(WEBINAR) Youth, Young Adults, and Problem Gambling: Sports, Online & Video Games

CE Type:*Cert of Attendance Only

# of CE's: 2.0

0.2 IACET CE's

Certificate of Attendance Only

About This Course

Youth and young adults can be affected by gambling related issues in several ways. Early exposure to excessive and problematic gambling behaviors by friends and family members often increases the risk of developing potential problems. Recent studies indicate that teens and young adults whose parents gamble on a regular basis develop problems at nearly twice the rate of those whose parents do not gamble. And despite several laws being in place that require participants in regulated gambling activities to be a certain age, there are several other opportunities for those who do not meet those requirements to gamble. The topic of gambling deserves the same frank, direct approach used when talking to a teen about other risky behaviors. This program will discuss the high rates of participation and problematic development among students and explore ways to address the topic with this vulnerable population.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Become familiar with gambling and factors included in the development of problematic gambling and video gaming, specifically among youth and young adults
  • Become familiar with the types of legislated gambling in Pennsylvania
  • Discuss the impact of gambling and gambling elements in video games on the younger population, and how this may also lead to future issues
  • Identify possible warning signs and how to address the issue with kids/teens/adolescents/emerging adults
  • Develop an understanding of the unique aspects of addressing these forms of gambling as an aspect of treatment
  • Have awareness of available local resources

Intended Audience: 

Behavioral Health Staff working with adolescents and young adults.

Instructional Level: 

Introductory

Completion Requirements: 

Participants must attend the entire session, participate in all activities, and submit an evaluation within the 7 days of training to receive a certificate.

Credit Statements:

Certificate of Attendance Only

 

Course Instructors

May 14, 2026

Gregory A. Krausz

He/Him

Director

Mid Atlantic Rehabilitation Services

MA, CAADC, LPC

A Licensed Professional Counselor and CAADC Greg is the Director of Mid Atlantic Rehabilitation Services (MARS) in Bethlehem, PA, Owner of Monocacy Counseling Associates, Adjunct Faculty member at Moravian Theological Seminary, and a Consultant/Trainer with the Council on Compulsive Gambling of PA. He is a member of First Baptist Church in Bethlehem, PA and a graduate of Moravian Theological Seminary in 2002 with a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling. He has been a counselor, and program director in the addiction and mental health counseling field for the past 26 years. He was awarded the 2016 Bishop Kortz award for excellence in the field of Pastoral Counseling from Moravian Theological Seminary.