Are you ready to gain valuable skills to better manage your money? PeopleWorks-NM, with vital funding from the Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico and Sandia Casino Responsible Gaming, is thrilled to announce a series of FREE Online Money Management Workshops this July!

These engaging workshops are designed to help you understand your finances better, manage debt, and improve your credit health. Whether you’re looking to track your spending or navigate financial recovery, these classes offer practical strategies in a supportive environment.

Meet Your Expert Presenter: All workshops are taught by Dawn Esquibel, a Bank Vice President and Financial Services Professional with over 5 years of experience teaching financial classes. Dawn is known for her interactive approach, welcoming all questions and ensuring a comfortable learning experience.

Workshop Details & Topics – Mark Your Calendars! While we recommend attending all three, you’re welcome to pick and choose the topics most relevant to you. All sessions are held via Zoom, and you’ll receive the link from peopleworksnm@gmail.com closer to each class date. 

Why Attend?

• Absolutely FREE of Charge!
• Expert guidance from a seasoned Financial Services Professional.
• Practical, actionable strategies you can apply immediately.
• Interactive sessions with opportunities for Q&A.
• Attendees will be entered to win a $15 or $25 Amazon gift card! (Gambling topics won’t be discussed unless a participant wishes to do so.)

How to Register: Spaces are limited, so secure your spot today!

• Register Online: Click here to register for the Free Money Management Workshops
• You can also find a registration button on the PeopleWorks-NM Online Groups & Classes page.

Questions? We’re Here to Help! If you have any questions or experience issues with registration, please don’t hesitate to reach out to PeopleWorks-NM.

• Email: peopleworksnm@gmail.com
• Phone: 505-990-4186
• Website: PeopleWorksnm.org

PeopleWorks-NM 1005 21st St SE Ste B Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to empower yourself with vital money management skills. Register now and take the first step towards a more secure financial future!

Problem gambling, more often than we would like to think, lies underneath what some of our clients present with at intake.  Moreover, most clinicians, doctors, emergency room physicians, and urgent care providers don’t screen for gambling disorders and clients are only too happy to keep their gambling disorder a secret, probably because of the strong shame and stigma that having it often causes.

The Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico (RGANM), now in its 26th year of advocating for responsible gaming and leading the fight against problem gambling, is offering the 26th Annual Conference on Problem Gambling in a virtual format.  The RGANM Annual conference is the largest and longest-standing conference on problem gambling in the Southwest. Launched in 1998, the RGANM Annual Conference brings together compelling speakers and experts from across the country and around the world and provides opportunities to learn from colleagues in the field.

Problem gambling affects every community in our state and can cripple the lives not only of problem gamblers themselves, but of their families and friends as well.  Since it is a hidden addiction, it requires skills and knowledge to unearth and effectively treat.  This year’s conference sessions will highlight some of the tools and resources available for effective gambling disorder treatment and recovery and offer information on innovative treatment topics that affect your work.

Each webinar, held March through August 2022, will be 2 hours in duration and, if all are attended, will provide a total of 12 gambling-specific CEU hours, which will also count for Ethics CEUs.  The conference webinar lineup is as follows:

1. March 18th, 11am-1pm: Jeff Marrotta, PhD

“The Impacts of COVID-19 on Changes to Gambling and Other Behaviors with Addiction Risk: Clinical and Ethical Considerations”

Registration Link: https://theevolutiongroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qtz4pHZmQjCAwFSuexZ5OA

2. April 22nd, 11am-1pm: Heather Gray, PhD and “Catherine” (a recovering gambler)

“Treatment Implications of Expanded Gambling: Insights from Research and Lived Experience”

Registration Link:

https://theevolutiongroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bsKkjkDXR9qLjfFlcOoMfA 

3. May 20, 11am-1pm: Jon Grant, PhD

“The Brain and How We Use That Information for Treatment”

Registration Link:

https://theevolutiongroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oiDQ8QJlSw-SRh3uac8Msw

4. June 17, 11am-1pm: Chris Anderson, LMFT

“Working From the Inside Out: Live Supervision Session on Problem Gambling”

Registration Link:

https://theevolutiongroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k76rGhH8Sq2wVl14g3Ymrw

5. July 15, 11am-1pm: Speaker and Topic To Be Announced

Registration Link:

https://theevolutiongroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j4_Pebl0QZG2QtlS-a7ouw

6. August 12, 11am-1pm: Sarah Nelson, PhD

“Findings from Athletes and Gambling Study”

Registration Link:

https://theevolutiongroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CId1Z5-eRBSCF5_Ywcuwtg

Important: In order to attend the webinar series and receive CEUS, participants will have to:

1) Be registered

2) Attend the entire session

3) Fill out a session survey afterwards and answer ethics questions relating to the material taught.

CEU certificates will be emailed to participants email addresses within 5 business days following completion of the post webinar series.