Clinician’s LGBTQIA Learning Platform
The Clinician’s LGBTQIA Learning Platform is an online training site to increase your clinical skills in working with LGBTQIA, transgender and gender non conforming clients. Classes are presented in video format that you can complete at your own pace. Courses are approved by The UGA School of Social Work for CEU’s for LCSW’s, LMSW’s, APC’s, LPC’s and LMFT’s.
Online Asynchronous CEU Courses Available:
Trans 202: Gender Dysphoria: An Introduction, Co-Occurring Disorders and Clinical Interventions
This 2021 updated 5-hour training is an in depth look at working with transgender clients. The training covers terms, gender identity and gender expression, an introduction to hormones and letter writing. It explores how gender dysphoria interacts with co-occurring conditions as well as teaches three clinical modalities to work with clients with gender dysphoria including solution focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindful self-compassion. Register on demand for this asynchronous training here.
Ethically Supporting Our Trans Youth Clients Through the Harm of Anti-Trans Legislation
Across the nation, anti-trans laws have been passed this year which in many cases prohibit gender affirming care and medical and/or surgical treatment to the transgender community, particularly youth under age 18. In GA SB140 was effective on July 1st 2023, which stopped lifesaving care for our transgender clients that were not already receiving treatment of hormones or had already had surgery. Clinicians are now tasked with walking with our clients through this new climate of anti-trans laws towards the transgender community. What is your role as a clinician for your client and their family? How will these laws affect you and your license or ability to treat? How can you continue to affirm your transgender youth clients? All of these questions will be answered by Katie Leikam, LCSW, LISW-CP, WPATH GEI certified clinician, and taught during this informative CEU that every transgender affirming clinician needs to take. Register on demand for this asynchronous training here.
Implementing WPATH SOC8 updates into your Transgender Affirming Practice
WPATH SOC8 was released in September of 2022. This is a 3-hour core CEU. Clinicians who work with the transgender community need to be aware of all the WPATH SOC8 changes and be able to implement the changes into their clinical practice with their client work. SOC8 made changes to multiple chapters as well as created new chapters that were not in SOC7. This CEU will make clinicians aware of the relevant changes to SOC8 and implement gender affirming care into their clinical practices and client work. Clinicians will be up to date on the WPATH standards of care after taking this CEU and will also understand if these changes have been implemented by insurance companies and doctors and surgeons. Register on demand for this asynchronous training here.
LGBTQ and Spirituality Religious Trauma Syndrome and Ethics
You will learn what religious trauma syndrome is and the signs of religious trauma. Come to an understanding of what is happening when your clients feel neglected from their religion. You will learn what religious trauma syndrome is and the signs of religious trauma. Come to an understanding of what is happening when your clients feel neglected from their religion. Register on demand here. Register on demand for this asynchronous training here.
Clinical Work with Young Transgender Children
In this 3 hour CEU course you will come to understand the continuum of gender identity in children. You will understand gender identity and the stages of child development, You will learn to to talk to and include parents, youth groups, friends and schools in supporting transgender children including practicing. We will cover a multitude of clinical interventions for supporting transgender children. Register on demand for this asynchronous training here.
Gender Identity and Autism: Competent Care
This 3 hour course gives an overview of the research of the occurrence of autistic transgender people and gives a history of the research available. Using positive methods, this course shows how to best support your autistic transgender clients as well as how to include family members in their child’s care. It provides an overview of a family session where parents may not believe their child is transgender and how to help them know their child is. The course also provides sound clinical interventions for working with autistic transgender clients. Register on demand for this asynchronous training here.
