Gambling and Gaming Harm Related Virtual Course Offerings
Made possible by Health PEI MH&A Education and Professional Development Department
The Provincial Addiction & Mental Health Curricula & Experiential Skills
PACES Learning Pathway Phase 1 – Beginning training developed by Alberta Health Services explores foundational concepts and expectations for the care of individuals experiencing concurrent disorders. Please submit completed certificates to mhatraining@gov.pe.ca. Note: this training is accredited by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation.
Modules:
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•Understanding Gambling Disorder (1 hr)
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•Understanding Internet Gaming Disorder (1 hr)
Applications for Counselling for Gambling and Gaming (ACGG)
ACGG is an online, intermediate, self-directed course intended for mental health and addictions service providers. This self-directed course has two streams (one for gambling and one for gaming) and provides an overview of three key areas of counselling: the therapeutic alliance, values, and goal setting.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, learners will have demonstrated some level of proficiency in the following three foundational areas for clients struggling with problem gambling and/or gaming:
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•Creating and maintaining a therapeutic alliance with gambling and/or gaming clients.
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•Exploring values with clients struggling with gambling and/or gaming.
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•Setting gambling and/or gaming-related goals.
This course has been accredited by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation for 3.0 Continuing Education Units/hours for each stream (3.0 CEUs for gambling and 3.0 CEUs for gaming).
Course Requirements:
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•Pre- and post-course assessments for at least one stream (gambling and/or gaming)
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•Participation in all three sessions and simulations for at least one stream (gambling and/or gaming)
Delivery Method: Online (delivered in Docebo learning platform).
Duration: 3 hrs. per stream (Learners can complete one or both streams.)
Fundamentals of Gambling and Gaming (FGG)
FGG is an online self-directed course that presents a foundational understanding of problem gambling and gaming. It is intended for mental health and addictions service providers. The course highlights current evidence and best practices for recognizing and supporting individuals at risk of, or experiencing, problem gambling and/or problem gaming. This includes information on evidence-based screening tools, assessment, and treatment approaches. The course will take approximately 3 hours to complete. This course has been accredited by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation for 4.0 Continuing Education Units.
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•Delivery Method: Online (delivered in Docebo learning platform)
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•Duration: 3 hrs.
Gambling: Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
SBIRT is an online, self-directed course that presents an overview of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for problem gambling. It is intended for mental health and addictions service providers. The course provides information about how SBIRT has been adapted to address problem gambling, shares recommendations for screening tools, and explores how to conduct a brief intervention using case studies and examples. This course has been accredited by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation for 9.0 Continuing Education Units.
Learning Objectives:
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•Identify brief and full screening tools for problem gambling.
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•Identify how to respond to screening results.
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•Identify the goals of a brief intervention.
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•Differentiate between the four steps in the brief negotiated interview model.
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•Name three motivational interviewing skills that can be incorporated into a brief intervention.
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•Identify actions for each of the four steps; and,
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•Identify when it is appropriate to refer to treatment.
Course Requirements:
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•Pre-course evaluation
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•Completion of all journal activities
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•Post-course evaluation
Delivery Method: Online (delivered in Docebo learning platform).
Duration: 2-3 hrs.
Gambling: Working with Families & Affected Loved Ones (WFALO)
WFALO is an online, self-directed course that presents current evidence and best practices for working with families, couples, and loved ones experiencing harm because of a loved one’s problem of gambling. It provides an overview of these harms and addresses how professionals can support these individuals, including intervention strategies that professionals can use to help clients protect their finances, develop coping skills, repair relationships, and rebuild trust. This course is intended for mental health and addictions service providers. This course has been accredited by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation for 3.0 Continuing Education Units.
Learning Objectives:
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•Describe the impacts of problem gambling on families and affected loved ones.
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•Recognize behaviour patterns within families that may enable gambling.
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•Compare behaviour patterns within families that support harm reduction and/or stop gambling.
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•Identify steps to address suicide, intimate partner violence, and financial crisis early in treatment.
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•Appraise the therapeutic techniques presented within the course of case studies.
Course Requirements:
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•Pre-course evaluation
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•Completion of all journal activities
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•Post-course evaluation
Delivery Method: Online (delivered in Docebo learning platform).
Duration: 3 hrs.
View the full Mental Health & Addictions Education Catalogue April 2026 – March 2027 catalogue here.
Need Help or Have Worries?
If you, or your loved one needs help with gambling harms or worries, the PEI Gambling Support Line is available 24/7 for confidential assistance and support. We can help!