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• In-Service: Harm Reduction and Addressing SUD in the LGBTQIA+ Communities

  • When
    04/17/2025
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    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  Title: Harm Reduction and Addressing SUD in the LGBTQIA+ Communities

  Speaker and Degree: Evan Done, Associate Director at the Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA) and appointed to Behavioral Health Commission by Gov. Cox

  Description:

  Evan Done, Associate Director at the Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA) and appointed to Behavioral Health Commission by Gov. Cox

  Description: Evan (he/his) serves as the Associate Director of Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA), on the board of directors for the national advocacy organization Faces and Voices of Recovery and locally for the Utah Harm Reduction Coalition.  He is a governor appointee to Utah's Behavior Health Commission where he serves as a representative of a person with lived experience of substance use disorder.  Evan will discuss his experiences creating safe spaces for those struggling with SUDs (Substance Use Disorders) and his advocacy work in supporting those in the queer community on their recovery journeys.

  Learning Objectives: Based on this presentation I… 

  1...have awareness of the disparities that exist within the LGBTQIA+ communities, as related to substance use disorders and the associated causes.

  2...understand the history of SUD harm reduction and how many of those roots are in the LGBTQIA+ causes..

  3...recognize the need for culturally responsive treatment for queer folks with a SUD.

  CEU’s have been approved by Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and Utah Psychological Association.

  CEUs are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. If you do not want a CEU certificate, attendance is free to the public but still require that you register.

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• In-Service: Psychiatry treatment focused on the LGBTQIA Communities

  • When
    05/15/2025
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    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  Title: Psychiatry treatment focused on the LGBTQIA Communities

  Speaker and Degree: Christopher Sorensen, MD, Medical Director at Numinus Psychiatry, Draper, Julie Russel, PsyD

  Description: Members of the Numinus clinic including Julie Russell PsyD (she/her) and Christopher Sorensen MD (he/they) will present on some advanced treatment options for clients with difficult presentations. These options will include ketamine, Spravato, TMS and enrolling clients in studies of psychedelics and pharmaceuticals still under investigation by the FDA. Dr. Sorensen will discuss the use of hormone treatments to manage gender incongruence and how this can improve anxiety and depression treatment.

  Learning Objectives: Based on this presentation I… 

  1...will learn more about treatment resistant depression treatment options and when to utilize them.

  2...will learn about the clinical research process, including the strengths and weaknesses of this approach.

  3...will learn more about building rapport with LGBT patients and incorporating use of gender affirming care within the psychiatric model.

  CEU’s have been approved by Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and Utah Psychological Association.

  CEUs are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. If you do not want a CEU certificate, attendance is free to the public but still require that you register.

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• In-Service: Autism and LGBTQAI+: Intersectionality and Treatment Implications

  • When
    06/19/2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  Title: Autism and LGBTQAI+: Intersectionality and Treatment Implications

  Speaker and Degree: Damon Bryan, LMFT

  Description: Evan Done, Associate Director at the Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA) and appointed to Behavioral Health Commission by Gov. Cox

  Description:Research has shown that LGBTQAI+ individuals are more likely to be diagnosed with Autism than heterosexual, cisgender individuals. In this in-service presentation, attendees will learn about intersectionalities between Autism and LGBTQAI+ populations. We will explore the concept of Autism as an identity vs. a mental health disorder, and will discuss neurodiversity-affirming practices and treatment philosophies. We will also examine possible explanations for the higher prevalence of Autism in the LGBTQAI+ population, and the resulting treatment.

  Learning Objectives: Based on this presentation I… 

  1...will gain a greater understanding of the intersectionalities between the Autistic and  LGBTQAI+ populations.

  2...will learn treatment approaches and considerations that are in line with neurodiversity-affirming principles and best practices.

  3...will learn about Autism as an identity vs. a mental health disorder, and explored implications for working with clients who are both Autistic and LGBTQAI+.

  CEU’s have been approved by Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and Utah Psychological Association.

  CEUs are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. If you do not want a CEU certificate, attendance is free to the public but still require that you register.

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