Problem Gambling Service Coordination Demonstration Project Report
25 June 2010
Contents
Project Background 3
Project Methodology and Outcomes 4
Project Deliverables 5
Project Report: Integrating Service Coordination & Problem Gambling Treatment 7
Recommended Actions 8
Appendices 9
Project Background
The project is an initiative of the Victorian Government’s Taking Action on Problem Gambling Strategy (2006 – 2011) developed to enhance problem gambling treatment and the responsiveness of the problem gambling service system.
A key activity of this strategy is strengthening service delivery partnerships and service integration between Gamblers Help Services and Primary Care Partnerships (PCPs) and their member agencies.
The Victorian Service Coordination Practice Manual 2007 developed by Primary Care Partnerships is a statewide protocol for Service Coordination. It is:
• An agreed minimal standard across the State for how agencies work together to improve consumer care;
• An improved approach that enables organizations to be fully engaged in the principles behind Service Coordination;
• An agreed statewide platform; and
• It outlines common concepts and language to ensure improved Service Coordination across sectors. (Victorian Service Coordination Manual 2007)
According to the Department of Justice (DoJ) Problem Gambling Operational Guidelines 2008-2009 to 2010-11 ‘the multiplicity of presenting issues by problem gamblers and the public health framework within which problem gambling services sit, integration and coordination with many of the agencies involved in the PCP is considered an essential requirement in the delivery of Gambler’s Help services (Pro...
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...rrals and increase access for people aged over 55 years.
2. GHW electronic service directories information is updated: Connecting Care, InfoXchange and Better Health Channel.
3. HealthWest Primary Care Partnership continues its support of GHW implementation of Service Coordination and Continuous Improvement Activities.
4. GHW build on its current work and sponsor the development of an externally facilitated ex post action research project that validates / measures improvement in Service Coordination for:
a. Clients;
b. Referrers; and
c. Clinicians.
Appendices
Appendix 1 Project Work Plan
Appendix 2 Issues Paper
Appendix 3 Intake Survey
Appendix 4 Semi Structure Interview Questionnaire
Appendix 5 Referral and Entry Pathway GHW June 2010
Appendix 6 Comparative Summary GHW Intake & Service Coordination March 2010
MSK has been effective in this area by implementing and continuously working towards efforts to educate and provide opportunities for everyone on all levels opportunities to be involved and succeed. The success of MSK over the years have not been left up to one individual but it has been a collaboration of individuals. The organizational structure and care model at MSK is aligned with their mission and value that reinforces the importance of safe, effective, and competent care. The collaboration efforts of various departments, units, programs and individuals all account for the sustainability of MSK’s organizational care model. This type of success has been implemented by holding everyone at MSK regardless of their position accountable for their overall
Gambling... Who does not like to gamble? People play lotteries, bet on sport games or try their luck on slot machines with a thought to win some amount of money. In fact, this excitement for gambling can be seen even from early ages; for example, ancient Egyptians used to play dice in 2000 BC or the first casinos opened their doors to customers during the Greeco-Roman period ( Whittaker and Cushman 1 ). Nowadays casino industry is a large business in the United States that brings high revenues and offers various entertainment that attracts people from different areas. So just recently residents and visitors of Worcester, Wicomico and surrounding counties got a great opportunity to try themselves in a new Ocean Downs casino that came into operation couple months ago. Ocean Downs casino is an excellent benefit to the community that helps to improve the economic and social status of the county and also serves as a great entertainment for the adult population.
Australia has the biggest gambling losses per capita of any country in the world and that burden will soon fall upon the future young Australians.
This definition provides a goal for teams to strive for and outlines the important outcomes of high quality interprofessional collaboration. Highlighted in this definition is the need for participation and on-going collaboration and communication among caregivers who are focused on provision of seamless care. According to the WHO Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, (2008), collaboration is “an active and on-going partnership, often between people from diverse backgrounds, who work together
The adrenaline-rushing feeling of gambling offers people the idea that opportunity lies within their hands. Unfortunately, there are far too many consequences to gambling to even begin to count. To win you must play, and to win big you must play big. As more gamblers can recall their losses rather than their winnings, gamblers are often dealt with poor hands and must play the risky game to stay alive. Even though gambling has so many faults, some still fall under its corruptions because of gambling’s deceiving fallacies.
Gambling is very risk and will impact on finance, family, health and job. Firstly family risk, ”spend more time gambling or think about gambling and it can be difficult to maintain a normal life, this creates stress and ha...
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Provide consistency in healthcare members who care for the client. Rationale: will help to reduce client confusion and
Care coordination will be essential to help maintain the health of the client. Care coordination is the process that transpires between
“Problem gambling, also known as gambling addiction or compulsive gambling, is defined as the urge to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop” (Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance 2015). Karen Frazier states, nearly 3 percent or 6 million adults and 500,000 teens meet the criteria for problem gambling (Frazier, 2015). Legalized Gambling has many positive aspects, and it should be noted that though a large number of citizens are considered “problem gamblers,” the majority of the population gambles causally and in moderation.
‘’Problem gambling is characterized by difficulties in limiting money and or time spent on gambling, which leads to adverse consequences for the gambler, others or for community’’. An estimated 2.5 per cent of Australians experience moderate to severe problems caused by gambling This means that up to 5 million Australians feel the health, social and financial impacts of problem gambling, including friends, families and employers of people with a gambling problem. (Productivity Commission, (2009). Gambling: Issues Paper. Commonwealth of Australia: Canberra)
Maxi Chambers, a former gambling addict, recalled a personal life story about winning five hundred dollars her first time gambling in her article “What I Lost Gambling.” She stated this event led to an uncontrollable need to gamble more frequently every week. In a compulsive gambler, the high from winning overpowers the disappointment from losing. This causes him or her to forget how much money has been lost and focus on trying to win
As individuals, we are responsible for ourselves, including the decisions we make. However, with the temptations of making “easy money” and the dreams of hitting that million-dollar jackpot, these decisions make it hard for individuals to resist, which traps them into making poor decisions. With today’s economy, individuals are susceptible to mounting pressures from finances, work and a fast paced lifestyle. Even though these are everyday factors in our lives, they contribute to our stress level. Many times it is drugs or alcohol that individuals turn to, but there is also another very addicting behavior that many people turn to, gambling. There has been a rise in pathological gambling in the past 10 years and it is only increasing. With this fact, gambling is only banned in two states in the whole United States of America. What are the problems associated with pathological gambling and is the government and casinos acting ethically by propagating such an addicting act?
Gambling is described as the betting of money or property on the result of an event or game that is mainly random with the desire to win more money or gain additional property. The industry or sector created by the activity of legal gambling is referred to as gaming. Since inception, gambling and gaming has continued to develop to an extent that it worth more than $335 billion across the globe. Most of the revenues obtained in this industry are generated by casinos and lotteries. In the past few years, gambling and gaming have attracted significant concern and controversy, especially with regards to the morality of the practice and whether its financial benefits outweigh the damage. While proponents of gambling
Gambling addiction is an issue found in numerous areas where gambling is legal. People who are addicted to gambling, also know as problem gamblers, face many health risks including depression, suicidal thoughts, loss of sleep, loss of appetite, migraine and anxiety in addition to marriage breakdown, problems at work and bankruptcy (9). About 2 percent of adults are thought to be problem gamblers (1). In today’s society this costly addiction is not often considered to be a common problem among those who gamble. Only a small amount of states in the U.S. give enough attention toward this rising problem of people that are sometimes even willing to commit crimes just to aid their addiction. In the past our government has sought out a few solutions that help those who have developed an addiction and prevent a further increase in the number of people becoming addicted. Personally, my outlook on the problem is that it needs a better solution. I think that a higher funding to gambling addiction clinics, more ordinance and restriction laws, and more prevention and awareness programs should bee brought into consideration in order to lower the amount of people who become addict to gambling.