GCPG Streamlined Helpline Resource Database
If you are seeking an expert counselor. If you are seeking Gamblers Anonymous or printed materials. 800-522-4700 is the number to call for Georgia gamblers. Call it now! Through our network of Gamblers Anonymous, ongoing workforce development efforts and collaboration with call center staff, the Georgia Council on Problem Gambling approves all resources to this National […]
COUNSELOR AND SOCIAL WORK CEUS
When I began counseling gamblers in 2002, it was referred to as “Pathological Gambling” and classified as an impulse control disorder–same category as trichotillomania (“hair pulling”). There are prominent features of poor impulse control with gamblers, but this diagnosis did not fully capture the manner in which gambling seized control of one’s life and relationships. […]
