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Centering Language: Honoring Gender-Expansive Clients Through the Use of Pronouns

Virtual
1.5 CE Hour
Cultural Competency, General
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$18.75
SAIGE Non-Member
$26.25

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Description

Research and conversations about gender identity and expression have become significant topics of discussion in the last several years, especially with the influx of legislation attempting to minimize the rights of gender-expansive individuals. To promote advocacy and awareness for this community, the presenters will provide information on the significance of utilizing affirming pronouns when working with gender-expansive
clients. The presenters will provide education on pronouns clinicians should be aware of in English and Spanish, how to normalize pronoun use in treatment, and how to repair the therapeutic alliance when a clinician misgenders a client.

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

The educational goal of this workshop is to increase knowledge about proper pronoun usage and how to repair the therapeutic alliance when misgendering occurs.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Explain the significance of utilizing the proper pronouns with clients.

  • Identify 3 or more gender-expansive pronouns in English and Spanish.

  • Describe 2 strategies to repair the therapeutic alliance when misgendering occurs.

References

  • American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA code of ethics. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2014-code-of-ethics- finaladdress.pdf

  • Ansara, Y. G., & Hegarty, P. (2012). Cisgenderism in psychology: Pathologising and misgendering children from 1999 to 2008. Psychology and Sexuality, 3, 137-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2011.576696

  • Brauer, D. (2017). Complexities of supporting transgender students’ use of self-identified first names and pronouns. College and University, 92(3), 2-13.

  • Martinez, K. (2019, October 7th). Pronouns 101: Why They Matter and What To Do (and Not Do) If You Misgender Someone. Awaken. https://medium.com/awaken-blog/pronouns-101-why-they-matter-and-what-to-do-and-not-do-if- ou- misgender-someone-cfd747c762d1

  • McGlashan, H., & Fitzpatrick, K. (2018). ‘I use any pronouns, and I’m questioning everything else’: Transgender youth and the issue of gender pronouns. Sex Education, 18(3), 239-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2017.1419949

  • Naciones Unidas. (n.d.). Lenguaje inclusivo en cuanto al género. Retrieved April 21, 2022, from https://www.un.org/es/gender-inclusive-language/

  • No Big Deal Campaign. (n.d.). I’ll use your pronoun- No big deal. https://www.nbdcampaign.ca

  • Ratts, M. J., Singh, A. A., Nassar‐McMillan, S., Butler, S. K., & McCullough, J. R. (2015). Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default- source/competencies/multicultural-and-social-justice-counseling-competencies.pdf?sfvrsn=20

  • Singh, A. A., & dickey, lore m. (Eds.). (2017). Affirmative counseling and psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming clients. American Psychological Association.

  • The Trevor Project. (2020). Research brief: Pronouns usage among LGBTQ youth. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/pronouns-usage-among-lgbtq-youth/

Introductory
Cultural Competency
General
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 1.5 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.

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by The Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE). 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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Sheldon Aaron, LCPC (IL), NCC

Sheldon Aaron, MS, LCPC (IL), NCC (he/him/his) is Core Faculty in the Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health at William James College in Newton, Massachusetts. Mr. Aaron received his master’s in Counseling from Eastern Illinois University and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois. Mr. Aaron also utilizes Level 1 training in Gottman Couples Counseling when working with couples. With over nine years of experience working with the LGBTQIA+ community in multiple settings, Mr. Aaron integrates relational, cultural, and psychodynamic approaches in his work as an educator, advocate, and counselor.

Ana Guadalupe Reyes, Ph.D., LPC (TX), NCC, CHST

Ana Guadalupe Reyes, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, CHST (elle/le/they/them) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Reyes has a master’s in Counseling from Marymount University and a Ph.D. in Counseling from the University of North Texas. They are a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas, and Certified Humanistic Sandtray Therapist. Dr. Reyes is also a Usui Reiki Master/Teacher who practices various forms of energy healing. With over 13 years of experience working with the LGBTQIA+ community in multiple settings, Dr. Reyes integrates somatic, liberatory, and holistic approaches into their work as a scholar, educator, advocate, and counselor.

Kate Johnson, PhD, LPC-S (MS), LPC (AL), NCC

Kate Johnson, Ph.D., LPC-S (MS), LPC (AL), NCC (she/her) is an Assistant Professor and CACREP-Liaison at Delta State University, where she teaches multicultural counseling, human sexuality, research, and
child/adolescent classes. She received her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of the Cumberlands. Dr. Johnson also owns her own private clinical practice with a background in individual and family counseling and over 14 years of experience at varied levels of care. Dr. Johnson is an advocate and ally for the LGBTQIA+ communities in her clinical practice, classroom, and through her service. She teaches cultural competence and best practices in her classes and professional presentations.

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