Overview:
The "Safer Gambling with Dr. Catania" module, developed by the leading expert Dr. Catania, promotes responsible and informed gambling practices. It provides insightful knowledge on gambling regulations, safer practices, and challenges within the black market. Participants learn about historical gambling regulations, responsible gambling practices, support for at-risk players, and strategies to counter unregulated black market operations. The training delves into intervention design, harm identification, and understanding the psychology of gambling disorders. It equips individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary to recognize signs of problematic gambling behavior, understand the risks associated with gambling, and adopt strategies to maintain control. Through lessons and quizzes, the curriculum offers a holistic approach to safer gambling, emphasizing the importance of setting limits, seeking help when needed, and fostering a safer and more enjoyable gambling experience. It aims to reduce the potential harm associated with excessive or compulsive gambling behaviors, equipping industry professionals and policymakers with the necessary skills to promote safer gambling effectively.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding Gambling Regulations
- Promoting Responsible Gambling Practices
- Understanding Black Market Operations
- Promoting Intervention Design
- Harm Identification
- Understanding the Psychology of Gambling Disorders
- Equipping Industry Professionals and Policymakers
- Measuring Safer Gambling effectiveness and impact
- Assessment through Lessons and Quizzes
Dr. Maris Catania is a Chartered Psychologist and a veteran in the gambling industry, with over fourteen years of experience in game integrity and safer gambling.
Dr. Catania holds multiple advanced degrees, including a PhD from Nottingham Trent University, where her research focused on consumer protection, markers of harm, and responsible gambling under the supervision of Professor Mark Griffiths. She also holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology, a MSc in Addiction Studies, and is currently pursuing a MSc in Artificial Intelligence. Her work has earned her the Gambling Compliance Most Significant Contribution to Responsible Gambling Research award for three consecutive years.
In addition to her industry work, Dr. Catania teaches at the University of Malta, delivering lectures on gambling psychology, gaming psychology, gambling policy, behavioral addiction, and cyberpsychology. Her research is available on ResearchGate.
This training is CPD accredited. 