Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: Effective Practice Strategies and Trauma Assessment
DATE: Saturday, October 19, 2024
TIME: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET // 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT // 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. PT // 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. MT
PLATFORM: Via Zoom Webinar
COST: $54
FEATURES:
- Live & Interactive Webinar
- Presentation Slides PDF & Additional Resources Included
- Provides for 3 CE hours of Clinical training
Trauma-informed knowledge, skills, and resources are necessary to capture a full picture of what an LGBTQ youth might be experiencing. This webinar will provide recommendations for enhancing mental health in LGBTQ+ youth. It will also introduce learners to the principles of trauma-informed care and the realities of trauma within this community. Affirming tools for clinicians to assess trauma experiences in youth will be shared and clinical recommendations for effective and sensitive practice will be presented. The AFFIRM CBT Model will be introduced and reviewed. Learners will engage in more trauma-informed practices with LGBTQ and gender-expansive youth and feel more confident in supporting this community.
Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify common mental health problems experienced in LGBTQ+ youth.
- Explain methods and practices of supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth.
- Outline trauma-informed care principles applied to LGBTQ and gender-expansive youth trauma assessment.