Monthly Treatment Call Presentation/Minutes - Feb 2015

1. Problem Gambling Treatment Providers
Monthly Call/Webinar
February 4, 2015
Facilitated by Greta Coe and Tom Moore

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Agenda
Time Topic
3:00pm-3:10pm Introductions/County Roll Call
3:10pm-3:25pm AMH Update/Announcements
•February Conference
•Lewis and Clark Precertification Training –Part 2
•System Improvement Community Forums
•PGS Treatment Specialist Position and Transition
Period
•Oregon Administrative Rule Outpatient Rule 309-
0190100
•Updated PGS Procedure Codes and Rates
•Internet Gaming Policy and Data Collection
•OPRG.org web page links
3:25pm-3:55pm Discussion Topics
•2014 Oregon Gambling Programs Evaluation Report
3:55pm-4:00pm Wrap Up
Items for next meeting?

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AMH Updates
• Spring PGS Conference
 February 19-20 at Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Registration deadline is February
6. Contact Patricia.alderson@state.or.us
• Lewis and Clark Precertification Training –Part 2-
 Registration now open. March 7, 14, and April 11, 18, 2015,
https://graduate.lclark.edu/live/events/28230-gambling-counselor-pre-
certification-ii
• PGS System Improvement Community Forums
 March 10, 2015- Lake Oswego
 March 12, 2015- Grants Pass
 March 13. 2015- Albany
 March 17, 2015- Bend
 Contact Patricia.alderson@state.or.us for registration flyer
• PGS Treatment Specialist Position and Transition Period
– Hiring new PGS Treatment Specialist position, with roles specific to providing
technical assistance, program and policy development and implementation of 5
year PGS work plan. Estimated timeline TBD and more information to come in
the future.

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AMH Updates (cont.)
• Oregon Administrative Rule Outpatient Rule 309-019-0100
 Rule on the Secretary of State web page is not accurate- under 309-019-0125-
Specific Staff Qualifications and Competencies
 Currently Is- 5) Clinical Supervisors in problem gambling treatment programs
must be a Certified Gambling Addiction Counselor level 2 for a minimum of two
years, an have completed a minimum of 10 hours of clinical supervision training.
 Should be: Clinical Supervisors in problem gambling treatment programs must
meet the requirements for clinical supervisors in either mental health or
substance use disorders treatment programs, and have completed 10 hours of
gambling specific training within two years of designation as a problem
gambling services supervisor.
• Updated PGS Procedure Codes and Rates
 Additional peer delivered services codes added

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AMH Updates (cont.)
• Internet Gaming Policy and Data Collection
 ORS 413.522 states that all moneys in the Problem Gambling Treatment Fund are
to be expended for programs for the prevention and treatment of gambling
addiction and other emotional and behavioral problems related to gambling and
for the administration of the programs.
 Clients can be seen for internet gaming addition if internet use problems are
related to gambling.
 No variances for internet gaming addiction will be approved.
 In the meantime, AMH leadership has asked that we collect data to determine
need and options of changing language within ORS 413.522 or develop policy
option package for funding during future legislative sessions.
• OPGR.org
 Please update any links you have on your agency web pages from the
1877MYLIMIT.org to OPGR.org.

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2014 Gambling Programs Evaluation Report

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2014 Gambling Programs Evaluation Report

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2014 Gambling Programs Evaluation Report
Lag Time:
•The average number of calendar days system wide between the call date and
the first available appointment was only 3.8 days.
•As expected, including client delays for convenience, the lag increased to 6.2
days from initial call to first seen.
•During the report period the residential program experienced a significantly
shorter period between first call and first available appointment than last year
(13.2 days compared with 22.0 days reported last year).
•The lag time for rural clients was significantly less (3.3 days versus 4.1 days in
the metropolitan areas)

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2014 Gambling Programs Evaluation Report
Length of Time Enrolled
•Of those discharged from outpatient treatment, 7.9% were with waivers to the
annual cap, up insignificantly from 5.8% last year.
•There have been 2,992 outpatient gambler discharges since January 1, 2012. Of
those 186 had waivers and of those with waivers, 136 (73.1%) completed
successfully.
•There were 2,806 gambler discharges without waivers. Of those, 910 (32.4%)
completed successfully.
•The average length of time gamblers were enrolled in outpatient treatment
was 144.6 days up somewhat from the 138.5 days previously reported.

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2014 Gambling Programs Evaluation Report
Treatment Outcomes
Table 8.1 Gambled Since Enrolling
(In Percent)
None Much Less Less Same More Much More
12-Month Completers 60.5 21.1 11.8 5.3 1.3 0.0
6-Month Completer 64.1 16.7 11.5 5.1 1.3 1.3
6-Month Non-Completers 43.3 22.4 11.9 19.4 0.0 3.0

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Wrap Up
• Don’t forget about semi-annual satisfaction
surveys
• Questions
• Agenda topics for next meeting
• Next meeting: March 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm

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