Module Overview:
The "Measuring the Effectiveness of Safer Gambling Practices" module is a comprehensive exploration of the key components and metrics that contribute to improved safer gambling effectiveness. This e-learning course delves into how the use of safer gambling tools enhances effectiveness and the strategies for their successful application. It investigates the underlying reasons for individuals choosing self-exclusion as a safer gambling measure and examines the data collected post-intervention to gauge its impact. Additionally, the module considers unconventional effectiveness measures, focusing on communication-based markers of harm. Learners will gain valuable insights into methods for evaluating the success of safer gambling practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the factors that contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of safer gambling measures.
- Explore the usage of safer gambling tools and how to employ them effectively.
- Investigate the motivations and reasons behind self-exclusion.
- Analyse data post-intervention to assess its effectiveness.
- Consider unconventional effectiveness measures, including communication-based markers of harm.
Dr. Maris Catania is a Chartered Psychologist and a veteran in the gambling industry, with over fourteen years of experience in game integrity and safer gambling.
Dr. Catania holds multiple advanced degrees, including a PhD from Nottingham Trent University, where her research focused on consumer protection, markers of harm, and responsible gambling under the supervision of Professor Mark Griffiths. She also holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology, a MSc in Addiction Studies, and is currently pursuing a MSc in Artificial Intelligence. Her work has earned her the Gambling Compliance Most Significant Contribution to Responsible Gambling Research award for three consecutive years.
In addition to her industry work, Dr. Catania teaches at the University of Malta, delivering lectures on gambling psychology, gaming psychology, gambling policy, behavioral addiction, and cyberpsychology. Her research is available on ResearchGate.