With the variety of terms and ideas in today’s LGBTQ+ culture, it’s easy to feel lost in the complexity of sexual and gender identity, while also feeling overwhelmed by the fear of inadvertently offending your client somehow.
But it doesn’t have to be this way! Aaron Testard is here to bring you the latest research and trends in sexual and gender identity issues.
This training will give you:
Build trust and credibility with your LGBTQ+ clients by expanding your knowledge of this ever-evolving population.
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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.
PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 6.5 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.
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Manual - LGBTQ+ Clients (4.3 MB) | 127 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
LGBTQ+ Clients Queer Affirmative Strategies - Manual (3.5 MB) | 208 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Bibliography (187.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Bibliography - French (187.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
LGBTQ+ Clients Queer Affirmative Strategies - Manual - French (3.5 MB) | 208 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Manual - LGBTQ+ Clients - French (4.3 MB) | 127 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Bibliography - Italian (187.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
LGBTQ+ Clients Queer Affirmative Strategies - Manual - Italian (3.5 MB) | 208 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Manual - LGBTQ+ Clients - Italian (4.3 MB) | 127 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.
Speaker Disclosures:
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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Clinical Interventions to Support Clients Through Each Phase of LGBTQ+ Identity Development
Phase 1: Pre-Coming Out and Confusion
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