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Digital Seminar

Lesbian Phobia: Strategies to Help Move Clients Beyond the Trauma of Growing Up in a Misogynistic and Heterosexist World


Speaker:
Dr Lauren Costine, PhD
Duration:
1 Hour 32 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 01, 2022
Product Code:
POS058986
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

When working with lesbian clients do you sometimes find yourself stuck on how to help them develop a strong sense of self or meet their potential?
Most psychology programs don’t address lesbian issues from an affirmative perspective, leaving therapists on their own to find ways to navigate these cases. But it doesn’t have to be. Understanding the unique issues lesbians face in their lives is a game-changer.

In this recording, view Lauren Costine, PhD, (she/her) and learn the most cutting-edge techniques to help you assess and treat your lesbian clients that traditional techniques don’t always adequately address.

You’ll learn specific strategies to help lesbian clients overcome challenges with:

  • The double “ism” of sexism and heterosexism that creates lesbianphobia
  • Trauma and sense of self from growing up a woman and lesbian
  • Low self-esteem and internalized lesbianphobia
  • Dysfunctional relationship patterns, identity development, and addictions
  • Co-dependency, boundary issues, and attachment problems
  • Lesbian friendships and communities

You'll walk away with concrete tools to help you navigate sessions resulting in stronger confidence as an affirming clinician. Your clients will start experiencing a stronger sense of self, self-confidence and access to feelings of joy and well-being!

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Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



Canada Credit - *

NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.

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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

 


Canada Credit - ---

Earn up to 1.5 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession. 


Canada Credit - Canadian Counsellors and Psychotherapists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This self-study activity is approved for 1.5 credit hours.


Canada Credit - Canadian Psychologists

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Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

 

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This self-study course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.

This self-study course offers 1.5 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.



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Access never expires for this product.

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Objectives

  1. Differentiate between typical childhood trauma issues and ones unique to a lesbian growing up in a heterosexist and misogynistic world.
  2. Employ practical tools that will help clients acquire a new perspective about how their challenges and experiences in the world have influenced their dysfunctional behavioral patterns, self-esteem issues and/or compensatory defenses.
  3. Integrate a lesbian-affirmative lens with other psychotherapy modalities to improve clinical outcomes.

Outline

  • How the Double “Ism” of Sexism and Heterosexism Creates lesbianphobia
  • Trauma and Sense of Self Issues From Growing Up a Woman and Lesbian
  • Self-Acceptance and Internalized Lesbianphobia
  • Unique Challenges Regarding Relationships, Addictions, and Identity Development
  • Navigate the power and challenges of lesbian friendships and communities
  • Limitations of Research and Potential Risks

Target Audience

  • Addiction Counselors
  • Counselors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Psychologists
  • Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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