A Chance for Change

A Chance for Change group is a 12 week psycho-educational support group for anyone struggling with problematic gambling behavior including, but not limited to, casino gambling, sports betting, lottery tickets, on-line poker and stock market investing. Topics include: the problem gambling behavioural chain, dealing with triggers and high risk situations, understanding chance/probability, gambling traps/illusions, recognizing erroneous gambling thoughts and developing relapse prevention strategies.

Goals:

• To increase knowledge and awareness of problem gambling.
• To learn behavioural and cognitive interventions for problem gambling behaviour.
• To learn relapse prevention skills for problem gambling behaviour.
• To provide a supportive and safe environment for participants.

Stage of Change: Any stage of change

Structure: Psycho-educational and Support

Referral process: Open to community. Please contact Elizabeth Vano to register.
 

When:   Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Where: Group will be facilitated online during the COVID-19 pandemic.