LIVE: Sexual Identity Development & Acceptance: Essential Insights for Working With Sexual Minority Clients
April 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific
April 15, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pacific
1 Hour | 1 CE
$125 Registration | $100 Early Registration (through April 8th) | Live Training via Zoom
Jared Boot-Haury, PsyD presents a live virtual professional training program on Sexual Identity Development & Acceptance: Essential Insights for Working With Sexual Minority Clients.
This training provides a comprehensive exploration of sexual identity development and acceptance, focusing on the unique experiences of sexual minority individuals. Participants will gain insight into the critical developmental stages of sexual identity and the challenges these individuals face as they navigate their sexual orientation in environments shaped by heteronormativity. Through evidence-based models and frameworks for assessing sexual identity confusion and conflict, the presentation equips mental health providers with tools to understand better and support their clients.
Participants will learn how to address critical issues such as internalized stigma, minority stress, and the psychological toll of identity negotiation. The session emphasizes affirming practices that promote sexual self-acceptance and offers strategies for providers to foster resilience in their clients. Special consideration is given to cultural humility and applying ethical principles to ensure care remains compassionate and inclusive.
Through case examples, attendees will practice applying these frameworks in real-world settings, focusing on assessing the intersectional identities of sexual minority individuals and fostering a therapeutic environment where clients can explore and affirm their sexual identities. This program is designed for mental health professionals with intermediate sexual minority knowledge who are committed to enhancing their competency in sexual minority affirmative care.
This program is uniquely valuable because it addresses the critical intersection of sexual identity development and mental health and is inclusive of asexual individuals. Using evidence-based models, the program provides participants with immediately available and actionable tools to improve treatment planning and support clients in achieving self-acceptance.
This training is intended for beginner, intermediate, and advanced clinicians in the LGBTQ+ mental health fields. It is also appropriate for clinicians working in VA hospitals, community mental health centers, private or group practices, university counseling centers, or academic medical centers.
Training Outline
Introduction and Foundational Concepts
- Overview of sexual identity development models (e.g., Developmental Model of the Sexual Minority Closet).
- Understanding minority stress and internalized stigma in sexual minority clients.
- Brief introduction to evidence-based frameworks for assessing sexual identity confusion and conflict.
- Present a case study for attendees to apply the developmental models and assessment tools.
- Use of live polls to gauge audience responses and discussion of the results.
- Facilitated Q&A to explore real-world clinical implications and strategies.
- Review key strategies for promoting self-acceptance and resilience in sexual minority clients.
- Brief group discussion on integrating cultural humility and affirming practices into therapeutic settings.
- Conclude with a recap of key takeaways and open the floor for final questions.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Jared Boot-Haury, PsyD
Jared Boot-Haury, Psy.D., M.B.A. is a licensed psychologist and the Goldblum-Carr Postdoctoral Fellow in LGBTQ+ Psychology Research at Palo Alto University. Specializing in LGBTQ+ health, sexual identity development, and minority stress, Dr. Boot-Haury conducts research through the Center for LGBTQ ...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe two important areas of treatment planning for clients experiencing sexual identity confusion and/or conflict
Describe the three stages of the Developmental Model of the Sexual Minority Closet and how each of the stages relates to mental health
Describe the difference between sexual orientation rumination and obsession
Describe two sources of support for sexual identity development and acceptance outside of individual psychotherapy
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