Episode 1: Dr. Jeff Derevensky, Youth & Gambling
Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Ph.D. is the first guest on the Gambling Issues Podcast. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Derevensky is a Professor of School/Applied Child Psychology, Department of...
View ArticleEpisode 2: Sylvia Hagopian, MYGU app
Sylvia Hagopian of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario is today’s guest. Sylvia is the Manager of Communications and Online Services, within PGIO’s...
View ArticleEpisode 3: Jamie Ferguson, GameSense Advisor
Jamie Ferguson, GameSense Advisor at Lake City Casino in Kamloops, B.C. is today’s guest. She has over 30 years experience working in casinos in Alberta and BC, including blackjack dealer, pit boss,...
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Update May 21, 2015: What a difference a day makes. Our website is now live and episode 4, featuring Chris Parlow on his journey of pathological gambling and recovery is released. Thanks for your...
View ArticleEpisode 4: Chris Parlow, Pathological Gambling and Recovery
Chris Parlow @Manitowan is today’s guest. Once a marathon runner, Chris developed a problem with gambling which spanned two decades. After coming clean to his family and friends, Chris is now in...
View ArticleEpisode 5: Dr. Richard Wood, GamTalk
Dr. Richard Wood from GamTalk is today’s guest. Over the last 19 years, Dr Wood has published numerous gambling related articles, presented at conferences around the world and undertaken responsible...
View ArticleEpisode 6: Jan Zacharias, Counsellor and Prevention Specialist
Jan Zacharias is today’s guest. After ten years as a teacher, mostly in alternate schools, Jan got a Masters in Counselling. Since 2002, Jan has been providing Problem Gambling prevention and...
View ArticleEpisode 7: Dr. Sarah E. Nelson, Online Gambling
Today’s guest is Sarah E. Nelson, Ph.d., Associate Director of the Division on Addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nelson researches...
View ArticleEpisode 8: Four Directions Conference 2015
Today we have a bonus episode! This one features Maureen Greeley, Executive Director of the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling, Angela Voght, Provincial Indigenous Coordinator with the BC...
View ArticleEpisode 9: Problem Gambling and Marriage
Ximena is a wife and mom of two kids. When pregnant with her first child, she discovered $20,000.00 of unexplained debt. Later, her husband owned up to taking that money to gamble. At this point,...
View ArticleEpisode 10: SMART Recovery
Today we have two guests on the Gambling Issues Podcast. They are Dr. Tom Horvath, president of SMART Recovery and Rick, a SMART Recovery group facilitator based out of San Diego. Dr. Horvath also...
View ArticleEpisode 11: Carolyn Pickett, Social Worker and Prevention Specialist
Carolyn Pickett is today’s guest. She’s been a Social Worker since 1975 and a Prevention Specialist since 2002 with the BC Responsible and Problem Gambling Program. Carolyn works on Vancouver Island,...
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