LGBTQ Youth: Clinical Strategies to Support Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
3/14/2018 - 3/14/2018
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: MARRIOTT METAIRIE NEW ORLEANS AT LAKEWAY 3838 NORTH CAUSEWAY BLVD, Metairie
Recently, the LGBTQ community has been in the national spotlight for challenging issues like which bathroom a transgender person should use, increased youth suicide rates, and the Pulse nightclub tragedy. No wonder youth in our communities are scared to be open about who they are.
As a clinician, how are you supposed to help an LGBTQ youth when their parents are just not on board? Also as a clinician, do you know what type of treatment techniques to suggest when a transgender youth wants to prolong hitting puberty? These are the types of questions clinicians struggle with.
Join expert and author, Ashley N. Grinonneau-Denton, M.A., PCC-S, IMFT, CST, as she draws on her experience working with LGBTQ youth. Ashley will show you effective clinical strategies for:
- Coming out
- Bullying
- Suicide, anxiety, shame, depression, self-harming
- Making healthy choices
- Thriving in school
- Options for guiding gender transition
Working with these youth and families can be complex, requiring the balance of many seemingly opposing viewpoints. As a clinician, there is nothing more rewarding than facilitating these changes and watching families discover their own path towards understanding.
Help LGBTQ kids and adolescents know that it’s their right to be themselves!
6.0 CE clock hours; no NBCC credits through LCA.
For more information or to register: https://www.pesi.com/Events/Detail/60849
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