January 2025
CE Networking Event & Presentation
including Q&A
Friday, January 17, 2025
9:00am-11:00am
Online Via Zoom
2 CE Credits
Psychodynamics of Transphobia
with Gretchen Anne Cooper, M.A., LMFT
& Amber Lynn, B.S.
This workshop focuses on the clinical implications of transphobia and specific interventions on overcoming it, starting with a basic overview of the gender binary and the impact of these messages on the Trans community. Clinicians will learn how to recognize and respond to microaggressions and assist clients in self-advocacy. The training will review how clinicians can help clients identify factors that influence their self-esteem, create counterstatements, and set boundaries about their identities with others. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in smaller discussion groups with the goal of uncovering their own internalized negative messages and identities, in order to be more effective as clinicians. The training will conclude with best clinical practices to implement in their work.
Educational Goals/Learning Objectives:
The workshop is designed for clinicians with some background working with people of transgender experience and within the queer community. Clinicians will learn interventions to utilize with this specific population that directly combat internalized trans-negativity, as well as gain insight into their own identities and experiences with microaggressions to better understand the subtleties of these messages.
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Identify transphobia/trans-negativity with specific examples.
- Identify three interventions for decreasing internalized transphobia.
- Name three ways a therapist can create a safe therapeutic space.
Presenter(s):
Gretchen Anne Cooper, M.A., LMFT (she/her) is currently in private practice in California and adjunct faculty at Antioch University under the LGBTQ+ specialization. Before private practice, Gretchen worked in community mental health for the county, where she acquired a passion for serving individuals from a multitude of backgrounds, especially working with LGBTQIA+ youth. Gretchen specializes in working with adults, LGBTQ+, adolescents, the unhoused and children. Gretchen has been published in The Therapist, Family Therapy, and SAGE magazines. Her sister is transgender and Gretchen, herself, is also a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Amber Lynn, B.S. (she/they) is a person of Trans experience. She recently graduated from UCSB with a degree in engineering and recently obtained her certification for five-point acupuncture. Amber is a life coach working and empowering others of trans experience to live their authentic selves.
For more information, contact Course Organizer/CE Networking Chair Alexandra Levins-Trail.
Event Details:
For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals
When: Friday, January 17, 2025 from 9:00am-11:00am
8:30-9:00: Check-In
9:00: Meeting/Presentation Begins
11:00: Meeting/Presentation & Related Announcements End
11:00-11:30: Participant Announcements (optional)
If you are interested in expanding your professional networking, sign up for Participant Announcements when you register. This segment is from 11:00am-11:30am, and is an optional 1/2 hour after the presentation.
After the presentation we will provide you with a link to a simple online test and evaluation questionnaire. When the test questions and the evaluation are completed, you will be provided with an online CE Certificate that can be personalized with your name and license information and either printed or saved on your computer.
Where: Online Via Zoom (Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event. A reminder email will be sent prior to the event.)
Cost:
$25 for LA-CAMFT Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Members
CSCSW Members
$15 for Prelicensed Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Prelicensed Members
$35 for Non-Members
$20 for Prelicensed Non-Members
*Registration closes Thursday, January 16 at 10:00pm.*
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Register online today! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom.
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CAMFT Approved Continuing Education Provider 59450. LA-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs. LA-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
This course meets the qualifications for 2 continuing education credits for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
To receive CE certificate: Participants must sign in/sign out, and must complete an evaluation form upon course completion. For a Course Schedule, please contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.
Refund policy: 48-hour notice required for refund of fee minus $5.00 administrative cost. Exceptions can be made for 48-hour notice in cases of emergency. Contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.
Accommodations for Special Needs: Contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org.
Grievances: Program Administrator/CFO manages all grievances—and will acknowledge, investigate and remedy grievances. Response to grievances will be made in writing within 30 days. Contact them at cfo@lacamft.org.
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