8:20 - 8:30 am - Log on to Zoom
8:30 - 10:00 am - Trauma 101- Defining trauma. How we digest experiences in the brain, how aspects can get stuck and symptoms of when they do. LGBTQ+ community impact of trauma and statistics
10:00 - 10:15 am - Break
10:15 -11:30 am - LGB & Gender Expansive (GE) 101. Terminology of sexual orientation. Terminology of gender identity. Unique & historical experiences of trauma in the LGBTQ+ community
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Lunch
12:30 - 2:00 pm - The brain on trauma- Chemical reactions throughout the brain and body as it experiences an event, Polyvagal Theory. Memory Reconsolidation. Practice several exercises that calm the VNS and heal the Hippocampus
2:00 - 2:15 pm - Break
2:15 - 3:15 pm - Sexual and gender identity in adolescents. GLSEN National survey results. Stages to understand LGBTQ+ identity development. Implications for the therapeutic relationship and how to work with LGBTQ+ youth / clients
3:15 - 3:30 pm - Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm - Effective treatment modalities and mechanism of effect. Questions