Check dein Spiel

Description:

Check dein Spiel is a therapist-guided online program designed to help those who want to quit gambling. Initially you complete an anonymous online registration questionnaire. Afterwards, you can then access the main intervention, starting with a 50 minutes online text-based chat with a counsellor. The program duration is 4 weeks and can be optionally extended for up to 50 days. As you progress through the program a key feature is keeping an online diary about your gambling behaviour - encouraging you to consider reasons for gambling and strategies for not gambling. You will also access other exercises designed to help prevent relapse, improve your quality of life, re-establish daily structure, consider the advantages and disadvantages of gambling and issues surround debts. Each week you receive detailed feedback from the counsellor and after a period of 4 weeks (or 50 days) you will meet the counsellor for another online chat to consider the next steps. The site also includes information about gambling, a self-test about one's own gambling, a knowledge test about gambling and information about sources of help.

Service URL:

https://www.check-dein-spiel.de

Agency Responsible:

Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA)..

Details

Format:

Website.

Intervention Type:

Psychological – CBT. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-focused Therapy

Course Length:

Long (more than 5 modules). Program duration is 4 weeks but can be extended for up to 50 days

Support Option:

Clinical support. Therapist-guided intervention

Target Audience

Primary Category:

Gambling.

Target Audience:

Adult.

Language:

German.

Access

Fee:

Free.

Access:

Open: With registration. Registration is anonymous

Contact Details:

info@check-dein-spiel.de

Research evidence

Research Trials:

0

Research RCTs:

0

Outcome Summary:

No research evidence evaluating the effectiveness of this program is currently available. The paper cited below provides a description of the program and an analysis of its use.

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Research paper citations

Additional references:
Jonas, B.J., Tossmann, P., Leuschner, F., Pauly, A. Bender-Roth, H., Brand, T. and Lang, P. (2012) Check dein Spiel: Internetbasierte Pravention von problematischem Glucksspiel. Sucht, 58(1): 63-68