About this webinar
Date: August 10, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
This training is suitable for:
Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers
Medical Professionals: Nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors
Direct Service Workers: drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers, child and youth workers, youth justice workers
Educators: teachers, ECE, school administration, support staff
Level of training: Intermediate
Client age category: For professionals who work with clients aged 6 to adulthood.
Prerequisite: Participants should have some experience working with 2SLGBTQIA+ populations and knowledge of terminology.
Description:
Those of us who specialize in working with the queer community and particularly the transgender community, are often faced with helping our clients come out to family members and loved ones. With that comes some navigation of family dynamics and an attempt to educate others while honouring themselves.
It can often be extremely beneficial for family members or loved ones to join the client in session to help facilitate coming out, educate the family, or discuss what all parties need moving forward.
This training aims to assist professionals in working with existing clients and their families as they navigate this difficult and often treacherous territory in a way that honours your client while also expressing compassion and understanding for the impact on family members.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the complexities and feelings of family members when their loved ones transition or come out as transgender
- Understand the complexities of cultural and family dynamics and how these may shift when a family member transitions
- Learn strategies to work with those who may display or express transphobia during sessions
- Learn to balance honouring your client in their transition while also displaying compassion and understanding for those close to them
Continuing Education (CE) Information: SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education (CE) hours. Full-day programs equal six CE hours; half-day programs equal three CE hours; for less than half-day programs, one hour of programming equals one CE hour. SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute maintains responsibility for the programs.
Other licensing boards and professional organizations will grant continuing education credits for attendance at their own discretion; participants will need to submit the course outline and Certificate of Participation for their consideration.
Registration closes
If registration has closed and you're still interested in joining this course, please contact Mary Anne at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca
Facilitators
Jennifer Lane
Michelle Bridgman
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