101224: Youth Gambling

About the Course:

Youth Gambling: A Clinical and Research Perspective provides an overview of the youth gambling problems.

Journal/Publisher:

Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues

Publication Date:

Aug 2000

Authors

Rina Gupta, Ph.D.; Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Ph.D.

About the Authors:

Rina Gupta, Ph.D., is a Co-director of the Youth Gambling Research and Treatment Clinic, in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at McGill University at Montreal, Quebec.

Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Ph.D., is a Co-director of the Youth Gambling Research and Treatment Clinic in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at McGill University at Montreal Quebec.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about youth gambling. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Describe youth gambling from a clinical perspective.

2. Explain youth gambling from a research perspective.