Description
This training is being sponsored by:
The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals and the Opioid Treatment Program Health Home Initiative
Participants will learn how gender dysphoria, social stigma, and discrimination make transgender and gender non-conforming people uniquely vulnerable to experiencing substance use disorder.
Continuing Education Credits:
Mental Health Counselors CEUs: This training is pending approval by the RI Mental Health Counselors Association for 2.0 continuing education credit.
Social Worker CEUs: This training has been approved for 2.0 National Association of Social Workers continuing education credits.
Chemical Dependency Professionals CEUs: This training has been approved by the RI Certification Board for 2.0 continuing education credits (The RICB is an IC&RC affiliate).
Instructor: Francis Tierney, CSE
Objectives
After this training, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the history of pathologization and medicalization of trans and gender non conforming people in the DSM.
2. Identify common mental health disparities affecting transgender people.
3. Identify ways that transgender and gender non conforming people experience stigma and discrimination and minority stress that contributes to poor mental health and substance use outcomes.
4. Identify ways that service providers can support clients accessing services in the community.
Learning Credits
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