Problem Gambling & Veterans

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Problem Gambling Services, in partnership with Health Resources in Action, is excited to offer FREE virtual trainings to Veteran Services Officers (VSOs) titled “Problem Gambling & Veterans.”  This training is for providers serving veterans and will focus on identifying and addressing problem gambling with veteran clients. The learning objectives of  this training are as follows:

• Distinguish between social and problem gambling
• Identify consequences of problem gambling
• Identify veteran populations at risk for problem gambling
• Define addiction and its signs
• Distinguish between gambling and substance use disorder
• Practice addressing addiction
• Name support resources

CEUs are not available for this course