impact of problem gambling and the efficacy of integrating cognitive-behavioral and family systems interventions. Through psychoeducation, skill-building, and peer support, the family has made significant strides in communication, emotional regulation, and financial stability. It provides an opportunity for clinical professionals to examine the counseling process and interventions and ask questions about the decisions made by the therapist as treatment progresses. It does not provide information on ethics or supervision.

 

Cost: This is a no-cost training opportunity. 

 

Continuing Education:

1.0 CEU is available for this training which can be used toward obtaining or maintaining the GAMB Endorsement through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Board or towards becoming a counselor qualified to treat gambling disorder through the Ohio Social Worker, Counselor, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board.

 

Problem Gambling Network of Ohio is an approved continuing education provider through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board, the Ohio Counselor, Social Work, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board, and the International Problem Gambling and Gaming Certification Organization.

 

Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board Subject Areas:

C5: 1.0 hour

G2: 1.0 hour

 

Presenter: 

Nan Franks, M.A., LPCC, LICDC-CS, GAMB

Nan Franks, M.A., LPCC, LICDC-CS, GAMB has worked in community and behavioral health for over 40 years.  Her professional work has focused on addictive illness and its effect on individuals, families and community. She was a co-founder a model of rapid response to overdose survivors referred to as the Quick Response Team (QRT) model.

Her clinical service expertise includes family counseling, recovery support and intervention. She has provided training all over the country focused on addiction, families, counseling skills,  trauma and codependency. She is a graduate of the Ohio Problem Gambling Fellowship and the Advanced Fellowship.

 
 
To learn more about the qualifications for treating gambling disorder, visit https://www.pgnohio.org/professionals