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Call for Papers / Presenters
Fifteenth Annual LGBT Psychotherapy Conference
Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association of Southern California,
Inc. (LAGPA)
October 11, 2009; Co-Sponsored by: University of Southern California (USC)
LAGPA is accepting proposals for our Annual Psychotherapy Conference. The event is being co-sponsored by
USC and held on campus. The topics should focus on LGBT clients and the knowledge needed by therapists to
better serve this population.
All proposals must be emailed no later than Monday, June 1, 2009. Download an application here.
Some workshops given at previous LAGPA Conferences include:
- Disclosure – Walking HIV+ Clients Through the Minefield of Sharing Who They Are
- Business and Life Coach— “Recover Your Life: A Woman’s Perspective”
- Intersections and Clinical Concerns: Trans*, Gender, Sexuality, and You. Yes, You!
- Why the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are a perfect prescription for mental health from a psychological
perspective
- Is English a White Devil Language? Training the queer ear hear and re-pair the “light”-privileging
metaphors that saturate our talking cure.
- How Mitch Walker’s Archetypal Ideas on Gay Soul Are Critically Important for Clinical Practice and the
Gay Movement Today
- From Chaos to Clarity: Taking Charge of ADHD in the LGBT community
- The Female Therapist...an inner journey of exploration
- Working with Transgender Issues in Treatment
- Digging in the Garden of Eden: Erotic and Spiritual Transference and Counter-transference
- Hollywood United Methodist Church (HUMC): A Home for Queer Christians.
- LGBT History and Myth: Psychoeducation Techniques for Empowering LGBT Self-Esteem in Therapy
and Daily Life
- Accidental ProphetsArchetypal personality patterns in heterosexual and gay male couples: masculine, feminine, puer, senex,
and shadow traits.
- LGBTQ youth today, where do we stand? Honoring the memory of Lawrence King.
- Eroticism, Shame, and the Lesbian Search for Self
- Our Changing View of Gay men's Lives: A New Model of Psychosocial Development Across the Lifespan
- Digging in the Garden of Eden: Erotic and Spiritual Transference and Counter-transference
- Living in the Relational Paradigm – Imago Relationship Therapy
- Abandoned sacred locations: Exploring the role of Lesbian and Gay myth in clinical practice
- The Experience of Lesbian Co-Mothering
- Incorporating LGBT People into an Inclusive Multicultural Framework
- Gay Men and Master/slave relationships: Common misconceptions and Applications of the Power Exchange
Dynamic
- Responding to Homophobic Crime in Los Angeles County
- Our families: Coping with prejudice in a heterosexual world
- Transsexual, Transgender & Gender Variant: Issues in Contemporary Clinical Psychology
- Psychotherapy with Gays and Lesbians From Iran
- A Psychodynamic Understanding of Sexual Compulsivity
- Coming Out Spiritually — Exploring the Nexus of Religion & Homophobia
- The “Challenge of Being” for transsexuals and everyone else: An examination of living, wellness, legalities,
and therapeutic considerations.
- Crystal Meth, HIV Risk, and Gay Men: A Harm Reduction Approach
PLEASE NOTE: All workshops must be:
- Relevant to psychological practice, education and science;
- Enable psychologists to keep pace with emerging issues and technologies; and
- Allow psychologists to maintain, develop, and increase competencies in order to improve services to
the public and enhance contributions to the profession.
Submission Guidelines:
The LAGPA Convention Committee will review proposals. The Committee makes its decisions based on the following regulations/guidelines:
- Proposals must be submitted using the official application available in this flyer or website and all requested
information.
- Proposals should reflect applicability and relevance to licensed masters or doctoral level psychotherapists
in the areas of clinical practice, theory, research and methodology.
If you require assistance or clarification please contact Chuck Stewart, Ph.D.
All proposals must be emailed no later than Monday, June 1, 2009. Download an application here.
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