<div>Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQIA+ Veterans, Service Members and Military-Connected Family Members</div><div style="margin-top: 20px"><div style="margin: 20px 10px;font-size: 15px;line-height: 22px;font-weight: 400;text-align: left;"><p><strong>Location:</strong> On demand recorded webinar - 1.5 Hours</p><p><strong>Intended For:</strong> Mental health professionals, social workers, therapists, psychiatrists, and medical professionals</p><p>This workshop will explore the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ military-connected individuals, including current service members, veterans, and families. The focus will be on understanding how sexual orientation and gender identity intersect with military culture and how this has changed throughout the reversal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and the ban on transgender service members.</p><p><strong>Clinical Objectives: </strong></p><p>By the end of this workshop, participants will:</p><ul><li>Describe the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ military service members, veterans, and family members.</li><li>Identify biases and cultural barriers that may impede effective treatment for LGBTQ service members: Participants will become aware of their own biases and assumptions, and how they may impact the therapeutic relationship with military service members and veterans from diverse backgrounds.</li><li>Integrate strategies for addressing cultural barriers in treatment: Participants will learn practical strategies for improving communication and building rapport with military service members and veterans from diverse backgrounds.</li></ul><p><strong>1.5 CE's for Psychologists Nationwide; 1.5 CE's for LPCs in Virginia, and 1.5 CE's for Social Workers in NY, DC &amp; VA </strong></p><p>Full attendance is required to obtain CE credit. (Please confirm your state accepts CE from APA approved CE sponsors.) </p><p><strong>Refund Policy:</strong> No refunds</p><p><strong>For more information visit </strong><a href="https://www.rosscenter.com/event/supporting-the-mental-health-of-lgbtqia-veterans/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>RossCenter.com</strong></a></p></div><div style="margin: 20px 0;line-height: 22px;"><img src="https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F71186025%2F302928881840%2F1%2Foriginal.20190905-152927?h=2000&w=720&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=f1e15aeed879f7ed0317cb7fd120565c" alt="" /></div><div style="margin: 20px 10px;font-size: 15px;line-height: 22px;font-weight: 400;text-align: left;"><p>The Ross Center is approved by the <strong>American Psychological Association</strong> to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Ross Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For information about our grievance procedure relating to CE programs, <a href="https://www.rosscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Ross_Grievance_Procedure.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here</a>. There is no commercial support for this program.</p><p>Ross Management Services, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0701.</p><p>The Ross Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0105.</p><p>*Please check with your state licensing board to confirm trainings conducted by APA-Approved Sponsors of Continuing Education are accepted.</p></div></div>