Foundations: Building Strong Teams

As part of our Foundations of Clinical Supervision series, Building Strong Teams: Hiring and Onboarding Essentials for Behavioral Health Professionals will occur on January 6, 2026 held virtually through Zoom.

Schedule: This virtual training will run from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST.

Course description: 

This training is part three of a six-part Foundations in Gambling Supervision series aimed at professionals looking to enhance their supervisory skills in gambling disorder services.

As agencies carry out their day-to-day operations, it is essential to make intentional efforts to build teams capable of delivering high-quality direct services to clients. These efforts often take shape when an organization launches a new initiative or expands its services to address emerging or previously unmet needs.  In the service field for disordered and problem gambling, many agencies are now considering how best to develop and structure programs that effectively respond to these challenges. This training is designed to provide guidance on building a strong service team through thoughtful administrative processes. Key management practices—including hiring, orientation, performance appraisal, and termination—will be reviewed and discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will develop understanding of hiring and termination practices including practices to improve staff performance and candidate selection.
• Participants will identify how onboarding processes can be designed to build belonging and a sense of mission to an organization and its clients in addition to the administrative requirements met during orientation.
• Participants will learn administrative practices for performance appraisal and how these processes go beyond an administrative obligation and are useful for staff development and program objectives.

Who Should Attend: Treatment professionals that oversee gambling treatment services

Cost: No Cost

Continuing Education: 1.5 Supervision CEUs are available for this training.

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.

Presenters:

Mike Rosen, LPCC-S, ICGC-I

Mike is a licensed professional clinical counselor with supervision designation.  He has spent the last 15 years in the field of addiction treatment and co-occurring disorders.  He is currently working in a private practice setting helping individuals deepen insights to addiction tendencies.  He received a Master of Arts degree in Community Counseling from Xavier University and has received advanced training in the treatment of gambling disorder.  He has provided gambling-specific trainings at the state and local levels, and provides supervision for PGNO’s Supervision Cohorts. 

Jesse Wodrig, MBA, LCDCIII-GAMB, ICGC-I, OCPSA

Jesse Wodrig, MBA, LCDCIII-GAMB, ICGC-I, OCPSA, is currently the Director of Clinical Programs at Problem Gambling Network of Ohio (PGNO).  He is involved in the coordination and delivery of services through Ohio Gambling Telehealth Network, Warm Transfer available through the Ohio Problem Gambling Helpline, and clinical training offered by PGNO.  Prior to joining PGNO, Jesse had worked in areas including case management, counseling, and administration in the substance use disorder services field.