Gender Affirming Care

Lotus Consulting, PLLC

Webinar delivered by Rachyl Lyons, LLMSW and Jean Nemenzik, LMSW. 
60min virtual presentation & QA after.

GENDER AFFIRMING CARE : This presentation is an introduction to Gender Affirming Care, with a brief introduction to terminology, history in psychology, gender dysphoria as a diagnosis, discrimination experienced by Transgender Non Conforming (TGNC) persons, what is gender affirming care and why it is important, and the skills needed to provide gender affirming care. Where: Live Webinar When: July 12, 2023Time: 1:30pm - 2:30 pmThis training provides 1 CE credits for social workers. Who Should Attend: The target audience for this training is mental health practitioners including social workers, professional counselors, nurses and psychiatric practitioners who currently treat or may in the future provide care and support to TGNC persons. This is a beginning level training on the topic of gender affirming care for practitioners with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Learning Objectives: After this training participants will be able to: Identify 3 criteria for diagnosing gender dysphoria as outlined in the DSM 5Identify 3 challenges that TGNC people experience in daily lifeIdentify 3 guidelines for providing gender affirming care.How to Participate: This training will be provided as a live webinar during the monthly team meeting. Participants must attend with their camera turned on and be in view of the program coordinator. Participants will be sent a ZOOM link to access the training on the morning of July 12, 2023 before noon. Participants will be admitted to the webinar by the program coordinator. All participants must complete a course evaluation, which will be emailed immediately following the seminar, in order to receive continuing education credits. Registration: Registration is free to team members at Lotus; and this is an agency exclusive training. Participants should register at lotusconsultingpllc.com. All questions regarding this training can be submitted at lotusconsultingpllc.com, including any requests for ADA accommodations. As there is no charge, there is no refund for cancellation. Participants should advise if they will not attend the training by 10am on July 12, 2023. Certificate of Completion and Continuing Education Units will be provided by email within 7 days of the training.Presenters: Rachyl Lyons, LLMSW Therapist Lotus Consulting, PLLC Rachyl Lyons, LLMSW, received her graduate degree from the University of Michigan. Her focus has been in general mental health, interpersonal practice in integrated health as well as substance use. Her work experiences include working at the University of Michigan Mary Rackham Institute as well as BLND Health.Rachyl operates from a feminist and social justice perspective when supporting the empowerment and growth desired by her clients. She is a creative and relaxed clinician, and she utilizes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as well as attachment theory and trauma informed care when supporting her clients. She also believes it is important to celebrate wins occurring in and out of therapy.As a member of the queer community, Rachyl also aims to serve LGBTQIA2S+ clients in her practice as much as possible. She has experience working with ages 13+, with a focus on early and mid-adulthood. She has focused experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, eating concerns, borderline personality disorder, substance use, suicidality, trauma, and major life transitions.In her personal life, Rachyl takes hikes with her dog Nessie, paints, collects plants, and she is quite skilled in video games.Jean Nemenzik  Director of Professional DevelopmentLotus Consulting, PLLC Jean Nemenzik, LMSW  is a clinical social worker and graduate of the University of Michigan. She has over 20 years of experience in clinical and macro level social work and academia.  Jean has an extensive experience in the implementation, operation and management of evidence based practices including Assertive Community Treatment, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Multi – Family Group Therapy, Parent Management Training among others.  Through her diverse and extensive work experiences Jean has had the privilege of working in divorce and custody mediation, working with persistent mental illness, treating clients from diverse backgrounds including college students and staff at Columbia University and University of Michigan.  Jean joined Lotus from the DBT Institute of Michigan and her Clinical Director role at Kadima and Hope Network.  She is a passionate, extensively trained and experienced, practical, effective clinician and a popular, well liked colleague and provider equipped and eager to treat broad spectrum of concerns addressed at Lotus.ACE Approval Statement: Lotus Consulting, PLLC (approval #1806) 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 boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Lotus Consulting, PLLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period (5/12/23 -5/12/26). Social Workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

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