Chances: Gambling Harms Upskilling Level 1

Brief Summary: A session on gambling and gambling harms in Scotland, designed for service providers and support services.

Start Date: 03/11/2025

This is a free event

Location: Online via Zoom at 10am - 12pm

Chances is a service within Cyrenians that provides support to those impacted by their or someone else’s gambling. Join our team in this interactive session to develop your skills. The upskilling is aimed at professionals working in the third sector, public sector and NHS Scotland based in Edinburgh, The Borders, Falkirk and/or The Lothians. We are also able to offer sessions aimed at different groups. Furthermore, if you feel your organisation would benefit from a tailored session or in person upskilling session, please contact chances@cyrenians.scot for more information.

What Will Be Covered:

• What is gambling and its different forms
• The current gambling landscape in Scotland
• How to recognise harmful gambling and at-risk groups
• Psychology of gambling and advertising
• Youth Gambling and Gaming/Gambling
• Value of lived experience
• Asking and talking about gambling
• How gambling relates to services and support delivery
• Services offered by Chances and other support providers

Registration Details:

Please follow the Eventbrite link below to register for the upskilling session:

Chances: Gambling Harms Upskilling Level 1 Tickets, Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Please ensure you have Zoom downloaded prior to the session. The Zoom link will be sent out via email from our team a few days before the upskilling session begins.

Other Information:

If you have any problems connecting to the session or if you have accessibility requirements, please get in touch at chances@cyrenians.scot and we will do our best to accommodate.