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Clinical Round Tables

LGBTQ+

Session: Sexual and Gender Minorities- From Harmful Practices to Pride and Gender Euphoria

Clinical Round Table 7 - Sexual and Gender Minorities- from Harmful Practices to Pride and Gender Euphoria

Friday, November 17, 2023
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PST
Location: Nooksack (602), Level 6
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Resilience, Stigma, Integrated Care
Recommended Readings:

  1.  Stitt, A. L. (2022). Of Parades and Protestors: LGBTQ+ Affirmative Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, 16(4), 422-438.

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Puckett, J. A., Aboussouan, A. B., Ralston, A. L., Mustanski, B., & Newcomb, M. E. (2023). Systems of cissexism and the daily production of stress for transgender and gender diverse people. International Journal of Transgender Health, 24(1), 113-126.




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Austin, A., Papciak, R., & Lovins, L. (2022) Gender euphoria: a grounded theory exploration of experiencing gender affirmation, Psychology & Sexuality, 13:5, 1406-1426.

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The primary goals of this clinical roundtable are to provide attendees the opportunity to identify helpful/affirmative sexual and gender minority (SGM) approaches and describe how these differ from harmful approaches. Given the increased stress on SGM populations and resulting harms to mental health, teaching the attendees the importance of affirmative care will save lives. The evidence provided will be a mix of clinical experience and results of research on affirmative care and harmful experiences, e.g., sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts (SOGIECE). 
The panelists will represent numerous diverse groups (students, seniors, BIPOC, non-binary, individuals with lived experience, etc.) to address and review significant research related to this important topic.
The panel includes:
Cara Herbitter, Ph.D., will discuss their research about the unified trauma-minority stress model for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. In addition, they will highlight TGD experiences of gender euphoria. 
Steven Safren, Ph.D., brings his expertise and research on HIV and mental health, adherence and persistence in care, as well as behavioral and biobehavioral HIV prevention.
Colleen Sloan, Ph.D., will convey her expertise in SGM health disparities, and the utilization and modification of evidence-based psychotherapies, particularly trauma-focused treatments.  
Joel Becker, Ph.D., offers a perspective from his history of SGM advocacy and lived experience of aversive counterconditioning (contingent electric shock) during a sexual orientation change effort.
Kevin Narine, M.A., will present a student’s perspective on underserved communities and intersectional considerations to empower minoritized subgroups among SGM.
Jordan Alvarez, M.A., has expertise regarding BIPOC and culturally responsive mental health interventions both from his research and outreach work with Charlie Health, a personalized youth LGBT program.
Greg Stanford, Psy.D. (Moderator), will provide his/their lived experience as a survivor of religiously focused sexual orientation change efforts, the joy he/they have experienced in SGM community settings, as well as his research on the harmful effects of SOGIECE.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the session, the learner will be able to:
  • Identify two helpful/affirmative SGM approaches and describe how these differ from harmful approaches.
  • Discuss at least two intersectional considerations to empower minoritized subgroups among SGM.
  • Be able to describe the process of affirmation from a person with lived experience of SOGIECE.
  • More thoughtfully consider their role in helping foster wellbeing among SGM populations.
  • Consider how to balance strengths-based approaches with pragmatic considerations (e.g., insurance coverage).