With multiple generations and different perspectives of identity, it’s essential for clinicians to understand the current queer zeitgeist in historical context and to grasp the social and clinical impacts of queer theory, if you plan to have a successful queer-informed practice.
This recording offers anchoring queer principles and corresponding strategies to help you:
Build trust and credibility with your LGBTQ+ clients by expanding your knowledge of this ever-evolving population!
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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| Manual - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice (3.5 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice (662.3 KB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice - French (3.5 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice - French (662.3 KB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice - Italian (3.5 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice - Italian (662.3 KB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice - German (3.5 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Apply Queer History, Knowledge, and Theory in Clinical Practice - Spanish (3.5 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Aaron Testard, LMFT, LPCC, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Chicago, IL and the San Francisco Bay Area in California with over 20 years of experience. For 7 years, he served as director of clinical programs at the Pacific Center for Human Growth, an LGBTQ counseling and support center where he designed an implemented psychotherapy serves for individuals, couples, and families, 24 adult peer support groups, and an after-school youth program. He also has trained and supervised numerous interns over the years and has been an LGBTQ community mental health consultant for local clinics and organizations. Aaron has spent the majority of his career as an LGBTQ specialist. Including time as an addiction counselor, a high school counselor, and a consultant for a felon re-entry program. In his current practice, he focuses on sexual and gender identity. He works with adults, adolescents, and couples and consults with clinicians throughout the United States.
Aaron received his MA in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is a trained drama therapist, sensorimotor therapist, and practitioner of the Gottman couple’s method, EMDR, and DBT-informed client work.
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Financial: Aaron Testard maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Aaron Testard is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the Gaylesta, the Bay Area Open Minds; Kink and Poly Aware Therapists Association, the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counseling, and the World Professional Association of Transgender Health.
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