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Harmful or Helpful? Behind the Headlines on Best Practices for LGBTQ Youth
This training event will award 2 contact hours for LMSW and LCSW with the NYSED State Board for Social Work and 2 contact hours for LMHC and LMFT with the NYSED State Board for Mental Health Practitioners and 2 CASAC renewal credits.
With numerous bills currently being passed related to LGBTQ+ young people, such as Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and the Texas movements to criminalize gender-affirming care, many parents, teachers, and helping professionals are feeling concerned, confused, and uncertain as to how to best proceed in caring for young LGBTQ+ people in the current sociopolitical climate. This talk will begin with dispelling some common myths about LGBTQ+ youth, identity, and development, to clarify much of the contradictory information currently circulating. Next, a conversation will be presented on best practices for clinicians who hope to support LGBTQ+ youth and their loved ones. Participants can expect to finish the training feeling clearer on current understandings of LGBTQ+ youth and the best ways to protect them in this uncertain and rapidly changing climate.
PRESENTED BY: Alicia Bosley, PhD, LMFT
DATE & TIME: August 4th, 2023 11AM-1PM
REGISTRATION FEE: $15 including certificate of completion for LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, and CASACrenewal or certificate of attendance
This training will be offered via ZOOM. Pre-registration is required and will be closed on 8/2/2023 (or when attendance capacity is reached). A Zoom link will be made available to you 48 hours prior to event date.
YOU HAVE TO UTILIZE YOUR DEVICE CAMERA IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CEUs. You must be able to watch the webinar, calling in alone without watching the presentation will not meet requirements for contact hours.
Sponsored by:
The Mental Health Association of Nassau County and Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency & Developmental Disabilities Services’ Behavioral Health Awareness Campaign.
Please note that late arrival, late return from breaks, and/or early departure, will disqualify you from receiving a certificate of completion. We will follow our usual sign-in procedure to verify participants' attendance as well as close acces to the workshop 15 minutes after start time. All details will be shared in the confirmation email after the registration is completed.
Nassau County OMHCDDDS & MHA of Nassau County SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0083.
Nassau County OMHCDDDS & MHA of Nassau County is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0042.
Nassau County OMHCDDDS & MHA of Nassau County is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0027.
