The Utah Pride Center offers a series of LGBTQ Competency Trainings. Click here for more information.
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For Psychotherapists
The Guild now has a Facebook page! Members who are on Facebook can find us HEREThe Guild MeetingsGuild meetings are open to all mental heath professionals and clinical students-in-training. We normally meet the 3rd Thursday of each month from 8:00 am to 9:30 am from September to May; no meetings are held from June to August. Each monthly gathering consists of 30 minutes of networking and business planning, followed by an hour of educational training about LGBTQ, mental-health topics. These trainings are provided by Guild members or specialists within the community. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Utah Pride Center (361 North 300 West) in the South Building. CEUs have been approved by NASW for all in-service programs in our 2010-11 series. This will allow 1 hour of CEUs for each monthly program, with the October and January programs being eligible for 1.5 CEUs. One "member benefit" will be the availability of FREE CEUs for any of the monthly in-service programs for any Guild member who has paid voluntary dues. CEUs will be available for all other non-dues paying Guild members and non-Guild professionals who attend our in-service programs for a fee of $5/in-service program. Free CEUs are just one of the benefits of Guild membership. Click here to join the Guild. Click here for the list of 2011-12 topics, presenters, and locations. Click here for the list of 2010-11 topics, presenters, and locations. Click here for the list of 2009-10 topics, presenters, and locations. Click here for the list of 2008-09 topics, presenters, and locations. Pride DayEach year we organize a contingent of our members to march in the Pride Day Parade as well as host a booth at the Pride Festival. We plan our Pride activities during our February through May meetings, specifically about our Parade theme, booth activities, and outreach. If you have any new ideas, let us know!
Click here, here, and here for a few more photos of the 2008 paraders and our "Wheel of Destiny" booth. What does it mean to be LGBTQ affirming? The Utah Pride Center is offering training to develop LGBTQ Cultural Competency. Click here for more information. Affirmative therapy for LGBTQ individuals is based on the premise that LGBTQ and heterosexual identities are equally valid. An LGBTQ affirmative counselor has particular knowledge, awareness (specifically self-awareness), and skills specific to competent counseling for LGBTQ individuals. While maintaining a broad view of acceptable lifestyles, LGBTQ-affirmative therapy intervenes by challenging oppressive stereotypes and systems of thought, and celebrates and advocates for LGBTQ people and their relationships.*
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*From Morrow, S. L., & Beckstead, A. L. (2004). Conversion therapies for same-sex attracted clients in religious conflict: Context, predisposing factors, experiences, and implications for therapy. The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 641 – 650. Networking In addition to meeting monthly, we maintain an active email list serve for sharing information, networking, and discussing referral options. Quarterly, we send out an updated Referral Guide on this list serve for members. Contact Jim Struve, LCSW, at jimstruve@mac.com to join this email list serve. Please click here to access the Directory of LGBTQ-affirmative Psychotherapists we publish for this website. Leadership Collective 6 members have volunteered to form a Guild Leadership Council: Jessica Elliott-Barlow, Phuong Le, Susan Lyons, Deanna Rosen, Robin Tracy, and Jim Struve. Although the Guild remains a grassroots membership organization, the LC has been managing the business activities of the Guild since October 2009. They are active in formulating projects that support the mission of the Guild, overseeing organizational decision-making, and expanding outreach opportunities. Join Us… Membership to the Guild is open to licensed mental health professionals and students in clinical training. To register online and/or be listed in the Directory of LGBTQ-affirmative Psychotherapists we publish for this website, click here. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jim Struve, LCSW, at jimstruve@mac.com or 801-364-5700. Dues are requested for a yearly membership (September 1st thru August 31st). Our expenses during the past year included signage and materials for Winterfest and Pride Festival, business cards, permits for Pride Festival parade and booth, and design and operating expenses for the website. Members are included on an email list to receive updated information about LGBTQ-affirming events, workshops, and resources. Membership rates are: -Individual Membership, without a web listing = $25 -Individual Membership, with a web listing = $75 ($50 for listing and $25 for individual membership) -Agency Web Listing = $100 -Limited Income Membership = $10 Web Directory listings can include your name, address, phone, e-mail, website address, and/or a 50 word (max) description of your therapeutic approach or services. You can make payments online or send a check payable to "LGBTQ Psychotherapists Guild" and mailed to George Limberakis at P.O. Box 526265, Salt Lake City, UT, 84152-6265. If you have any questions about your payment, contact George at George@georgelimberakis.com. Copyright Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning- Affirmative
Therapist Guild of Utah, Salt Lake City
Page Last Modified October 21, 2011. Contact Lee Beckstead for Web comments and info.
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