(HS Testard 058976 2022) Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice: Strategies that Build Connection...

Course overview

With multiple generations and different perspectives of identity, it's essential for clinicians to understand the current queer zeitgeist in historical context and to grasp the social and clinical impacts of queer theory, if you plan to have a successful queer-informed practice. This recording offers anchoring queer principles and corresponding strategies to help you: Support, empower, and appropriately challenge gender and sexual minority (GSM) clients of every generation Create connections, rapport, and trust with clients of multiple generations Decrease the traumatic effects of shame and minority stress Increase psychological flexibility for LGBTQ+ clients Challenge biased narratives of sex and gender that often impede treatment Build trust and credibility with your LGBTQ+ clients by expanding your knowledge of this ever-evolving population!