Email: tony@redcardgambling.org
Created by the lived-experience experts at Red Card, this CPD-accredited e-learning course builds understanding of gambling-related harms, both for individuals and organisations.
The course helps users to understand the scale and impact of gambling addiction, to spot the warning signs and triggers in ourselves and those around us, and to signpost available sources of support.
This e-learning is approved by the Gambling Commission, CPDSO-Accredited and worth 6.5 CPD points. It will take around 1 hour to complete.
Who is this course designed for?
This CPD-accredited gambling awareness course is designed for professionals, companies, employers, employees and EAP (Employee Assistance Programmes). The online format makes it easy to access, and users can complete it confidentially, at their own convenience and at their own pace.
This CPD-accredited gambling awareness course is designed for professionals, companies, employers, employees and EAP (Employee Assistance Programmes). The online format makes it easy to access, and users can complete it confidentially, at their own convenience and at their own pace.
Why take this course?
Gambling addiction remains a largely hidden problem. It’s likely that if you work in a secondary school or medium-sized business that you have already encountered people struggling with a gambling problem. However, spotting the signs can be difficult – people around us who are having difficulties often fly under our radars.
This course will help you to understand gambling addiction better and identify those who are already experiencing problems, or who are at risk of doing so. Often, people affected by problem gambling aren’t aware of what support is available, so the course also offers comprehensive signposting.
What the course covers
This one-hour course offers an effective introduction to:
what gambling addiction looks and feels like
the scale of problem gambling in the UK
the structure of the gambling industry and how it works
the nature of gambling advertising in the UK
the negative impacts of problem gambling, including the links with mental health
what support services are available
what self-prevention tools are available to those with gambling problems
the meaning of ‘affected others’ and how people in this group can support those close to them