Gender Diversity 101: Developing Competency and Best Practices for Working with Adult Transgender & Non-binary Clients
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST/12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST
Cost: $47
Live & Interactive Webinar!
Presentation Slides PDF Included!
Provides for GSB (EBT)(PSY) training.
Target Audience: Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialists, Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselors, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists
Content Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
NCASPPB Approved for up to 3 hours of continuing education
NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 3 continuing education hours.
CE Training Workshops LLC, #1770, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CE Training Workshops LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2022 – 08/02/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.
CE Training Workshops is an approved provider through CE Broker #50-29907 with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling AND SC Labor Licensing Regulation.
This workshop will provide clarity and guidance for how to best support and serve gender-diverse clients. You will learn the differences between transgender and non-binary identities, as well as how to incorporate language that welcomes these clients to your clinical practice. We will explore common issues that impact gender-diverse clients, including coming out to family and employers. You will also learn how to write referral letters for transgender and non-binary clients who are seeking medical treatment for their gender dysphoria. Please note, this workshop will only focus on adults; there is a separate workshop that focuses on gender-diverse children and adolescents.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
Identify the differences between transgender and non-binary identities
Understand how to provide an affirming therapeutic environment for gender-diverse clients
Utilize inclusive language when serving gender-diverse clients
Implement strategies for providing respectful care to gender-diverse clients
Meet Your Facilitator
Dreya Blume is a licensed clinical social worker, with her MSW from Radford University and an MA in anthropology from the University of Hawaii. Dreya has twenty years of experience working in mental health, from case management to intensive in-home services to leading groups for addicts in recovery. Dreya began a part-time counseling practice in 2004, and as a psychotherapist, her focus has been on serving the LGBTQ+ community. Dreya also has been a teacher for thirty years. Prior to her career in social work, she taught English in places such as Japan, Thailand, Australia, and Hawaii. Since 2010, Dreya has been an adjunct professor for Virginia Western Community College, preparing future social workers for the field.
In her spare time, Dreya loves to write. She is the author of a number of books (published under her former name, Andy Matzner), including “Everyone Has a Story: Using the Hero’s Journey and Narrative Therapy to Reframe the Struggle of Mental Illness,” “The Tarot Activity Book: A Collection of Creative and Therapeutic Ideas for the Cards,” and “The Buddha Diet: A Guide to Creating a Positive Relationship with Food and Eating.”
For your Information
Registration Deadline: Register until 30 minutes prior to the start time
The cost of the training includes a pdf of the presentation slides and any supplemental training materials and a certificate of completion.
Upon completion of the webinar, participants will receive an email with a link to complete an evaluation. Once completed, the participant will be able to download/print the certificate.
System Requirements: Internet and the ability to log into Zoom webinars when provided a meeting link which will be sent upon registration.
This is a live & interactive webinar which means that participants can interact with other participants and the instructor in live time.
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