Tailoring Therapy for Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients: Effective Strategies for Better Outcomes
Do you feel equipped to work with clients who identify as transgender, gender variant or those exploring their gender identity? In this course, you will hear from a Transgender advocate who will share her lived experience and the value of counseling in her life. You will also learn practical tips for working with trans and gender variant clients.
Angela Krumm, Ph.D.
Chloe Corcoran
Wednesday October 2nd, 2024 12pm PT / 3pm ET
In this free 1 hour (1 CE) webinar you will learn how to:
• Understand the lived experiences of trans individuals; including that there is no one profile of a trans person
• Learn how therapy can be used to help individuals who have experienced discrimination and how it can be used to harm if done insensitively
• Understand why and how to connect trans clients to community
• Understand the “gatekeeper” role of mental health providers
Learning Objectives:
Following completion of the webinar, you will be able to:
1. Name three things therapists can do to make the therapy experience affirming for trans clients.
2. Describe the therapists role in working with gender diverse clients
This is a live-streamed webinar. 100% attendance and completion of CE survey immediately after the webinar is required to receive your CE certificate of completion.
Can't attend live? A recording of the workshop will be posted to the webinar page for all who register. Please note that CEs can only be provided to those who attend live.
Continuing Education Accreditation
*The Feeling Good Institute (FGI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Feeling Good Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Feeling Good Institute Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0175. The Feeling Good Institute (FGI) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6750. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. FGI is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Feeling Good Institute, #1442 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. Feeling Good Institute maintains responsibility for this course. Ace provider approval period: 05/30/2024-05/30/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit. Feeling Good Institute, Inc. 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-0678. A certificate of attendance will be emailed to attendees who attend 100% of the training within a week of completion of the workshop survey. Individuals with disabilities requiring special accommodations please contact Dr. Maor Katz at maor@feelinggoodinstitute.com.
Instructors Bio:
Angela Krumm, Ph.D. (She/Her) is a Licensed Counseling Psychologist and the Clinical Director at the Feeling Good Institute in Mountain View, CA. Dr. Krumm has almost 20 years of experience conducting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with a special focus on anxiety disorders and social skills. Dr. Krumm has served as a professional ally working to support members of the LGBTQ community. She was the co-founder of a long-running peer mentor program for LGBTQ students at San Jose State University. She has conducted research and published a paper on discrimination based on sexual identity. She has provided numerous therapist trainings on how to provide affirming care to members of the LGBTQ community.
Chloe Corcoran (She/Her) has worked in higher education for over 10 years in fundraising and engagement. She was cast in the first of its kind audio reality show, “BEING: Trans” which has had articles appear in the New York Times, among other media outlets, and she has appeared on a billboard in Times Square along with being honored by the LA Dodgers for her activism. A former collegiate football player for 4 years, Chloe earned her Master’s degree and is currently studying part-time toward a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership, where her work focuses on equity and inclusion.