Addressing Gambling-related Harm through Evidence-based Practices
Friday, March 30 & Saturday, March 31, 2007 @ The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
The Alberta Gaming Research Institute and the University of Calgary co-sponsored the sixth in a series of special interest conferences in the area of gambling research. The focus of Conference 2007 was on innovations on the treatment of problem gambling. New developments in treatment and in treatment systems were highlighted. Advancements in basic research with implications for prevention and treatment were also presented. The meeting brought together the leaders in the development of evidence-based treatment approaches for problem gambling in an intimate meeting setting in the majestic Canadian Rockies.
Topics included: • Motivational and cognitive treatments • Enhancing compliance in treatment • Telephone-based treatment • Addressing comorbidity • Advances in pharmacology • Family-based approaches • Personality-based treatment matching • Early findings from the Alberta Leisure, Lifestyle and Lifecycle longitudinal project.
The conference was of interest to clinicians, administrators, educators, prevention specialists, and researchers. Additional information about the conference, including the completed program and a detailed printable program can be accessed from this web site.
