This presentation was originally reviewed on November 30, 2023, and broadcast live online on December 1, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on February 21, 2023, and broadcast live online on February 22, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on November 17, 2023, and broadcast live online on November 17, 2023, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.

The American Psychiatric Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics emphasize competence, respect and up-to-date knowledge as a basis for appropriate professional behavior toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients. After providing some definitions of helpful terms, this presentation then reviews historical psychiatric attitudes towards LGBTQ patients that could be construed, at best, as patronizing and, at worst, overtly hostile. In modern clinical practice, as opposed to trying to “cure” homosexuality or “transsexualism,” LGBTQ patients are helped to live their lives according to their own natures and desires. This presentation outlines some common clinical questions raised by LGBTQ patients—what is known and not known about the origins of homosexuality and transgender expression, sexual orientation conversion efforts (SOCE), therapist self-disclosure, how therapists should address LGBTQ patients, and controversies surrounding treatment of transgender children—as well as ethical issues raised in these clinical encounters.

As clinical trials progress in the United States, the potential for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for various indications to become an approved prescription treatment looks increasingly promising. Clinicians interested in new treatment options for mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders can learn the basics on psychedelic-assisted therapy treatment elements and the current state of the research. This information will be presented to help clinicians consider how psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy might be used in the future to serve their patient populations and highlight key ethical considerations in this area.

This webinar provides a comprehensive exploration of issues specific to the practice of trauma psychology, focusing on adult survivors of interpersonal violence. Despite the pervasive prevalence of trauma in clinical contexts, many practitioners find themselves in the challenging position of providing treatment without the requisite training and support tailored to this population. The presentation delves into best practices for effectively navigating the ethical and professional dilemmas commonly encountered during the assessment and treatment of trauma survivors.

Clinicians and researchers often confront ethical dilemmas that they must resolve in a manner consistent with the ethical standards and guidelines of their profession. Many ethicists have noted the importance of having ethical frameworks for making ethical decisions. In this workshop learners will examine and apply two ethical frameworks: Feminist Ethics as defined by Brabeck (2002) and Rest’s Four component model of practicing ethics, particularly ethical sensitivity. Particular attention will be paid to making culturally informed ethical decisions.

Historically, women have served alongside and in the United States military through combat and peacetime. Today, there are no open restrictions to women serving in the Armed Forces and over 2 million women veterans. Prior to the Women in Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, women proudly served in limited roles. But even further back than that, when women were not allowed to serve openly, women disguised themselves as men to serve alongside their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons in the Revolutionary War and onward. Inequities have always existed for women veterans- from being denied the veteran pension benefits after the Civil War to being disqualified from service and forced out if a woman became pregnant, women veterans have sought support services related to their years in the military. Today, as a recruiting issue has become a national shortage of individuals willing to serve, it is important to recognize the unique roles women have played in the military as well as in the veteran community. Today, women veterans are the fastest growing subpopulation of veterans leading advocacy days and engaging with national policy leaders to help contextualize issues such as military sexual trauma, reproductive rights, and open service for all. But negative experiences have also influenced whether or not women veterans will encourage their loved ones- especially young girls- to serve. This presentation is a look at the experiences of women veterans in research and in the real world.

This presentation was originally reviewed on June 23, 2023, and broadcast live online on June 23, 2023, from 1:00 PM- 4:15 PM ET.

The phenomenon of grandparents raising grandchildren is an increasingly common occurrence. Data from the US Bureau of the Census (2019) report that grandparents have the primary responsibility for the care of more than 5.7 million children in our country. Of the children living in grandparent-maintained households, the highest percentage (12%) is within African-American families; Latinos are about 6% and White-Anglo families are around 4% (Bryson, 2001). Growth in African-American grandparent maintained homes has been calculated to be as high as 20-50% in some low resourced communities. Moreover, a National Health Interview Survey found African-American grandparent-headed households to include an overrepresentation of poverty, unemployed, and low literacy. Equally important is the lack of access that African-American older adults have had to health and hospitals for equitable care. Therefore, when they transition to the role of parenting (children) there can be a gap in the care they receive because of these psychosocial factors.