Trauma Informed Practice with the LGBTQ+ Community: Supporting Queer and Trans Individuals and Families in an Increasingly Hostile World training on Friday, June 23, 2023 from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm at the McHenry County Mental Health Board, 620 Dakota Street in Crystal Lake. Presented by Nancy Mullen, Executive Director of Youth Outlook, and Carolyn Wahlskog, LCSW, Director of Operations and Programming at Youth Outlook.
FULL CAPACITY – REGISTRATION CLOSED
FREE: 3.25 CEUs for LCSW/LSW, LCPC/LPC, Psychologists (IAODAPCA included)
Description: 2023 has brought an unprecedented number of anti-LGBTQ+, particularly anti-trans legislation, targeting LGBTQ+ affirming healthcare, education, access to sports and restrooms and beyond. Many LGBTQ+ people are living through active trauma as they watch their identities and rights legislated away. This training will provide an opportunity to understand the current experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in our state and nationwide, provide interactive opportunities to consider proactive approaches to client dilemmas and suggest trauma informed practices and resources for supporting individuals and families.
Objectives:
Understand affirming terminology when working with LGBTQ+ community
Understand up-to-date threats to LGBTQ+ community
Understand the increased need for mental health support among LGBTQ+ clients
Practice examples of providing trauma informed care across human service settings
Presenters:
Carolyn Wahlskog, LCSW (she/they) is the Director of Operations and Programming at Youth Outlook, a youth services agency that works to meet the ever-evolving needs of LGBTQ+ youth and their families in northern Illinois. Additionally, Carolyn is the co-coordinator of Transformative Justice Law Project’s Name Change Mobilization, serving folks across IL. Carolyn works with educators, mental health professionals, and other youth workers to create safe, supportive and affirming policies and practices for working with queer and trans young people and their families.
Nancy Mullen is the executive director of Youth Outlook, the first not-for-profit organization serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and non-binary youth and working to increase understanding of LGBT youth issues in DuPage, Kane, Whiteside, LaSalle, DeKalb, Will and suburban Cook Counties in Illinois. Nancy is in her 25th year with Youth Outlook, coming to the agency when it was only 6 months old. A transplant to the Midwest, Nancy holds a Master of Social Work degree from Syracuse University, where she focused on family mental health. Away from Youth Outlook and the world of social work, Nancy is 10 credits away from a culinary degree to become a pastry chef and published her first book, Urban Tidepool, in 2020 and has her second book underway. She accepts community education and professional development requests through both Youth Outlook (LGBT youth issues) and Tidepool Communications LLC (PTSD, PTSD and TBI, family violence).
