Upcoming events

This session will draw the attention to the different stages of addiction and what might trigger clients to lapse and relapse. We will identify the differences between lapse and relapse and discuss effective financial counselling when working with clients in various stages. We will also look at the impact the lapse and relapse of a client can have on the practitioner and their sense of efficacy and achievement within their role.

Upon completion of this session participants will be able to:

- Understand the theory underlying the different stages of gambling

- Understand the differences between lapse and relapse

- Develop strategies to support clients in the different stages

- Monitor the impact on themselves

- Monitor the impact of clients lapsing and relapsing on their own sense of efficacy and achievement and reframe negative thought patterns

This session is hosted by Financial Counselling Victoria and is open to registered members only.

This session will look at when a gambler’s help financial counselling case becomes a legal case and what are our legal and ethical boundaries?

Gambling and legal issues can often co-occur and include forged signatures to increase credit card limits; sale of items that didn’t belong to the client; stealing from the employer or provision of incorrect information to credit providers.

Upon completion of this session participants will be able to:

- Identify criminal law matters when doing client case work

- Understand their own obligations in relation to clients’ criminal matters

- Advice clients on appropriate referrals relating to any criminal matters

This session is hosted by Financial Counselling Victoria and is open to registered members only.