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• Gender Fluidity: Systemic and Therapeutic Considerations When Working with Children, Adolescents, and Families

  • When
    09/21/2017
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  This session will provide an overview of the contemporary spectrum of sexual and gender identifications. Included will be attention to the ever-expanding alphabet that differentiates identities. The presenter will clarify identities that are less frequently discussed – e.g., asexual, demisexual, etc. – as well as address the realities of identity fluidity.

  
  

  Presenter:  Lisa Diamond, PhD

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

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• Best Practices for Clinical Work With Sexual Orientations and Sexual Identities

  • When
    10/19/2017
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  This session will focus on current and emerging best practice standards for clinical work when addressing sexual orientations and sexual identities.

  
  

  Presenters:   Jake Van Epps, PhD; Joshua Newbury, LCSW

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Best Practices for Clinical Work With Sexual Orientations and Sexual Identities

  • When
    10/19/2017
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  This session will focus on current and emerging best practice standards for clinical work when addressing sexual orientations and sexual identities.

  
  

  Presenters:   Jake Van Epps, PhD; Joshua Newbury, LCSW

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Plan B Theatre - The Ice Front - Note: 2nd Sat.

  • When
    11/11/2017
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Plan B Theatre 138 West Broadway, Salt Lake City

  “The Ice Front”

  Plan-B Theatre World Premier by Eric Samuelsen

  The actors of the Norwegian National Theatre find themselves in an uneasy truce with Nazi cultural authorities during the German occupation of Norway. When they are forced to perform a Nazi propaganda piece, conscience comes face to face with The Final Solution.
  
  

  THE ICE FRONT questions what it means to be an artist, to be a patriot, to be human.

  
  Post-Performance Salon: A 1 hour Guild-specific Salon Discussion will follow this production, to provide an opportunity for members of the Guild to discuss the play with the Playwright (Eric Samuelsen), Director (Jerry Rapier), and Actors (Kirt Bateman, Roger Dunbar, Ariana Farber, Stephanie Howell, Jay Perry, Topher Rasmussen, Robert Scott Smith, Emilie Starr, Christy Summerhays).
  
  

  NOTE: 2 hours of ceu’s available for attending the play and the salon.
  
  

  PLEASE NOTE THAT A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2 FOR 1 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AND MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE (Use code: MEMBER) - FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE; YOU ARE URGED TO ORDER TICKETS SOON IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

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• Intersexions of Sexuality and Gender

  • When
    11/16/2017
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  Intersex receives little attention in explorations of sexuality and gender, but is a critical factor in expanding our understanding of the intersection of those features of the human experience. This presentation will elaborate the realities and important clinical dynamics of this topic.

  Presenter: Candice Metzler, MS

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Clinical Challenges & Obstacles in Working with Transgender Clients - NOTE: 1st Thursday

  • When
    12/07/2017
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  This session will provide a follow-up from the March 2017 Ethics Workshop, with a focus on case material that highlights important clinical dynamics that emerge when working with transgender clients. Best practice standards will be addressed in the presentations of case material.

  Presenters:  Colleen Kuhn, PhD and Ryan Randall, LCSW

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Suicide Prevention

  • When
    01/26/2018
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    U of U Auditorium - 1721 Campus Center Drive SAEC 1151

  This presentation will discuss current best practice approaches for managing self-harm and suicidal feelings. Special attention will focus on the intersections of social justice concerns, sexual/gender minority distress, and internalized feelings of self-harm.

  
  Presenter Panel: 
  Craig Bryan, Executive Director, National Center for Veterans Studies;
  J.C. Graham, Director of Crisis Services, Utah Valley University; Jullian Hill, Educator and Group Facilitator, Utah Pride Center

  
  Joint session with WPP, AWP, & the Guild

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Bleached: Beyond White-Washed Trans Narratives

  • When
    02/15/2018
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  Social/political discourses, literature, and even clinical considerations regarding trans and gender diverse communities are often White-washed into mono-narratives of the trans experience.  Using theoretical and empirical research, this session will briefly examine the mono-cultural trans narrative, discuss the social-cultural-historical-political intersectionality of gender and racial identities, and consider implications for clinical practice with trans and gender diverse clients of color.

  
  

  Presenter: Jayden Thai, M.Ed., Psychology Doctoral Intern, University Counseling Center, University of Utah

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Plan B Theatre - The Weird Play - Note: 2nd Sat.

  • When
    03/03/2018
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Plan B Theatre 138 West Broadway, Salt Lake City

  The Weird Play

  Plan-B Theatre World Premier by Jennifer Nii

  Whom do you love?
  What do you love?
  How do you love?
  And why?

  
  THE WEIRD PLAY lives in the space between romance and devotion.

  
  Post-Performance Salon: A 1 hour Guild-specific Salon Discussion will follow this production, to provide an opportunity for members of the Guild to discuss the play with the Playwright (Jennifer Nii), Director (Alex Ungerman), and Actors (Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin, Susanna Florence and April Fossen). 

  
  

  NOTE: 2 hours of ceu’s available for attending the play and the salon.
  
  

  PLEASE NOTE THAT A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2 FOR 1 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AND MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE (Use code: MEMBER) - FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE; YOU ARE URGED TO ORDER TICKETS SOON IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

  Show details
• Check Your Competencies at the Door; Spark Your Growth

  • When
    03/15/2018
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  Let’s get f*#@ing real: A conversation to challenge and grow the Guild’s and member’s understandings of what it means to be competent in sexual orientation and gender related therapy.

  Facilitators:  Colleen Kuhn, PhD & Ken Roach, LCMHC

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Plan B Theatre - Jump - Note: 2nd Sat.

  • When
    04/07/2018
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Plan B Theatre 138 West Broadway, Salt Lake City

  Jump

  Plan-B Theatre World Premier by Austin Archer

  How will you die?
  Will you see it coming?
  What if you’re given a second chance?

  JUMP explores the impact of survival on those we love.

  
  

  Post-Performance Salon: A 1-hour Guild-specific Salon Discussion will follow this production, to provide an opportunity for members of the Guild to discuss the play with the Playwright (Austin Archer), Co-Directors (Alexandra Harbold and Robert Scott Smith), and Actors (Teri Cowan, Nicki Nixon, Matthew Sincell and Darryl Stamp).

  
  

  NOTE: 2 hours of ceu’s available for attending the play and the salon.
  
  

  PLEASE NOTE THAT A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2 FOR 1 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AND MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE (Use code: MEMBER) - FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE; YOU ARE URGED TO ORDER TICKETS SOON IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

  Show details
• Promoting Change in Religiously Conservative Communities

  • When
    04/19/2018
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  This session will focus on the value and possibilities of affirmative approaches for dealing with sexuality and gender in environments that are characteristically conservative.  

  Presenter:  Lisa Hansen, MS, LMFT; Clinical Director, Encircle LGBTQ Family & Youth Resource Center, Provo

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Treating Porn Addiction (Part 2): A Sex Positive Approach To Problematic Sexual Behavior

  • When
    05/17/2018
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  This session will expand upon the 2016-17 program year presentation on this topic. The focus will be to provide an opportunity to delve deeper into clinical and treatment considerations.    

  Presenter:  Kristen Hodson, LCSW  - The Healing Group

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details
• Update on Legal Changes Since January 2017 that Effect Sexual & Gender Diverse Individuals and Families

  • When
    06/21/2018
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Division of Youth Services, 177 West Price Ave. (3610 S, just off West Temple), Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

  The political environment has changed dramatically as a result of the 2016 election cycle. This session will provide an overview of the repercussions for issues that impact sexuality and gender. Additional attention will address considerations and future strategies for dealing with these issues.

  Presenter:  Cliff Rosky, Professor, College of Law, University of Utah

  
  

  Parking is permitted anywhere in the parking lot. Enter the building through the main entrance, which is by the flag pole in the circular driveway. From there, there will be a receptionist or signage to point you in the right direction.  This location is accessible for anyone with limitations of physical mobility.

   

  CEU’s have been approved for all in-service programs by Utah NASW and are free for Guild members & $5 for non-members

   

  Most in-service meetings are video taped and posted on the Guild website for member-only access. CEU’s are available for on-line viewing of in-service sessions.

  Show details