CEUs

13th Annual NCRG Conference Continuing Education Providers

Participants could earn up to 14 continuing education units (CEUs) approved by health care certifying agencies:

  • 2 hours: Pre-conference Workshop on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Gambling Disorders and Other Addictions or Issues in Screening and Diagnostic Instruments  for Gambling Disorders
  • 12 hours: CEU-approved sessions held Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning

The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is approved by the following certifying organizations to offer continuing education:

  • NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider # 737)
  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Approval # PCE 4619)
  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) (Provider # 6474)
  • The NCRG also is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The NCRG maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

The organizations below have approved the continuing education hours offered by previous NCRG Conferences on Gambling and Addiction. The NCRG is currently seeking single program approval of the 2012 conference from these certifying organizations:

  • American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (Academy)
  • American Compulsive Counselor Certification Board
  • Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation
  • Canadian Problem Gambling Certification Board
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • National Council on Problem Gambling
  • Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers

Please contact Christine Reilly at creilly@ncrg.org for updates on continuing education approvals and to suggest other certifications.

Continuing Legal Education

The NCRG will submit letters to local legal education certifying agencies or prepare letters for individual submission upon the request of conference attendees. Please contact Keli Elkins at kelkins@americangaming.org for more information.