Every Friday, Saturday from 03/10/2017 to 03/18/2017
Location: Maryland Behavioral Health Administration, 55 Wade Avenue, (Spring Grove Hospital Campus), Catonsville, MD US 21228
For Clergy and Lay Ministers
March 10, 11, 17 & 18 | 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
This Clergy/Lay Ministers Certification is designed to provide basic knowledge about gambling addiction, problem gambling, treatment and recovery resources to enhance the clergypersons' and layministers' skills at recognizing compulsive gambling; and, to provide information for the gambler’s family on dealing with their loved one’s addiction.
This specialized 24-Hour Training for Clergy and Lay Ministers leads to IGCCB Certification (Non-Clinical). The Clergy/Lay Minister Certification prepares those working and serving in faith/spiritual settings to provide for persons seeking help for problem gambling (directly and/or indirectly affected), initial intervention through education, referral assistance, support group referral and enhancement, and spiritual support (specific to gamblers and their loved ones).
2.4 CEU’s - Free to attend. Certification costs $50.
**On Fridays, participants must park on the loop area beyond the parking lot near the vacant stone building.
Sponsored by Maryland Council on Problem Gambling, the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, and the Maryland Behavioral Health Administration
To register, email John Nupp at
For more information, contact Dr. Deborah Haskins at 443-691-2536 or Jeffrey M. Beck at 667-214-212