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LGBT: Clinical Work with Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Clients:

Providing culturally competent therapy with sexual minorities

5 CE Credits - Online Course - $49.00

Developed by Davina Kotulski, Ph.D.

CE Credits for Psychologists, MFTs & LCSWs (BBS)
Social Workers (ASWB), Counselors (NBCC, NAADAC, CALPCC),
Nurses (BRN) & More

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GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory course designed to educate the clinician about the diversity of sexual and gender orientation and to familiarize the clinician with the appropriate terminology when working with LGBT clients. LGBT: Clinical WorkParticipants in this course will learn how stigmatization associated with a non-heterosexual sexual orientation can negatively affect the mental health and well being of lesbian, gay and bisexual clients. In this course participants will become well versed in the fifteen APA guidelines for conducting therapy with LGB clients. Participants in this course will learn about same-sex relationships, relationships and aspects of family structure and the unique challenges LGBT families face. Additionally, participants will learn about the challenges in life cycle development that an LGBT person faces with regard to adolescence, coupling, family development, generativity and aging. Finally, this course will provide a brief historical overview of how homosexuality, bisexuality and gender identity have been perceived in the mental health community and in current practice.

 
Educational Objectives:

    This course will teach psychotherapists to

  • Use the appropriate LGBT Terminology and understand the scale of sexual orientation.

  • Incorporate the APA Guidelines for Psychotherapy with LGB clients into their clinical practice.

  • Discuss the historical view and treatment of LGBT individuals by mental health professionals and the resulting residual impact.

  • Explain the psychological effects of stigmatization on the mental health of LGBT individuals and the at-risk concerns.

  • Describe the unique challenges that same-sex couples, LGBT families, LGBT youth and LGBT seniors face.

Course Syllabus:

    I. LGBT Terminology
    II. Defining Sexual Orientation
    III. Homosexuality in History
    IV. Stigma and the effects on Mental Health of LGBT people
    V. Real Life Discrimination
    VI. APA Guidelines
    VII. Life Cycle Challenges
        A. Coming Out Process and Sexual Identity Formation (Vivienne Cass)
        B. Safe Schools and Adolescents
        C. Substance Abuse and Suicide
        D. Same-sex Relationships, Marriages and Families
        E. LGBT Seniors
    VIII. LGBT - History and Movement
    IX. Current LGBT Struggles

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