Gambling Addiction

Gambling Addiction is for everyone involved in pastoral, managerial, educational and professional work – including clergy, teachers, youth workers, doctors and other health professionals.

Gambling Addiction – J Walsh
What is gambling addiction?
How should it be dealt with?
A Christian response
Do’s and don’ts
Conclusion
Recommended reading

Caring for yourself – Alison Moore
Introduction
What does self-care look like?
Approaching self-care
A Christian response
Practical suggestions
Further reading

James Walsh is a Catholic layman. He is a licensed pastoral counsellor working in private practice in Newark, Delaware, USA. He is also Assistant Professor of Community Counselling at Wilmington University, where he teaches on a variety of topics, including Psychopathology and Addiction, and provides supervision of clinical interns. He has been working to help compulsive gamblers and their families for over ten years as a national certified gambling counsellor, and has published research on gambling and spirituality.