1. National Gambling Counselor Certification Board
2. National Gambling Counselor Certification
3. Gambling Counselor Certification

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the behavioral health field such as license or certification in a recognized behavioral health field (i.e. psychology, addictions, clinical social work).
• 60 hours (ICGC-II) of gambling specific training and education.
• 2,000* hours (ICGC-II) clinical experience treating gamblers and/or family members in an approved setting with a minimum number of 24 hours of sessions with a International Gambling Counselor Board Approved Clinical Consultant.
• Signed statements from two co-workers.
• Signed statement from on-site clinical supervisor.
• Signed statement from Board Approved Clinical Consultant (BACC).
• Signed application form, ethical statement forms and directory authorization form.
• Passing score on Certification Examination for Gambling Counselors.
• Payment of $200 with check or money order by mail; or with credit card by calling the NCPG office at 202-547-9204.

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A third designation, BACC, denotes ICGC-II counselors who have acquired sufficient training, clinical experience, and supervision skills and are approved to provide supervision to ICGC applicants. The National Council on Problem Gambling has more information about the certified gambling counselor program. The FCCG is a provider of training approved and accredited by the National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. Such training is a partial requirement towards national certification as a Compulsive Gambling Counselor. For information on becoming licensed as an addiction counselor, clinical addiction counselor, psychologist, social worker, professional counselor, Master's Level psychologist, or marriage and family therapist in the state of Kansas, please contact the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board at 785-296-3240.

National Council on Problem Gambling (“NCPG”) and you (“you” or “your”) hereby agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement govern your use of NCPG Directory of Certified Gambling Counselors (“Directory”).

1. General. The Directory is the property of NCPG. This Agreement is a legal agreement between NCPG and you regarding your use of the Directory. NCPG reserves the right to amend this Agreement in whole or in part from time to time in its sole discretion and to terminate your use of the site at any time for any reason without notice. Your continued or further use of the Directory will represent acceptance of any amendments to the Agreement.

2. Directory:

a. Goal. The Directory has been developed solely to assist individuals in finding a certified gambling counselor.

b. Construction. The Directory has been constructed using a two-step process. First, any body that certifies gambling counselors may apply for accreditation of its certification program by NCPG. To be accredited by NCPG, the body’s certification program must require certified counselors to establish that they have met certain minimum qualification. These qualifications are set forth in subparagraph d. below. Once the certification program has received accreditation by NCPG, any gambling counselor certified through that program is eligible to apply for listing in the Directory. To be listed in the Directory, counselors must provide proof of current certification and pay an administrative fee to NCPG. NCPG does not itself certify or supervise any counselor. This Directory is not a complete listing of all gambling counselors, but solely a listing of those gambling counselors who are certified by an NCPG-accredited certifying program and who have successfully applied for listing.

c. Delisting. Whenever NCPG learns that a listed counselor’s certification has lapsed, NCPG strives promptly to remove that counselor from the list. While NCPG tries to obtain current information about any lapsed certifications, it can give no assurance it will succeed in obtaining such information and that a particular counselor who is listed has not had his or her certification lapse.

d. Accredited Certification Program Criteria. For a gambling certification program to be accredited by NCPG, the body operating the program must apply to NCPG and must demonstrate to NCPG’s satisfaction, in its sole discretion, that any person who is certified under the program meets the following minimum criteria, as such criteria may be amended from time to time by NCPG without notice to you: (i) thirty hours of training in gambling–specific counseling, (ii) a period of clinical supervision, (iii) a passing score on at least one of the following examinations (examination sponsoring organization in parentheses): Gambling Specialist Certification Examination (American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders), International Certification Examination for Gambling Counselors (Professional Testing Corporation), or Professional Exam for Counselors of Problem Gamblers (Castle Worldwide), (iv) a minimum of a high-school diploma, (v) an average of at least six hours of continuing education per year, and (vi) compliance with reasonable ethical standards or procedures as established by the certifying program.

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e. Accredited Certification Programs. As of January 21, 2009, the certification programs of the following certifying bodies have received recognition from NCPG: International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (the “IGCCB”) and the American Compulsive Gambling Counselor Certification Board (ACGCCB). Please note that, while the IGCCB is an independent entity with its own governing body and policies, many of its activities are operated by NCPG under a contract between the two organizations.

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