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Ethical Considerations in Evaluating, Treating, and Consulting with LGBTQI+ Populations

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1 CE Hour
Ethics
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APA Division 18 Member
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APA Division 18 Non-Member
$25

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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
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. 

Learning Objectives

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

  • Articulate the primary ethical mandates to be mindful of when working with LGBTQI+ clients and their families.

  • Summarize two or more evidence-based best practices that are ethically appropriate in treating LGBTQI+ clients.

  • Identify where to go for additional information and resources for navigating professional ethics while working with LGBTQI+ populations.

References

  • American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, amended effective June 1, 2010, and January 1, 2017) https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/

  • Davis, E. B., Plante, T. G., Grey, M. J., Kim, C. L., Freeman-Coppadge, D., Lefevor, T., Paulez, J. A., Giwa, S., Lasser, J., Stratton, S. P., Deneke, E., & Glowiak, K. (2021). The role of civility and cultural humility in navigating controversial areas in psychology. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 8(2), 79–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/scp0000236

  • Plante, T. G. (2024). Living Ethically in an Unethical World: Doing the Right Thing, Second Edition. San Diego, CA: Cognella.

  • Plante, T. G. (2022). The role of religion in sexual orientation change efforts and gender identity change efforts. In D. C. Haldeman (Ed.), The case against conversion “therapy”: Evidence, ethics, and alternatives (pp. 109–124). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000266-006

  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2021 Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth. https://store.samhsa.gov/product/moving-beyond-change-efforts/pep22-03-12-001

Intermediate
Ethics
Counselor

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Marriage & Family Therapist

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Psychologist

Pending approval.

Social Worker

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Substance Use Disorder Professionals

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.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 programing. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Development

CE Policy
Please note that the references listed for this program includes a book authored by Thomas Plante, the instructor of the program. Participants are not required to purchase books authored by Thomas Plante. However, if participants do purchase these books, Thomas G. Plante will receive financial compensation for such purchases. This course is fiscally sponsored by APA Division 18. 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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Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D.

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.

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