Ethical Considerations in Evaluating, Treating, and Consulting with LGBTQI+ Populations
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Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Articulate the primary ethical mandates to be mindful of when working with LGBTQI+ clients and their families.
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Summarize two or more evidence-based best practices that are ethically appropriate in treating LGBTQI+ clients.
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Identify where to go for additional information and resources for navigating professional ethics while working with LGBTQI+ populations.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to review the APA Code of Ethics in light of rapidly changing views in treating LGBTQI+ clients and their families.
Description
Recent years have seen a surge in the need for LGBTQI+ health services with a significant increase in the number of people who identify as LGBTQI+, including those who identify as nonbinary or transgender. Advocacy for the LGBTQI+ community has been met with significant pushback from conservative political voices across the country. Psychologists and other mental health professionals trying to do their very best to provide high-quality, evidence-based clinical best practices can be challenged to do so in rapidly changing and politically polarizing times. Ethical conflicts often arise, too. The purpose of this workshop is to review how the APA Code of Ethics can help us organize and center our thinking to best assist LGBTQI+ clients and their families. Rapidly emerging areas of clinical work influenced by politics and strong feelings without clear best practices and clinical guidelines are especially challenging but our dedication to quality and ethical professional services demands our vigilance and attention.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP is the Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor, professor of psychology, and by courtesy, religious studies and the Jesuit School of Theology, at Santa Clara University. He also is director of the Applied Spirituality Institute and a scholar in residence of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. He is an emeritus adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He maintains a private clinical practice in Menlo Park, CA. He has published 29 books and over 250 journal articles and book chapters. He has been featured in most major national and international media outlets.
Financially Sponsored By
- APA Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service