This module counts toward the MA PGS Certificate Fundamental Coursework
Ask an Expert: Module 9
Welcome to Ask an Expert: Learning about Problem Gambling from Researchers, Clinicians, Advocates, and People with Lived Experience. In Module 9: Promoting and Providing Problem Gambling Services to Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities, you will learn from four experts on the topics of (1) casino gambling in the Boston Chinatown Community, (2) engaging Asian Americans in problem gambling treatment, (3) gambling among migrants, and (4) older Asian immigrant experiences with gambling. Module 9 includes 4 videos and a 10-question quiz.
Learners will earn 1.0 hour of continuing education (CE) credit for completing each module, which includes passing a 10-question post-module quiz..
About the Experts
Dr. Carolyn Wong, PhD, is a Research Associate at the University of Massachusetts, Boston’s Institute for Asian American Studies. Her research focuses on immigration, citizenship, political empowerment, and health disparities. She previously led a study in partnership with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center entitled, “Casino Gambling: Community Voices From Boston Chinatown.”
Dr. Elda Chan, PhD, is Director of the St. John’s Cathedral Counseling Service and Assistant Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Chan has over 30 years experience in the prevention and treatment of mental health issues and addictive disorders, couple and family therapy, student counseling and guidance, and teacher training. Dr. Chan collaborates on a multi-year study of patients at the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Hong Kong. The goal of this research is to establish an epidemiology of addiction across various expressions of addiction, including alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, gambling, sexual behaviors, and online gaming.
Dr. Heather Wardle, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a social scientist with experience designing, implementing, and analyzing some of Britain’s largest studies of health and wellbeing, including the Health Survey for England and the British Gambling Prevalence Survey. Dr. Wardle’s research focuses on understanding the impact of gambling on people’s lives and devising solutions.
Dr. Wooksoo Kim, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Buffalo and co-founder and director of the School’s Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute. Dr. Kim’s research interests include Asian immigrants and their mental health, alcohol use and gambling; immigration and acculturation; and community-based research.
Continuing Education (CE) credits
- American Psychological Association (APA) – The Division on Addiction is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Division on Addiction maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program offers 1.0 hour of continuing education (CE) credit.
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW) – This program has been approved for 1.0 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D91244.
- Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) – The Massachusetts Technical Assistance Center for Problem Gambling Treatment is authorized by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to sponsor, conduct or approve continuing education programs for alcohol and drug counselors/assistants (LADCs). This program offers 1.0 hour of continuing education (CE) credit.
- NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals – This course has been approved by the Division on Addiction, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #84058, the Division on Addiction is responsible for all aspects of the programing.
- The Massachusetts Board of Substance Abuse Counselor Certification (MBSACC) – MBSACC does not accredit online trainings but will recognize most online trainings approved by NASW.
Learning Objectives
As a result of completing Module 9, you will be better prepared to:
- Identify environmental and social risk factors that can lead to gambling-related problems among Asian Americans.
- Define the concept of absent demand and list ways to address it.
- Promote engagement in gambling-related treatment among the Asian American population, including ways to incorporate Chinese cultural beliefs as a means to remain culturally competent and build a strong therapeutic relationship.
- Identify barriers and facilitators to help-seeking and treatment engagement among migrants.
Funding Statement: The Division on Addiction and Health Resources in Action collaborated to produce this M-TAC course, which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Problem Gambling Services. The instructors have no financial interests that might create a conflict of interest in the development or delivery of this training. Click here to access our full list of our funders and conflict of interest/grievance policies and procedures.