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Best Practices for Working with Families of Transgender Clients

Best Practices for Working with Parents and Families of Transgender Clients

Presented by Kristie Overstreet, PhD, LMHC, LPCC on 11-30-2018 at 9 a.m. Pacific (noon Eastern) to 11 a.m. Pacific (2 p.m. Eastern)

The opportunity to work with transgender clients is rewarding. However, it can be challenging at times to work with parents and families of these clients. Parents and families may present as confused, resistant, and sometimes aggressive. These are just a few of the common feelings that loved ones may feel when they learn their child or family member is transgender. Many parents and families of transgender loved ones seek counseling for a variety of reasons, such as a desire to learn their loved one’s identity, better understand how they can be supportive, or seek guidance on their lack of support.

In this two-hour continuing education web conference, Dr. Kristie Overstreet will discuss the basic differences in gender identity, common terminology, the role of the clinician, best practices, and effective clinical strategies for working with families of transgender loved ones. Clinicians will learn how to meet the parent and family where they are at in their growth and acceptance of their family member.

At the end of this web conference, clinicians will feel more confident and competent in their clinical skills of working with parents and families. Transgender clients have the best chance of a supportive home environment with family and parents that better understand what they are going through. Clinicians can provide support, knowledge, and resources from this web conference.

This introductory instructional level web conference is designed to help clinicians:

Summarize the differences in biological sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual identity, and romantic identity.
Explain common terms related to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Describe the roles of the clinician working with parents and families of transgender clients.
List best practices for working with parents and families of transgender clients.
Apply clinical strategies for parents and families in the transition process.

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Continuing Education (CE) Information

2 CE contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy for attending this web conference in its entirety.

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Meet the Presenter

Kristie Overstreet, PhD, LMHC, LPCC

Dr. Kristie Overstreet is a clinical sexologist, psychotherapist, author, speaker, and consultant who works with individuals to help strengthen their relationship with themselves and others. She knows when people have a foundation and build off the positive aspects of themselves it leads to improvements in all relationships.

With over 12 years of clinical experience, Dr. Overstreet has developed best practices for transgender healthcare. Her mission is to educate every behavioral and healthcare worker to provide dignity care for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Dr. Overstreet has written three books on improving relationships, including:

She has also given a TEDx talk on transgender healthcare and is a sought-after expert. She is the creator of the Transgender Healthcare Dignity Model training and certification program. Her new book, Finding Your True Self: A guide to gender acceptance, will be published in 2019.

Dr. Overstreet serves as a national contributor to CNN, Psychology Today, Readers Digest, Your Workplace, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and various other media.

Dr. Kristie holds a PhD in Clinical Sexology, Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, and Bachelor of Science in Biology. She is a licensed counselor in California, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. She is also a certified sex therapist and addiction professional. She is president of Therapy Department, a private practice in Orange County that provides counseling, training, speaking, and consulting services throughout the United States.

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GoodTherapy.org has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6380. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GoodTherapy.org is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
GoodTherapy.org, provider #1352, 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. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/30/2016 - 03/30/2019.
GoodTherapy.org, 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-0395.
GoodTherapy.org, LLC is recognized by the 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-0022 and for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0031.
Person Centered Tech, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Person Centered Tech, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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