Feeling Like You Matter: LGBTQ+ Young Adult Perspectives on Affirmative Mental Healthcare (1 credit hour)

Program Summary:  This course examines a qualitative research study that explores the experiences of LGBTQ+ young adults in mental healthcare. The course explores themes, describes barriers, and offers recommendations for affirmative mental healthcare for LGBTQ+ young adults.  Four themes emerged and are highlighted:  disconnection from community and self as an impetus for seeking formal mental healthcare; marginalization during mental health service encounters; the therapeutic power of belonging and mattering in the mental healthcare system; and mutual human connection as the foundation for affirming mental healthcare experiences.

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.

Unfortunately, this course is not available in CE Broker for Florida professionals.

Reading:  “Feeling Like You Matter:” LGBTQ+ Young Adult Perspectives on Affirmative Mental Healthcare   Authors:  Marisa Mondave, MPH, Jessica Salesak, PHD, Jing Jing Wang, Elliot Bluma, Daynon Jackson, Yara Tapia, Leah Yashar, Bonnie T. Zima MD, MPH, Kristen R. Choi, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAAN   Publisher:  The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

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Reading Supplement:  Providing gender-affirming mental health care; Mental Health America

Course Objectives:  To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by exploring affirmative mental healthcare for LGBTQ+ young adults.

Learning Objectives:  Identify themes of affirmative mental healthcare for LGBTQ+ youth.  Describe barriers.  Identify recommendations.

Course Available Until: January 31, 2030.

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1: An estimated _________ of adolescents and transition-age youth in the US identify with a minority sexuality or gender category.
 
 
 
 
2: Nearly _________ of LGBTQ + young people report considering suicide.
 
 
 
 
3: “An approach to health care delivery in which organizations, programs, and providers recognize, validate, and support the identity stated or expressed by the individuals served” best describes
 
 
 
 
4: The following quote best illustrates which theme?  "There weren't a lot of other people there where I lived, who I saw my identities reflected in... "
 
 
 
 
5: The following quote best illustrates which theme?  "The therapist would bring their own values into the conversation and that immediately made it an unsafe space to discuss [sexual orientation and gender identity]."
 
 
 
 
6: The following quotes best illustrate which theme?  Participants described interactions or providers as "understanding," "good at listening," "being heard," and "non judgmental curiosity."
 
 
 
 
7: The following quote best illustrates which theme?  "I feel like what would work best is [a provider] who understands experiences similar to mine because they've like gone through them, like trans therapists..."
 
 
 
 
8: If accidental misgendering occurs:
 
 
 
 
9: Affirmative mental healthcare centers conversations around
 
 
 
 
10: There was a strong preference among participants for connectivity with providers via shared
 
 
 
 

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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City.  She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: January 31, 2030.
Filed under: Cultural Competence, LGBTQ+