Current Trends in Gambling- Lancaster County

Using the National Survey of Gambling Attitudes & Gambling Experiences (NGAGE), this training will look at the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on gambling, as well as the current state of gambling locally, in PA, and the nation. We will examine the trends in gambling as well as look to the future. This is an area where the landscape is constantly shifting and it’s helpful to know what is coming so that those of us in the prevention, treatment, and recovery fields can plan accordingly!

Details

FREE, in-person training- no CEUs or certificates will be available. Check-in will begin half an hour before your event begins.

Trainer

Josh Mountz, MEd, CPS earned a BS in Ornamental Horticulture from Delaware Valley University in 1998 and finished the Teacher Certification Internship Program (TCIP) in 2007. Through working with youth groups at church, coaching softball, and teaching marching band, Josh has been working with young people in the community for over 20 years. In 2013 he took an opportunity to teach at the college level and worked with the athletics department at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA while earning his master’s degree in education.

Josh then began working for Compass Mark in Lebanon, facilitating school programs. He enjoyed being in the classroom and working closely with teachers and students. In 2016, Josh moved into the prevention specialist role, added training coordinator to his title in 2022, and became certified by the PA Department of Education to do Student Assistance Program (SAP) training. As part of Compass Mark’s Training Department, Josh helps to prepare educators to sit on school SAP teams and intervene with students experiencing barriers to learning.

Questions

Questions to Josh Mountz at jmountz@compassmark.org