Treating Gender Dysphoria With Co-occurring Needs

About the Course

Although many mental health providers are interested in supporting individuals struggling with Gender Dysphoria, few have training on how to evaluate, diagnose and treat Gender Dysphoria. This course offers a unique, holistic conceptualization of gender dysphoria based on nearly a decade of direct, clinical care with hundreds of minors and their families, adults and seniors struggling with gender dysphoria.

Research and clinical experience shows that Gender Dysphoria is more often than not in co-occurrence with additional psychiatric and behavioral health needs due to discrimination and minority stress. This course addresses a number of common co-occurring needs that individuals struggling with Gender Dysphoria face, including Eating and Feeding Disorders, substance use, and suicidality. Through this course, mental health professionals will build practical clinical skills that will allow them to provide comprehensive, effective services to support individuals struggling with Gender Dysphoria.

1.5 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

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Course Overview

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.65 hours 

CE CREDITS: 1.50 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 6/7/2023

 

 

 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Outline at least 1 treatment option for a common co-occurring psychiatric condition with Gender Dysphoria
  • Outline at least 1 common differential diagnosis for Gender Dysphoria
  • Identify at least one community-based resource for a common co-occurring psychiatric condition with Gender Dysphoria

Course Outline

  1. Health Disparities for Transgender and Non Binary Individuals in the United States
    1. Adverse Childhood Events (ACE’s)
      1. Minority Stress
  2. The Gender Affirmative Model
  3. Defining Gender Dysphoria 
    1. History of Transgender Medicine in the United States
    2. Gender Dysphoria as a Diagnosis
  4. A Holistic Approach to Gender Dysphoria
    1. Gender dysphoria as a human experience
    2. Case examples
  5. Common Co-Occurring Conditions with Gender Dysphoria 
    1. Severe Depression, Self-Harm and Suicidality
    2. Eating and Feeding Disorders
    3. Substance Use and Dependence
      1. Alcohol
      2. Nicotine and Cannabis
      3. Amphetamines  
    4. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
    5. Psychosis
    6. Sexual Abuse and Trauma
    7. Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders
  6. Case Examples
  7. Ethical Considerations
    1. Scope of Competence
    2. Informed Consent
    3. Peer-Based Services

CE Information


American Psychological Association (APA)
Psych Hub is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Psychologists completing this course receive 1.50 continuing education credits.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Psych Hub, #1750, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 clinical continuing education credits.

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Psych Hub is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. Psych Hub maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. CAMFT Approval #1000074. Course meets the qualifications for 1.50 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Psych Hub has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7051. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Psych Hub is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Counselors completing this course receive 1.50 continuing education hours.

New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)
Psych Hub, 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 mental health counselors. #MHC-0257. New York State licensed mental health counselors completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)
Psych Hub, 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-0109. New York State marriage and family therapists completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0208. New York State licensed psychologists completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)
Psych Hub, 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-0699. New York State social workers completing this course receive 1.50 contact hours.

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider Number 50-45376. Participants completing this course earn 1.50 continuing education credits.

Experts


Lotus Do, MSW, LCSW
Lotus Do, MSW, LCSW is a licensed therapist and gender specialist consultant of Vietnamese descent and transgender lived experience. He has nearly a decade of experience specializing in treating Gender Dysphoria alongside psychiatric and medical conditions including severe depression, disordered eating, complex trauma and substance use.​ In both his teaching and practice, Lotus offers offer a holistic clinical framework that is culturally responsive, trauma informed and rooted in social justice.