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CASBHC Lunch and Learn Series 2023: Dear Cis Het Clinicians… (May 31, 2023)
Program Information
This program is directed at mental health workers whose work encompasses work with LGBTQ individuals. In this workshop, we will explore the individual and systemic barriers faced by queer youth who have experienced trauma. Neo-indigenous strategies on clinical approaches with underserved communities will be emphasized. Using a decolonization and liberation framework, the presenter will provide queer-aware strategies for working with queer youth who have experienced trauma and best clinical practices.
Acknowledgement of Support
This Lunch and Learn series is supported by the CT Health Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Giving, Community Foundation for Giving New Haven, and CT Community Foundation.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Associates/Assistants
- Social Workers
- Mental Heath providers
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to...
- Gain knowledge about how to recognize and disrupt paradigms embedded within mental health that have the potential to oppress clients/students whose intersectional identities include LGBTQGEIAP+ status
- Analyze and evaluate current practices in counselor education by applying a queer theory lens to the work of trauma counseling
- Learn ways to identify and address the needs of neo-indigenous youth who have experienced trauma and whose intersectional identities include LGBTQGEIAP+ status
Accessing the Zoom link and session evaluation
Reference the following directions on how to access the Zoom link and session evaluation on the day of the activity: How do I access the Zoom link and evaluation for a live session?
Faculty
Dr. Cody Helgesen (they/them) is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) in Connecticut and is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). Currently they work for Family Centers in their School-Based Health Center program working as a mental health counselor for teenagers in grades 9th-12th that present with a variety of concerns such as adjustment disorders mood disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, ADHD, queer identity issues, eating disorders, as well as other comorbid presenting problems. In addition, they are also the Assistant Clinical Coordinator for Meridian Psychotherapy Associates, working a small caseload of young adults predominantly in college that present with similar concerns as their full-time caseload. Mx. Helgesen is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Southern Connecticut State University in Counselor Education and Supervision where they also serve as a full-time graduate assistant to the department and Dr. Laurie Bonjo. In their work as a doctoral student, Mx. Helgesen has research interests related to queer community, in particular adolescents and children, older adults, and other protected populations. Additional research interests include neurodivergence such as ADHD/ASD, as well as having a strong focus on ethical and multicultural socially just and decolonized practices within the field of counseling and mental health. Mx. Helgesen also assists Dr. Bonjo with their research, as well as serves as a co-teacher to masters level students in classes centered on core counseling competencies: Counseling Skills and Techniques, Counseling Theories, Developmental Psychopathology, and recently has taken on Sex. Issues in Counseling.
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Faculty Disclosures
No faculty disclosed a relevant financial relationship for this program.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Community Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation Statement
Through Joint Accreditation, Community Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
By completing this activity you provide the Weitzman Institute permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAPA Category I CMEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 1.00 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 1.00 Participation Hour(s)If you are not able to utilize any of the above credit types, you are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records.