Live Classes

Live classes are held every March, and twice more each year (once in June/July and again in September/October) offering a total hours of five hours of doctor-level continuing education accepted by the American Psychological Association (APA), the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), and the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals Educational Institute (CCAPP-EI). 

Live classes are usually followed by a networking session or informational opportunity with the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, Office of Problem Gambling, or other key stakeholders. These networking sessions are primarily for CalGETS providers, but anyone may attend! Can't make it to the live class? Don't worry: the class will be available On-Demand by the next Problem Gambling Awareness Summit.

Unfortunately, per APA guidelines, we can only provide Psychologist CE's when the class is attended live.

Counterpunch: Vulnerability, Strength, and the High-Stimulus Mind in Gambling Recovery

Thursday, October 22 at 3:30 PM UTC - 5:00 PM UTC

Class Description

Why are certain individuals driven by an intense need for risk, competition, and high stimulus, and what happens when those same traits are channeled into gambling? In this workshop, former amateur athlete and certified gambling counselor Elizabeth Thielen explores how an individual’s core strengths and psychological vulnerabilities can interact to both fuel gambling disorder and support sustainable recovery.

Rather than serving solely as a personal narrative, this session will weave key milestones from Elizabeth’s lived experience as a former athlete and a person in long-term recovery into the clinical literature. Together, we will examine how traits like competitive drive, high sensation-seeking, and resilience can work against a client in active addiction, yet become valuable assets when redirected effectively. We will also examine additional psychological and environmental factors that can complicate the progression of gambling disorder and shape the path toward lasting recovery. 

Elizabeth Thielen

LPC, PCGC, ICGC-II

Post-Class Networking Session with CalPG

Thursday, October 22 AT 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

UCLA will share updates on the expansions of gambling over recent years, and have an open Q&A session with CalGETS Authorized Providers.

UCLA

Gambling Studies Program