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Presentations:

Counseling Supports for LGBTQ+ Youth; 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST; 5/30/22

Crisis Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth; 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST; 5/30/22

Virtual Platform: 

Schoolpsych.com is hosting these two live webinars on GoToWebinar. By registering below, you will be provided with a link to each presentation on GoToWebinar. 

CEU Information:

These two live webinars are free and attendees will receive 1.0 NASP-Approved CPD credit for each webinar they complete. After the webinar, attendees must complete an evaluation feedback form in order to receive a certificate documenting NASP-Approved CPD credit. Attendees must complete this evaluation feedback within 1 month of the presentation. There will not be free recorded versions of these live presentations, so please try to attend each live presentation. 

Presenter Bio:

Amy Cannava, Ed.S., NCSP, is in her 20th year of practice as a school psychologist and the recipient of the 2019 NASP Presidential Award in recognition of Exceptional Service to Children and School Psychology. For the last decade she has specialized in LGBTQIA+ youth which resulted in her being appointed as the Chair of NASP’s LGBTQI2-S Committee. Amy is a recognized and frequently requested speaker at local and national conferences. She has authored book chapters for NASP on LGBTQIA+ youth, worked with The Trevor Project, GLSEN, Gender Spectrum, HRC, PBS Frontline, HBO, and Project Thrive representing NASP. A former crisis counselor for The Trevor Project, Amy remains inspired and appropriately challenged by the youth she serves who motivate her to continue bettering the world.

Counseling Supports for LGBTQ+ Youth
1:00pm – 2:00pm EST; 5/30/22

LGBTQ youth are often classified as a homogeneous group, but the diversity among and within them is more distinct than many people realize. The need for school-based mental health supports for LGBTQ youth is evident in higher rates of unhappiness, drug use, school dropout, truancy, suicide, harassment, family discord, and reduced self-referral rates. Despite the need and demand, few resources are available to use in a counseling format. During this session, strategies to encourage and foster resiliency in these at-risk students will be presented along with a counseling program designed to empower school-based mental health staff to serve as advocates for LGBTQ youth and to provide counseling support for students in grades 6–12. Resources will be identified and participants will leave with the ability to effectively advocate for sexual minority and gender-diverse youth as well as implement an innovative counseling program within their own schools to support these students. The content in this webinar is intertwined with domains 2, 4, and 6 of the NASP Practice Model. Attendees who complete this free live, 1-hour webinar will receive 1.0 NASP-Approved CPD credit.

Learning Objectives: Participants will

1. Understand the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that serve as the foundation in working with LGBTQ+ youth

2.  Learn or enhance individual, group, and family-oriented therapeutic techniques that support LGBTQ+ youth mental health and well-being

3. Learn about a counseling program designed to empower school-based mental health staff to serve as advocates for LGBTQ youth and to provide counseling support for students in grades 6–12

Crisis Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth
2:30pm – 3:30pm EST; 5/30/22

The global pandemic has brought to light many of the disproportionate risk factors experienced by LGBTQIA+ youth. They have higher rates of homelessness, victimization, abuse, neglect, underachievement, and substance use (Kosciw, et al., 2020). Geographic isolation and perceived loss of social supports through school staff and peers lead to increased rates of suicidal ideation and self-harm (The Trevor Project, 2020). School psychologists have the needed expertise in development, counseling, consultation, social justice, and restorative practices which can support LGBTQIA+ youth before, during, and following a crisis. The NASP PREPaRE (NASP, 2016) framework provides an excellent model for recognizing and understanding the impact of emotional proximity, psychological trauma, and how to respond to psychological needs. This presentation will both inform and empower school psychologists to be aware of situations which can create chaos and use empirically-validated practices to produce compassion. Together we can take steps to prevent crises, address the impact of crises when they occur, and examine the effectiveness of our efforts to be proactive at preventing subsequent ones. The content in this webinar is intertwined with domains 2, 4, and 6 of the NASP Practice Model. Attendees who complete this free, live 1-hour webinar will receive 1.0 NASP-Approved CPD credit.

Learning Objectives: Participants will

1. Participants will understand the disproportionate risk factors faced by LGBTQIA+ youth
2. Participants will utilize the PREPaRE model to develop intervention for LGBTQIA+ youth in crisis
3. Learn to take steps to prevent crises, address the impact of crises when they occur, and examine the effectiveness of our efforts to be proactive at preventing subsequent ones

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