Live Webinar
The Global Exchange Conference

The Healing Power of Belonging

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Description

In working with today’s youth, we need to create a space for understanding and safety within our walls of our facilities for these youths. This workshop will help clinicians grasp terms, ideas, and situation that trans & non-binary youth are experiencing today. Participants will be able to assess their own practices as it relates to transgender youth and be able to take with them an overarching understanding of the coming out process. Discussions will include policy & paperwork, talking to parents, creating safety within the group process, and how to effectively be an ally to trans and non-binary youth.

Participants will be able to have a solid understanding of the basics of gender identity. Participants will be able to explain the elements of disclosure. Participants will walk away with knowing how to make their spaces more affirming for trans young people.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Medical Doctor
  • Nurse
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Beck is a master’s level clinician with an undergraduate degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Gender & Sexuality and a master’s degree in Addiction Counseling. Beck has worked in the mental health & substance use field for over 10 years in various capacities. The main focus of his work has been invested in the LGBTQ+ community, adolescents, and families. Over this decade, Beck has trained numerous facilities on LGBTQ+ best practices, has been a keynote and presenter at many conferences, and has facilitated workshops about LGBTQ+, trauma, adolescents, gender and sexuality. Beck is the Director of LGBTQ+ Programming at Visions Adolescent Treatment Center. This program is for young people at Visions who identify in the community, those who are questioning, and their families. It includes process groups, psychoeducation, and family programming with professionals specifically trained and experienced in the LGBTQ+ population and best practices. Alongside the already dynamic team at Visions Adolescent Treatment Center in Los Angeles, young LGBTQ+ people and their families will find a space that serves their specific needs in regards to healing and thriving.
Jordan Held, LCSW (he/him) is a Primary Family Therapist and LGBTQ+ Specialist at Visions Adolescent Treatment Center. Jordan’s therapeutic practice centers around creating a healing-centered space for both adolescents and their families, working to decrease negative patterns and strengthen the family system. Jordan’s expertise is working with gender and sexual minority adolescents, particularly those displaying complex mental health presentations, including acute suicidality and persistent mood disorders. Jordan speaks internationally about creating and supporting trauma- informed LGBTQ+ environments with an emphasis on informed consent and enhanced family communication. Jordan is an adjunct clinician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in the Center for Transyouth Health and Development, providing training, consultation, and community education. Jordan sits on multiple Board of Directors, serving queer and trans community both locally and nationally. Jordan has worked extensively in secondary school education, developing health and wellness curricula, focusing on DEI and cultivating strength and resiliency for adolescents. Jordan holds a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA, a Master of Sports Leadership degree from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Connecticut. Jordan, a former Bostonian is an avid sneakerhead who self-cares by lifting heavy weights, going to the beach, loving his rescue dog, and embracing his gender euphoria!

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  • The Global Exchange Conference - Exchange Events