Public Health Approaches to Preventing Gambling Harm in NSW Course is designed for practitioners to educate on the risks and harms associated with gambling, its importance as a public health issue and ways to manage the impact at an individual and community level.

This course aims to help:

• Identify the factors that influence gambling and develop strategies to support people experiencing the negative impacts of gambling.
• Increase awareness of how gambling harm can be prevented from a population perspective.
• Increase understanding of responsible gambling paradigms, and why they are no longer considered best practice in helping to prevent or reduce gambling harm.

This course must be completed within two weeks of enrolment or you may be prompted for payment to continue participating. You can find out more about the course here.

Date: 26 May 2025

Format: Online (recording available)

Cost: Free

This webinar is hosted by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and provides psychologists with the opportunity to increase their understanding of gambling harm and learn how to identify it in clinical practice and apply evidence-based treatment strategies to effectively support their clients.

Participants will be able to:

• Recognise the prevalence and impact of gambling harm
• Identify common psychological and mental health considerations in the assessment, treatment and management of people experiencing gambling harm
• Identify evidence-based resources and support organisations to inform practice when working with people experiencing gambling harm.

The webinar is approved for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours for registered psychologists. A recording is available on the APS website.

Funded by the Office of Responsible Gambling, this practice guide provides psychologists with information to increase their understanding of gambling harm, learn how to identify it in clinical practice, and apply-evidence-based treatment strategies to effectively support their clients.

Check out the Practice Guide on the APS website.

This information sheet is for members of the general community. It provides an overview of gambling harm and effective psychological treatments for both the person experiencing gambling harm and affected family members and friends.

Check out the Community Resource on the APS website.