Summary

Today's episode features Dr. Brittany Bate, a psychologist and activist for LGBTQ2IA+ rights. We address treatment approaches that center the unique needs and challenges of LGBTQ2IA+ folx, advocacy strategies, and practical approaches to effective intervention.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify differences between gender identity and expression
  • Consider common gender blind spots counselors may have
  • Examine the complicated relationship between psychotherapy's history and the LGBTQ2IA+ community
  • Distinguish specific strategies for advocating along with issues to target.


Target Audience

Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Medication Managers

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Course Format 

Recorded asynchronous distance, non-interactive

Course Creation Date: 2/1/2023

Course curriculum

    1. Interview with Brittany Bate

    2. LGBTQ2IA+ Advocacy and Activism in Counseling | Post-test

    3. LGBTQ2IA+ Advocacy and Activism in Counseling | Evaluation

    4. References

    5. How to access your certificate

About this course

  • $16.00
  • 5 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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Learn more about the CE process

  • Format

    This course is a 1.25 podcast you can listen to anytime anywhere. Access the audio on your favorite platform. For a richer learning experience, including full transcripts, access the content on the course player.

  • Instructions

    1. Create an account to enroll in the course. 2. Listen to the podcast. 3. Log into your Beyond Therapy account to take the test and complete the course evaluation. Take the test as many times as you need.

  • Certificate Information

    Your certificate be available for download in the student dashboard once you earn a passing score (80%) on the post-test and complete the evaluation. We'll keep your certificate on file for 7 years.

Meet our guest

Guest Instructor Brittany Bate

PhD is the owner of Be Bold Psychology and Consulting, offering comprehensive treatment and advocacy for members of the LGBTQIA community. She is an active member of the American Psychology Law Society and APA Section 354 Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns. She has co-authored numerous responses to anti-gay and trans legislative actions in North Carolina.

Executive Director Candice Creasman Mowrey

PhD, LCMHCS - Dr. Candice Creasman Mowrey received a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008, and a Doctorate in Counseling and Counselor Education from North Carolina State University in 2015. She has worked in psychosocial rehabilitation, in-patient, community agency, disability services, and intensive outpatient settings. She founded Creasman Counseling, PLLC, a single-person private practice, in 2011, which has grown to a team of over 30 culturally and professionally diverse clinicians. Dr. Creasman Mowrey has been adjunct faculty at NCSU and Northwestern University and has provided clinical supervision since 2014.

Counselors

Creasman Counseling PLLC's courses meet the qualifications for CE hours as required by NBCC. Beyond Therapy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7234. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Creasman Counseling, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Social Workers

Creasman Counseling, PLLC, provider number 2100, 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: 1/21/25 - 1/21/26. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 general continuing education credits.

Course Content Development

LGBTQ2IA+ Advocacy and Activism in Counseling was created, developed, advertised, planned, and implemented by the staff of Creasman Counseling, PLLC. 

To learn more about presenter, Brittany Bate, PhD, click here.

To learn more about your host, Candice Creasman Mowrey, click here. 



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Creasman Counseling, PLLC is a Professional Limited Liability Company registered in North Carolina. Creasman Counseling Continuing Education is a department of Creasman Counseling, PLLC offering in-person, live webinar, and recorded asynchronous learning content including the Beyond Therapy Podcast.