M-TAC Training: Supporting Affected Others: Recognizing and Responding to Gambling Harm (Fall 2026)

This training examines how gambling problems create a ripple effect, impacting the gambler’s family and others close to them, referred to as affected others. Participants will learn about the financial, social, and health harms that affected others may experience, and how the impact can vary depending on the relationship to the gambler. This training introduces the Stress-Strain-Coping-Support model and the 5-Step Method as frameworks for understanding affected others’ experiences and guiding interventions. Finally, this training will explore practical strategies that affected others can use to manage gambling harm, strengthen resilience, and promote overall well-being. You must stay the full length of the training to receive CE credit.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the financial, social, and health harms of gambling on affected others, and how these harms may differ depending on the relationship to the gambler.
2. Apply the Stress-Strain-Coping-Support model and the 5-Step Method as frameworks to understand affected others’ experiences and guide interventions.
3. Identify strategies that affected others can use to manage gambling harm and promote well-being.