Past events

This introductory training will cover some important theoretical underpinnings, and practical considerations, associated with working clinically with children, adolescents, and families.

This session is based on survey research conducted with 15,000 Victorian sport fans, which was undertaken in partnership with the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest sample of sports fans that has addressed sport betting behaviour, attitudes to sport betting and perceptions of the attitudes and behaviours of others (social norms). Some key findings that will be unpacked include that sport betting is most prevalent among young males and that there are large gender differences in sport betting behaviour and attitudes. The most striking result with respect to sport betting attitudes is that people who bet on sport are more likely to have friends who bet on sport, talk about odds when they discuss sport and are less likely to believe sport betting is potentially problematic.

In this webinar, understand recent and expected changes in fines legislation, and how COVID fines are enforced. You will be able to provide guidance to clients affected by fines related debts, and make appropriate referrals for clients with complex fines debt issues.

Three CPD points can be awarded for attending the entire session.

This webinar is hosted by FCVic. Registration will require membership of FCVic and logging onto their events webpage.

This presentation by Professor Ross Gordon from Queensland University of Technology will share findings from an Australian Research Council Discovery project that aims to better understand how young adults use, communicate about and experience mobile phone sports betting applications. Insights on how changes in technology in the form of smartphones and sports betting apps, gambling marketing, and the spaces and places of betting have changed norms, practices, and the gambling environment will be shared. It will also consider implications for gambling risk and harm, including how sports betting facilitates what is described as the dark side of flow. Finally, the presentation will reflect on how study findings can inform gambling policy and programmes leading to better health and social outcomes.

This session is designed specifically for FCs working regularly with people affected by gambling harm. It reflects back on the nationally accredited skill set delivered by registered training organisations and how key learnings from that are implemented into practice. There will also be an opportunity to discuss common challenges.

Three CPD points can be awarded for attending the entire session.

This webinar is hosted by FCVic. Registration will require membership of FCVic and logging onto their events webpage.

Attend this webinar to understand the background and key features of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), recognise common challenges in accessing the scheem, gain awareness of the options participants can elect to manage their plans, and understand the financial implications of these options.

Three CPD points can be awarded for attending the entire session.

This webinar is hosted by FCVic. Registration will require membership of FCVic and logging onto their events webpage.

Dr Jim Sauer and Dr Aaron Drummond will present some of their research on loot boxes. In this session, they will cover important psychological and legal similarities between loot boxes and conventional forms of gambling, present some data demonstrating behavioural associations between loot boxes and gambling, and address the proposition that engagement with loot boxes might serve as a “gateway” for future gambling; an idea often speculated upon, but with little direct investigation to date.

Learn how to support clients with motor accident debts more effectively, apply protections within the general insurance code of practice when advocating for clients with motor accident debts and identify appropriate strategies to resolve motor accident debt issues for insured and uninsured drivers.

Three CPD points can be awarded for attending the entire session.

This webinar is hosted by FCVic. Registration will require membership of FCVic and logging onto their events webpage.

This update from the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) will highlight a compliance focus on affiliate marketing services and enforcement actions undertaken, such as website blocking, as well as the campaigns they have rolled out to influence consumer choices. It will also look at the outcome of the ACMA’s credit betting review, as well as updates on the implementation of the National Self-Exclusion Register.

This webinar will present updated key findings from the second national study of interactive gambling in Australia since the first study was held in 2014. It will cover the estimated prevalence of online and offline gambling, characteristics of people who participate in online gambling, use of licensed and unlicensed gambling operators, gambling harm amongst people who gamble offline and online and to affected others, and key changes in the online gambling environment over the past decade.

Bingo is generally considered to be a relatively harmless form of gambling, however digital technologies are changing the nature of the game. As venues reopen after Victorian lockdowns it’s a good time to consider whether regulation is keeping up with these developments. Sarah MacLean will outline findings from a collaborative study of bingo in three communities where disadvantage is prevalent. Regulatory responses need to maintain the benefits of bingo identified by research participants, while managing the potential for harms from the introduction of PET machines, rolling jackpots and, in some venues, provision of bingo to direct players to other gambling products.

This training will provide an opportunity to better understand the child support system and its challenges. Upon successful completion of this session, participants will be able to: understand the child support framework, advise clients on a range of child support and Centrelink financial forms, have a clear understanding of issues associated with timely receipt and payment of child support, distinguish between different collection options and understand their pros and cons, identify clients that might benefit from a change of assessment and support them through the process, and know when to refer clients on for legal advice.

To satisfy your professional obligations and to be awarded # CPD points for attendance, you are required to participate in the entire session.

This event is hosted by FCVic and registration will require membership of FCVic and logging onto their events webpage.

Homelessness is one of the most significant harms associated with gambling and appears to disproportionately affect older people, but the relationship has received little research attention. This presentation by Dr Brian Vanderberg from Monash University presents the findings of an exploratory study of how gambling and homelessness is linked in older age.

Greater accessibility to gambling venues may increase gambling rates, and therefore enhance welfare through the additional enjoyment from gambling and the related socialising. However, it may also lead to problematic gambling, financial hardship and psychological distress. In this presentation, Prof David Johnston from Monash University will share new evidence on the potential benefits and harms of greater geographic accessibility to suburban gambling venues containing electronic gaming machines (pokies) will be examined.

Some of the most successful live streamers make seven-figure incomes from their gaming, and many streamers enjoy being part of a like-minded and supportive community that has become increasingly central to gaming culture. However, many live streamers use gambling-like methods to profit from their viewers, while other channels simply broadcast real-money gameplay, ranging from games of luck and skill (eg poker) to games of pure luck (slots, roulette, etc). In particular, the broadcast of real-money slots has become highly popular – raising important questions about the laws and regulations, its potential to lead to harmful gambling behaviours, and the rise of commercial relationships between gambling streamers and gambling companies. This webinar will explore the rapidly-evolving ecosystem of gambling live streaming, and why it should be of interest to gambling researchers, and policymakers.

This workshop provides an opportunity to learn about Aboriginal cultural safety: what it is, where it came from and its relevance in the workplace. Different types of biases will be examined, and what influences cultural bias (conscious and unconscious) will be explored. Exploring your own attitudes and values to learn how they influence your perceptions and assumptions will be encouraged, and finally, learn how to provide a culturally safe service to your clients.

Upon successful completion of this session, participants will be able to: understand how own attitudes and values influence perceptions, assumptions and behaviours, recognise the diversity of cultural experiences, determine what a culturally safe workplace looks like, and plan towards a culturally safe workplace.

The session is grounded in practical casework scenarios.

To satisfy your professional obligations and to be awarded 4 CPD points for attendance, you are required to participate in the entire session.

This event is hosted by FCVic and registration will require membership of FCVic and logging onto their events webpage.

Dr Sean Cowlishaw from Melbourne University’s Phoenix Australia Centre will be presenting findings from what is believed to be the first research study into gambling among Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel. The aim of this study was to highlight the extent, risk-factors, and implications of gambling problems among current members of the ADF following deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations. It involved analyses of data from ADF personnel who deployed between 2010 and 2012, and completed surveys within four months of returning to Australia.

In this session, the team at Australian Financial Complaints Authority will provide an overview on cryptocurrency, contracts for difference and other speculative products.

Upon successful completion of this session, participants will be able to understand: what cryptocurrencies are and how they work, and what contracts for difference are and how they differ to shares.

To satisfy your professional obligations and to be awarded 3 CPD points for attendance, participation in the entire session is required.

This event is hosted by FCVic and registration will require membership of FCVic and logging onto their events webpage.

The NSW Office of Responsible Gambling commissioned a study into gambling and simulated gambling among people aged 12 to 17 years in NSW. The study aimed to increase understanding of gambling engaged in by young people in NSW in order to inform measures to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm.

Specific topics will include: the nature and estimated prevalence of gambling, and simulated gambling amongst adolescents in NSW; personal, parental, peer and environmental factors that influence adolescent gambling and simulated gambling; and how the findings can inform measures to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm.

This workshop will provide an overview of psychodynamic group work, including its rationale and hypothesis. It will explore the group as a system with its own life which is conscious and unconscious and the subsystems within a group. It will also examine how unconscious emotional processes shape group behaviour and how unconscious processes inhibit the work of the group.

This is most suited for therapeutic counsellors.