Conquering IPV Disparities for the LGBTGEQIAP+ Community
2 Hours | 2 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Conquering IPV Disparities for the LGBTGEQIAP+ Community is presented by Christie Jenkins, PhD.
Research shows that the LGBTGEQIAP+ community experiences disparities in some key areas as it relates to interpersonal violence. Social justice-based interventions are best poised to make the biggest impact on this population. As counselors, we are uniquely positioned to advocate for the most vulnerable populations. As agents of change, we have to be culturally affirming. We need to advocate for our clients and involve counselors in social change at the local, state, and national levels.
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the challenges for LGBTGEQIAP+ seeking services for IPV
Describe how to advocate for LGBTGEQIAP+ survivors of IPV
Describe resources to better serve the LGBTGEQIAP+ community
Presented By
Christie Jenkins, PhD
Dr. Jenkins is the President of SAIGE, Co-Faculty Advisor for Walden LGBTQ+ PRIDE, and she completed her Master’s thesis on gay and lesbian battering. She has worked with survivors of interpersonal violence and their families for 27 years. She has been a counselor educator and independently licensed...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Types of Abuse
3. Red Flags
4. Myths and Facts
5. Barriers to Getting Help
6. What Can We Do?
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CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE 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-0356 and the 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-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.