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Resources for Helping Professionals

From the Oxford University Press: Overcoming Your Pathological Gambling Manual & Workbook


For Clinicians: ​Diagnostic Interview on Pathological Gambling

Click here to download full diagnostic interview assessment for gambling addiction.  It includes assessments on: Motive of Consultation, Games That Lead to a Partial or Complete Loss of Control, Information on the Development of Gambling Habits,  Information on Current Gambling Problem, DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria,  Consequences of the Gambling Problem, Suicidal Ideation, Current Living Conditions, Other Dependencies (Present or Past), Mental Health—Prior Experiences, Strengths and Available Resources

For Clients: Worksheets & Forms

Click here to download the following worksheets and forms for use with gambling clients: Gambling Related Questions, Perceived Self-Efficacy, Advantages & Disadvantages (of Gambling), What I Like About Gambling, What I Hate About Gambling, Here are the Reasons Why I Want to Stop Gambling, Gambling's Place in My Life Today, Gambling's Place in My Life at the End of Treatment, Daily Self-Monitoring Diary, My High-Risk Situations, Dealing With My High-Risk Situations, Five Steps for Problem Solving, ABCD Exercise - Your Turn, My Traps: Slot Machines, Lottery, Horse-Racing, Bingo. It's My Call.  

From the SMART Recovery Tool Chest

SMART Recovery is an evidence-informed approach to addiction recovery.  Their tools are based on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), which heavily influenced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).  
The site includes Relapse Prevention-focused tools, as well as tools directed towards coping statements and disputations.
The link will take you to the SMART Recovery Tool Chest​ (opens in new window). 

'Brain Connections' Worksheets

Six excellent worksheets, developed by the Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario:
  1. Go and Stop Networks Handout
  2. Liking vs Wanting Handout
  3. Urges Handout
  4. Setpoints Handout
  5. Substitution Handout
  6. Take Home Messages Handout

Self-Help Workbook: "Changing Your Relationship with Gambling"

This excellent workbook is full of really useful information and worksheets.  It was developed by UK's GamCare service and can be downloaded here.  (Opens in a new window)

Interactive Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling

A suite of resources, developed by the Gambling Research Exchange Ontario.  Covers factors including: Biological, Social, Psychological and Cultural, as well as Gambling Types and Gambling Environment.  The resources are available here (Opens in new window)

The Extern Problem Gambling Project

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