All accreditations for this course have expired.
Overview:
Homelessness, suicide, and self-harm rates continue to plague the LGBTQ+ community despite great strides made in society at large toward love and acceptance. Many parents still struggle when finding out that their child is not straight or may not be gender normative. When confronted with a client who is struggling with their child’s gender identity or affectional orientation counselors need to have the tools to address the parents’ coming out process, ambiguous loss, and forming a new identity.Â
This interactive webinar looks at how counselors can help this problem from a different angle by helping the family members of LGBTQ+ individuals using Narrative therapy techniques. This interactive webinar also offers discussions on family dynamics and practical strategies for applying Narrative therapy techniques in session. Counselor countertransference is another issue that can easily arise with this emotionally charged topic, and this webinar will discuss this phenomenon while also looking at ways to address countertransference.
Objectives:
- Explain what Narrative therapy techniques are.
- Apply Narrative Therapy techniques with the parents of LGBTQ individuals.
- Explain the coming out process, ambiguous loss, and identity development for parents of LGBTQ individuals.
- Give practical tools to deal with counselor countertransference using Narrative therapy.
Course materials are only available to enrolled students.
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Meagan Jones, Ph.D, LCMHC
Dr. Meagan Jones has worked in a teaching capacity for over 5 years, and has taught in both online and in person formats. She is currently an Adjunct professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in the online Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. She has been practicing for over 11 years, and has worked in a variety of settings from correctional counseling to intensive in-home and community mental health settings to private practice. She currently practices in a private practice setting offering both in person and online mental health services. Dr. Jones obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University and her Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling from Columbia International University. She is licensed in the state of North Carolina and Virginia. Dr. Jones specializes in the areas of sexual trauma, crisis and trauma, general mental health issues, women’s issues, sexuality, and spirituality counseling. She has been teaching, writing, and presenting on trauma, sex trafficking, sexuality, sexual healing post-trauma, LGBTQ issues, supervision, and professional development for counselors for the past several years. When she is not working she enjoys traveling, cooking, jet skiing, being outside, crafting, and enjoying time with her family.
National Approvals
eCare BHI, as the accredited and approved sponsor, maintains responsibility for all the programs and must abide by each board’s continuing education guidelines.

Professional Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6703. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. They are formally known as NAADAC Provider #139138. Please note that E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute, #1706, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 06-03-2020 – 06-03-2026.Â

CE Broker
CE Broker is a continuing education tracking system in which licensees track their compliance and report their completed CE hours credit (CE Broker Tracking #50-33336)
State Approvals
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- Nevada CPC’s and MFT’s accept ASWB-approved training
- North Dakota Board Of Counselor Examiners LAPC and LAPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council LPC and LPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing – CMHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Washington State Department of Mental Health MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Wisconsin Council on Mental Health LPCS accepts ASWB-approved training
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