In-Person

Sensitivity with LGBTQI+ Clients

Presented by Christy Plaice, LPC, MAC, CCT
1.5 CE Hours Cultural Competency , General Introductory
Sensitivity with LGBTQI+ Clients

Information

Date & Time

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Location

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Define 5 up-to-date vocabulary terms related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and being nonbinary/gender diverse/expansive

  • Apply trauma-informed language in reference to the ‘coming out’ process

  • Identify 3 questions that are offensive and inappropriate to ask

  • Describe how stereotypes can impact the therapeutic and clinical processes with clients and their families

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is for participants to gain skills in working with LGBTQI+ clients.

Description

The number of people who self-identify as part of the LGBTQI+ community is growing, yet this group is still largely misunderstood and mistreated. Statistics show that this group is more likely to experience trauma and less likely to seek help from traditional healthcare, recovery, and mental health organizations.

As professionals, it is our ethical obligation to serve this group effectively. This workshop will explore ways to work with LGBTQI+ clients that are non-judgmental and non-stigmatizing.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Christy Plaice, LPC, MAC, CCT

Christy Plaice is a creative light in the therapeutic community. As a licensed professional counselor in private practice, she works with adolescents, adults, families, and groups. Christy holds a Certification in Child Trauma (CCT), a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), and a clinical specialist in gender & sexuality development. Her personalized approach and embodied honesty is rooted in humanistic, somatic attachment re-patterning, sensorimotor psychotherapy, neurophysiology, & experiential psychologies. She has extensive education & clinical experience working in substance abuse/addiction, complex trauma, experiential therapeutic communities, residential wilderness therapy, department of juvenile justice, and non-profit work with critical crisis response teams.

Throughout her work, Christy enjoys traveling across Georgia & the country, providing workshops, retreats & experiential training on a variety of mental health, healing integration, & wellness topics

Financially Sponsored By

  • Sabino Recovery