Upcoming Events

    • 12/14/2023
    • 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    • ZOOM
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    Title: Systemic Solutions for the Silos in Suicide Prevention

    Presenter:  Quintin Hunt, PhD, LMFT

    Description: Suicide poses significant systemic implications, requiring careful consideration in prevention, intervention, and postvention modalities. Yet, studies on treatment of suicide show most treatment for suicide-related thoughts and behaviors happens in silos—with the multiple systems around clients not working with one another. The session will identify several practical (and evidence-based) principles for systemic treatment of suicide. Throughout the session, we will utilize experiential techniques and video clips to demonstrate and practice systemic assessment and treatment of suicidality.

    Learning Objectives: Based on this presentation I …

    1… can create documentation of competent care and treatment decisions around suicide

    2… can  integrate common factors of systemic treatment of suicide into my treatment

    3… can  identify my feelings around suicidality in session

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    CEU’s have been applied for all in‐service programs through Rocky Mountain University and the Utah Psychological Association. CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting.  CEUs for Plan-B events have been applied for via NASW. 

    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.

    • 01/18/2024
    • 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    • ZOOM
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    Title: Impact of, and Treating, Sexual Shame

    Presenter:  Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CSTS

    Description: Our upbringings and educational resources often leave us unprepared to become sexually mature adults and leave people to gather knowledge about one of our strongest drives, our sex drive, from myriad, sometimes harmful, sources.  More often than not these sources exacerbate shame and promote a fear-based approach to sexuality. Poorly informed or negatively biased resources have the potential to produce unintended emotional consequences and potential for long-lasting dysfunction.  We will discuss how to approach sexual conversations with clients who hold varying comfort levels about sexual discussions, sexual education, and personal biases about healthy sexuality.  We will discuss examining our own comfort levels with sex focused discussions and our internalized sexual shame that may interfere with these therapeutic conversations.

    Learning Objectives: Based on this presentation I …

    1... can encourage my clients to be their own authority on sexual matters and decide on their own interpretation of healthy sexuality.

    2... can help my clients navigate their fears of “unnatural, impure, or unholy” practices.

    3... can learn to have clear and direct conversations with clients about their sexual practices and beliefs that model an acceptance and comfort with the topic

    CEU’s have been applied for all in‐service programs through Rocky Mountain University and the Utah Psychological Association. CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. CEUs for Plan-B events have been applied for via NASW. 

    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.

    • 02/15/2024
    • 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    • ZOOM
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    Title: Kink 101 For Mental Health Providers

    Presenter:  Mary A. Fisher, CMHC, CST

    Description: We will discuss the basics of BDSM and examine our reactivity to topics such as power exchange, power dynamics, negotiating scenes, and most importantly consent.   

    Learning Objectives: Based on this presentation I …

    1… can define kink sexuality and related terms

    2… can discuss clinical considerations

    3… can examine countertransference around kink

    CEU’s have been applied for all in‐service programs through Rocky Mountain University and the Utah Psychological Association. CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. CEUs for Plan-B events have been applied for via NASW. 

    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.

    • 02/17/2024
    • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    • Plan B Theater: 138 W 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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    Plan B Theater presents

    “BALTHAZAR” BY Debora Threedy

    In-Person, Live Theater Event Followed by Salon Discussion*

    Post performance discussion on this day only; offering 2 hours of CEUs.

    You must buy tickets directly from Plan B.
    After you register you will receive a link to purchase discounted tickets.

      Registration with the Guild is required if you wish to receive CEU's.

    What if Portia’s appearance as a male lawyer in court wasn’t the first—or last—time she dressed in drag? Portia is a noblewoman in 16th century Venice. She wants to be a lawyer, but that profession is reserved for men. Her cousin Bellario, a doctor of law, won’t teach her. Her husband Bassanio is in serious legal trouble … and he’s in love with his best friend Antonio. Things are not going well. What’s a girl to do? 1. Create an alter ego (enter Balthazar). 2. Trick Bellario. 3. Represent Antonio (and Bassanio) in court.  This riff on Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” is a life-and- death journey through the law, love, and gender identity.

    After you register you will receive a link to purchase discounted tickets.

    Post‐Performance Salon: A 1 hour Guild‐specific Salon Discussion will provide an opportunity for members of the Guild to discuss the play with actors and staff.   

    2 hours of CEUs available for attending the play and the salon.

    CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting.

    For non-members who want a CEU certificate the fee is $5 which is non-refundable. If you need to cancel or do not attend, the $5 will revert to a donation. You can request that the $5 be credited towards a membership if you prefer to join for free CEUs in the future.

    • 03/16/2024
    • 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM
    • TBA
    • 180

    Ethics Conference: Details & Exact Date TBA



    Planned for April 2024. Registration and more details will be available in early in 2024.


    • 04/13/2024
    • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    • Plan B Theater: 138 W 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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    Plan B Theater presents

    “BITTER LEMON” BY Melissa Leilani Larson

    In-Person, Live Theater Event Followed by Salon Discussion*

    Post performance discussion on this day only; offering 2 hours of CEUs.

    You must buy tickets directly from Plan B.
    After you register you will receive a link to purchase discounted tickets.

      Registration with the Guild is required if you wish to receive CEU's.

    What if Lady Macduff finally had her say beyond her 19 lines in The Scottish Play? Finlay Macbeth has done Lady Helen Macduff a terrible wrong. Now they are trapped, alone together, in a purgatorial waiting room. Sometimes the only escape is forgiving the unforgivable. This riff on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is a life-after-death journey through the strange, the empty, and everything in-between.

    After you register you will receive a link to purchase discounted tickets.

    Post‐Performance Salon: A 1 hour Guild‐specific Salon Discussion will provide an opportunity for members of the Guild to discuss the play with actors and staff.   

    2 hours of CEUs available for attending the play and the salon.

    CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting.

    For non-members who want a CEU certificate the fee is $5 which is non-refundable. If you need to cancel or do not attend, the $5 will revert to a donation. You can request that the $5 be credited towards a membership if you prefer to join for free CEUs in the future.

    • 04/18/2024
    • 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    • ZOOM
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    Title: Current Medical Procedures in Gender Affirming Care

    Presenter: TBA

    Description: A discussion with an accomplished surgeon about his work performing gender affirming surgeries and the current gender affirming procedures.

    Learning Objectives: TBA

    CEU’s have been applied for all in‐service programs through Rocky Mountain University and the Utah Psychological Association. CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. CEUs for Plan-B events have been applied for via NASW. 

    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.

    • 05/16/2024
    • 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    • ZOOM
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    Title: When Identities Collide: Best Practices for Family Therapy with LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults in Mormon Families

    Presenter: Sami Simpson, PhD, LMFT

    Description: This presentation will delve into pioneering research that establishes best-practice guidelines for family therapists working with LGBTQ+ youth and young adults from Latter-day Saint families. Employing a mixed-methods approach, including qualitative interviews and surveys, the study breaks new ground and fills a substantial gap in existing literature. Attendees will gain insight into how they can enhance their ability to provide self-aware, intersectional, nuanced, culturally respectful, research-informed, meaningful, therapeutic support for these young people and their families.

    Learning Objectives: 

    1.    Cultivate Self-Awareness: Participants will engage in self-reflection activities to recognize their own intersecting identities, power dynamics, and privilege. This presentation will promote a deeper understanding of their use of self-disclosure in the therapeutic relationship, and its impact on their work with LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in Mormon families.

    2.    Expand Knowledge: Participants will learn about the unique knowledge needed to support them in conducting family sessions with LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in Mormon families. They will be equipped with research findings regarding cultural humility and respect, topics for family psychoeducation, and helpful therapeutic modalities.

    3.    Enhance Skills: Participants will acquire practical, research-based strategies to conduct effective, nuanced family therapy with LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in Mormon families. They will be able to apply these strategies in their practice to facilitate improved mental health outcomes and family relationships.

    CEU’s have been applied for all in‐service programs through Rocky Mountain University and the Utah Psychological Association. CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. CEUs for Plan-B events have been applied for via NASW. 

    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.

    • 06/20/2024
    • 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    • ZOOM
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    Title: Unpacking Our Cultural Norms and Myths About Pleasure

    Presenter: Dawn Serra, Body Trust Provider and Body Coach (she/her/hers)

    Description: Pleasure is one of the most fundamental aspects of what makes our lives worth living, and yet pleasure is simultaneously vilified and hyper-performed at a cultural level. Too often pleasure is seen as something to earn after we have achieved a certain level of success, as something suspect, or as a reductive euphemism for sex. Pleasure can be incredibly complicated and foreign to those who have experienced trauma, eating disorders, or who live in marginalized bodies (queer, fat, disabled, trans, nonbinary, poor, BIPOC, etc). Yet, an embodied pleasure practice can not only support us in healing trauma, but help clients (and us) to connect with ourselves, our bodies, our lives, and our loved ones in more mindful, intentional, and meaningful ways. Join us as we unpack cultural norms and myths about pleasure and explore practical, simple strategies and concepts for helping clients to connect with pleasure on their journey towards more autonomy, freedom, and connection.

    Learning Objectives: 

    Based on this presentation I can…

    1…explore embodied pleasure as a pathway toward presence, boundaries, and connection.

    2…identify common barriers to pleasure and simple practices that make pleasure more accessible for clients.

    3…learn how pleasure is a powerful tool for connecting with agency, dignity, and autonomy.

    4…Understand the important parallels between pleasure practices and grief practices.

    CEU’s have been applied for all in‐service programs through Rocky Mountain University and the Utah Psychological Association. CEU’s are free for Guild members & $5 for non‐members, per meeting. CEUs for Plan-B events have been applied for via NASW. 

    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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