The 28th Annual RGANM Conference on Problem Gambling will focus on “Converging Paths: Culture, Spirituality, Native Ways of Healing, Brain Science, and Honoring the Elderly“. It will be held August 15-16, 2024 at the Isleta Resort & Casino near Albuquerque. Counselors and social workers will earn 12 CEUs including 6 for ethics and 6 for cultural ethics with their attendance.

Speakers scheduled to attend include:

• Daniel Mate, Co-author of “The Myth of Normal”.
• Jon Grant, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
• Sharon Baty, PhD with a session title How Spiritual Practices May Contribute to Post-Traumatic Growth of Trauma Survivors who Struggle with Gambling and Other Addictions
• Javoen Byrd and Itza on the Healing Power of Drumming
• Regina Koupp, PhD on There’s No Expiration Date on Healing and Transformation: How Ageism Keeps Older Adults Out of Gambling Treatment and What You Can Do to Ensure Mental Health Access for All
• Chris Anderson, LMFT – Encore; The Spirituality of Gambling Addiction
• Lorenzo Jim, LPCC- Working with Native American Clients, What Therapists Need to Know

For 28 years, the Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico has offered therapists from all over New Mexico to its annual conference to hear from a diverse variety of experts on, mental health, trauma, holistic healing, and recovery from problem gambling and other addictions.
This conference is both a high quality learning experience and a very affordable way to earn 12 CEUs while mingling and catching up with colleagues. Early bird registration is $59 until June 15, 2024, then will be $79.

To register, click here. If you need to be invoiced for your registrations, reach out to Kalika Valerio at kalika@theevolutiongroup.com. For purchase orders, please contact directly (505)242-6988 and ask for Extension 120. Download Agenda.

Isleta Resort & Casino is offering a discounted Room Rate for the 2024 RGANM Conference at $141.00 per night. Reservations must be made before Saturday, July 13, 2024.  Book Hotel Reservations at (877)747-5382 or (505) 724-3800.  You must mention the Meeting Group name: Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico, or use the Group Code: RNM0824.

The Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico has scheduled its 27th annual conference on problem gambling, to be held August 10 and 11 at the Buffalo Thunder Resort Casino. The conference theme is “Supporting Today’s Therapist with their Intensifying Caseload”.

The conference will offer behavioral health providers 12 gambling-specific CEUs, including 6 ethics CEUs. To register, click here to complete an off-site registration. The fee will be $59.00 until June 15th, then $69 thereafter and can be paid with any major credit card. When the payment has processed, you’ll receive a registration confirmation letter. The fee includes the two-day conference, lunches and refreshments.

A limited number of discounted hotel rooms are available at nearby hotels. Nightly rates do not include applicable taxes and fees.

• Buffalo Thunder Resort Casino, $209/night. Call 505-455-5555 or click here.
• Cities of Gold Casino Hotel, $89/night. Call 505-455-4232 or click here.
• The Lodge at Santa Fe, $119/night. Call 505-992-5800 or click here.

Speakers and presentations that support our treatment practices will include:

• Keynote Speaker Dacher Keltner, researcher and author of the best-selling work, “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life.”
• Implications of Big Wins for Gambling Behavior and their Effects on Future Sports Betting with Eric R. Louderback, Ph.D.
• Supporting Your Mindfulness Practice with Michelle Duval from the Mindful Center
• Finding Your Best Self: Recovery from Addiction, Trauma, or Both by Lisa Najavitz and presented by Summer Krause
• Micro-Dosing Assisted Treatment and Therapist Self-Care with Dr. Lida Fatemi
• The Seeking Safety Adolescent Toolkit, a new work by Summer Krause
• The Spirituality of Gambling Addiction with Chris Anderson
• Problem Gambling, Mental Health, and Aging with Regina Koupp, Ph,D.

Questions about the conference can be directed to coordinator, Monique Smith, at 505-242-6988, Ext. 123, or msmith@theevolutiongroup.com.