BASIC TRAINING FOR PROBLEM GAMBLING
Your first step toward certification.
This evidence-based basic training is designed to help counselors, peer support specialists, and others in building an understanding of gambling disorder.
OAPGG offers a 4-day, online training for problem gambling twice per year.
Registration for spring 2025 is closed.
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Included in the training
4 days of training, including copies of slides and reference lists
Resources and workbook for counselors
12 consultation sessions
Exam prep class
(There will be fees associated with the IGCCB exam or state certification. Check with your state for credentialing requirements; basic information is listed at the bottom of the page.)
Pricing
$300 Free
If you live in the MCGPSA region (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, or Oklahoma), use code MCPGSA for free admission.
Thank you to MCPGSA state partners for their support!
$300
The cost for non-MCPGSA states is $300.
Credentialing Information
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OAPGG has developed a certification program with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Counselors who work for a state funded agency are eligible for certification. Learn more >>
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KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
Ronna Corliss: ronna.corliss@ks.gov
Katherine Gibbons: katherine.gibbons2@ks.gov
https://www.kdads.ks.gov/provider-home/providers/licensing-and-certification
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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Katrina Bee: katie.bee@idph.iowa.gov
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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
Mark Rembecki: mark.rembecki@dmh.mo.gov
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NEBRASKA COMMISSION ON PROBLEM GAMBLING
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INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM GAMBLING AND GAMING CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION
Regardless of your location, certification is available through the IPGGC. Learn more >>
Meet the Presenters
This live, online training will be taught by two experts in the field, Wiley Harwell, DMin, LPC, ICGC-II, and Lori Rugle, PhD, ICGC-II.
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Dr. Wiley Harwell (D. Min, LPC, ICGC-II, BACC) is the executive director of the Oklahoma Association on Problem Gambling and Gaming. Wiley has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southern Methodist University, a Master of Divinity from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and a bachelor’s degree from Wayland Baptist University. He has over 15 years of experience in treating gambling disorder leading OAPGG. He served on the National Council for Problem Gambling board for 6 years and as board president from 2015–2017.
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Dr. Lori Rugle (PhD, ICGC-II/BACC), brings 35+ years of experience to her work field of problem and responsible gambling including treatment, prevention, research and responsible gambling. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Kent State University. She is certified in Meditation and Psychotherapy and has had a personal practice for the past 25 years. In 2019, she received the Robert Custer Lifetime-Award from the National Council on Problem Gambling.