Disability Policy CERTIFIED GAMBLING ADDICTION SPECIALIST (CGAS)
KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS
The following domains have been selected to measure applicant’s knowledge of theory and practice in the treatment of pathological gambling: Applicants will be questioned on their knowledge in most of the following areas that have been identified as relevant to the understanding of pathological gambling, its etiology, natural history, and treatment (National Research Council, 1999):
| Addiction Theory Adolescents Age Factors Attitudes and Beliefs Benefit-Cost Studies Biological Factors Children Cognitive Factors Co-occurring Disorders Counseling Issues Criminal Behavior Cultural Factors Definitional Issues Demographic Factors Diagnosis Economic Factors Ethnicity Etiology and Natural History Family Factors Financial Impacts |
Gender Factors Impulse Control Minority Groups Mood Disorders Neurobiological Factors Pharmacological Treatments Prevalence and Incidence Prevention Recreational Gambling Recovering Gamblers Relapse Prevention Research Methodology Risk Taking Screening and Referral Self-Help Treatment Social Factors Substance Use and Misuse Suicide Technological Issues Treatment Issues |