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Championing Inclusive Health: Supporting Asexual and Consensually Non-Monogamous Individuals Through Affirmative Care Practices

Virtual
1 CE Hour
Clinical
Ticket Pricing
APA Division 18 Non-Member
$25
APA Division 18 Member
$0

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Description

This knowledge-based virtual lecture seeks to help mental health professionals play a critical role in understanding and affirmatively supporting asexual and consensually non-monogamous clients in healthcare settings. The presentation will focus on challenging biases to avoid harmful pathologizing approaches and fostering acceptance and understanding of members of these communities. It will include de-identified case discussion of Veterans. Research on psychological practices will be reviewed to ensure clinicians have the tools to embrace the full spectrum of human sexuality and relationship structures, ensuring equitable and compassionate care for all.

Target Audience
  • Counselors
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to increase knowledge about how to support asexual and consensually non-monogamous clients in healthcare settings.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the difference between relationship orientation and sexual orientation.

  • Identify three practices mental health professionals should avoid to provide affirming care for consensually non-monogamous and asexual clients.

  • Describe two practices that mental health professionals can engage in to provide affirming care to asexual and consensually non-monogamous clients.

References

  • Flanagan, S. K., & Peters, H. J. (2020). Asexual-identified adults: Interactions with health-care practitioners. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(5), 1631–1643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01670-6

  • Schechinger, H. A., Sakaluk, J. K., & Moors, A. C. (2018). Harmful and helpful therapy practices with consensually non-monogamous clients: Toward an inclusive framework. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86(11), 879-891. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000349

  • Vaughan, M. D., Jones, P., Taylor, B. A., & Roush, J. (2019). Healthcare experiences and needs of consensually non-monogamous people: Results from a focus group study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(1), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.11.006

Introductory
Clinical
Counselors

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC 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-0220.

Addiction Counselors

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development.

Social Workers

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC 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 #SW-0654.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC 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-0097.

Psychologists

TPN.health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by APA Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
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Jared Boot-Haury, PsyD

Jared Boot-Haury, PsyD (he/him) is a licensed clinical psychologist and a postdoctoral resident in clinical psychology specializing in LGBTQ+ health at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, where he provides training and clinical services and engages in research to improve the health of LGBTQ+ veterans. Jared is also a Certified Sex Therapist through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). Additionally, he serves as the Policy and Government Affairs Chair and as a board member for GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality. Jared’s research interests focus on intersectional identities within the LGBTQIA+ community and cultural safety training for clinicians.

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