Working with Clients Experiencing Problematic Gambling

 This training will provide an overview of gambling disorder and the prevalence study for adults in Oklahoma. We will also explore helping strategies for helping the person with a gambling disorder.  This workshop is an introduction but covers motivational interviewing, stages of change, and harm reduction as a method of helping the person with a gambling disorder. 

Objectives

•  Learn about the dynamics and criteria of gambling disorder. 
•  Learn the prevalence statistics of Oklahoma. 
•  Beginning stages of helping a client with gambling disorder 

About Dr. Wiley Harwell

Wiley D. Harwell, DMin, LPC, ICGC-II, is the executive director of the Oklahoma Association for Problem and Compulsive Gambling. Wiley has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southern Methodist University, a Master of Divinity from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and a bachelor’s degree from Wayland Baptist University. Wiley is a licensed professional counselor, a certified employee assistance professional, advanced certification in hypnotherapy, and is an International Certified Gambling Counselor-II.

OAPCG is the official affiliate of the National Council on Problem Gambling. As the affiliate, Wiley administers the Oklahoma Helpline, leads training for certification to become a certified gambling counselor, works with tribes to promote responsible gambling, promotes awareness for problem gambling to the public and government officials, and works in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse as an advocate for all aspects of problem gambling issues. In July 2012, Wiley was elected to serve as a board member of the National Council on Problem Gambling and was reelected in 2015 for a total of six years. Wiley served as president of the NCPG board of directors in 2015-2017.

Wiley resides in Norman, is married and has four children, seven grandchildren and enjoys time on an acreage east of town.