Working More Effectively with LGBTQ+ Children and Youth
LGBTQ+ children and youth are like other children and youth, but they face unique challenges and discrimination. Families, caregivers, providers, and educators can all play a role in fostering positive development, healthy coping skills, and resilience in LGBTQ+ children and youth. Families’ culture, historical traditions, and belief systems can be assets in resilience building.
In this course, you will receive basic information on gender and sexual identities in LGBTQ+ children and youth to better inform your practice. The course will also discuss the effects of institutional, cultural, and social discrimination on LGBTQ+ youth as well as the impact of complex trauma. It will explore assessment practices, treatment models and methods for building resilience in LGBTQ+ children and youth.
The goal of this course is to provide behavioral health counseling, addictions, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work professionals with information and strategies to better support LGBTQ+ children and youth.
Delivery Format: Reading Based Asynchronous Distance Learning
LGBTQ+ children and youth are like other children and youth, but they face unique challenges and discrimination. Families, caregivers, providers, and educators can all play a role in fostering positive development, healthy coping skills, and resilience in LGBTQ+ children and youth. Families’ culture, historical traditions, and belief systems can be assets in resilience building. In this course, you will receive basic information on gender and sexual identities in LGBTQ+ children and youth to better inform your practice. The course will also discuss the effects of institutional, cultural, and social discrimination on LGBTQ+ youth as well as the impact of complex trauma. It will explore assessment practices, treatment models and methods for building resilience in LGBTQ+ children and youth. The goal of this course is to provide behavioral health counseling, addictions, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work professionals with information and strategies to better support LGBTQ+ children and youth. Delivery Format: Reading Based Asynchronous Distance Learning
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As a Jointly Accredited organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer co-sponsored psychology continuing education by the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA is an associate member of Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
Association of Social Work Boards
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 Cultural Competence continuing education credits.
Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is Reading-Based Online.
Association of Social Work Boards - New Jersey
Working More Effectively with LGBTQ+ Children and Youth, Course #4642, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Relias, LLC as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 02/01/2023 - 02/01/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 Cultural Competence continuing education credits.
New Jersey social workers not pleased with a grievance resolution provided by Relias Learning, LLC may appeal to the approving entity or their jurisdictional board.
Course Delivery Method and Format: Reading-based asynchronous distance
Breining Institute for Registered Addiction Specialists
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators
Relias Learning is an approved provider of Continuing Education. Provider number: CP40 910 H 0318 for 1.25 CEHs.
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
Provider approved by CCAPP, Provider number 1S-06-729-0220 for 1.25 CEH's
Commission for Case Manager Certification
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide 1.0000 hours of continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Connecticut Certification Board
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Board Of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Psychologists will receive 1.0000 hours.
Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Illinois Professional Counselor/Clinical Counselor
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Michigan Board of Psychology
Michigan Board of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
Education hours MCBAP-R
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers/Marriage & Family Therapists
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Missouri Credentialing Board
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
This course has been approved by Relias LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1.25 CE. NAADAC Provider #86124, Relias, LLC is responsible for all
aspects of their programming.
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Relias, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6110. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Relias , LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Social Work Unit
Relias, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0009.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. 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 for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias Learning are considered “self-study” under section 74.10(c)(2)(ii)(b)(4) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
Social workers will receive 1.25 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0009
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Counselors (MHC)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0011
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias, LLC are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board of Psychology
Ohio Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RTX050401 (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours
Ohio Professional Counselor Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RCX100502 (CEBroker Provider: 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Ohio Social Worker Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board Provider #RSX091903 (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Oklahoma Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselors
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
Describe the spectrum of LGBTQ+ identities, orientations, and types of discrimination LGBTQ+ children and youth can face.
Recognize mental health symptoms LGBTQ+ children and youth can experience as a result of minority stress.
List strategies and treatment frameworks that can be used to assist LGBTQ+ children and youth.
Outline:
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Basics
Identity, Expression, and Attraction
Language
Gender Identity
Sexual Expression and Orientation
Intersex
Ask, Don’t Assume
Review
Summary
Section 3: Institutional, Cultural, and Social Discrimination
Meet Julio
Hostile Social Environments
Homelessness and Juvenile Justice
LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
Review
Summary
Section 4: Intersectional Identities and Complex Trauma
Julio’s Identities
Types of Trauma Experienced by LGBTQ+ Children and Youth
Intergenerational/Ancestral/Historical Trauma
Systematic and Institutional Violence and Discrimination
Medical Trauma
Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information
Microaggressions
Possible Symptoms of Trauma
Assessment and Environment
Assisting in the Coming Out Process
Review
Summary
Section 5: Building Resilience & Treatment Options
Resilience
Family Acceptance and Resilience
Affirmative Treatment Model
Best Practices for LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
Best Practices with LGBTQ+ Youth in Juvenile Justice
Review
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor(s)
Resources
References
Pamela Green is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist. She has devoted over fifteen years to helping children and families within vulnerable populations heal from and overcome the many obstacles they face. Pam also has extensive experience in Crisis Intervention as she was an Intensive Family Intervention Team Leader for five years and spent several years working with a Domestic Violence Intervention Program as an advocate and a therapist to help survivors heal from their traumatic experiences, navigate legal systems, and access much-needed resources to change their lives for the better. Pam also provided clinical direction and supervision as zone leader for a 10-county, community mental health agency for several years. In addition, she has experience in work rehabilitation for people with disabilities across a range of ages and disability types.
The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Entry level Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Entry level Professional Counselors; Entry level Psychologists; Marriage and Family Therapists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
Relias has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias.
If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Support by completing the web form (https://www.relias.com/help) or by using the chat functionality.
All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of, or affiliation with, Relias, LLC.
All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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