Competence in Treating LGBTQ Clients
Competence in Treating LGBTQ Clients is organized by E Care Behavioral Health Institute.
Overview:
When it comes to your clinical practice, LGBTQ clients can sometimes become unique challenges to assist. Due to the specific needs that require their own knowledge base.
With all the terminology in today’s LGBTQ culture, feeling lost in the identification of gender & sexuality is fairly common. As well as the overwhelming fear of unintentionally offending your client by mistake.
This training LaTonya Thorpe will help you increase your LGBTQ counseling competency so you can fully understand these types of clients to better serve & assist them.
Objectives:
• Discuss the unique challenges that LGBTQ clients present in counseling.
• Identify competencies important to the care of LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence clients.
• Explain communication skills that are non-judgmental and compassionate to survivors or victims of violence.