BIPOC LGBTQIA+ Clients and the Intersection of Spirituality, Religion and Emotional Wellness: Integrating Internal Family Systems Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and Brainspotting in Clinical Practice

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Margaret Conley, LCSW, MDiv Related seminars and products

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Objectives

1. Apply the understanding of the intersection between religion, spirituality and emotional wellness among the BIPOC LGBTQIA community when working with clients.
2. Assess the importance of context of the spiritual thought or religious thought while in session with BIPOC LGBQTIA client.
3. Utilise techniques from IFS, SE, and Brainspotting to avoid or limit pathologising your client.
4. Design IFS, SE, and Brainspotting treatment plans that limit countertransference or transference regarding personal views regarding sexuality and LGBTQIA community as it relates to spirituality belief, religious thought, and emotional wellness.

Outline

• Intersectionality and What it Has to do with Spirituality, Religion and Emotional Wellness in BIPOC Clients
  • Utilise intersectionality in clinical settings
  • Distinguish spirituality from religion
  • Investigate how both play into emotional wellness for the BIPOC LGBTQIA community
     
• How Spirituality and Religion Pathologise BIPOC LGBTQIA Clients When Used Out of Context
  • BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities and how each affects emotional wellness
  • Analyse pathologising BIPOC; LGBTQIA; and BIPOC LGBTQIA
  • Pitfalls of using spiritual and religious teachings out of context
     
• How to Access Context for Use of Spirituality and Religious Thought in Therapy Sessions
  • Theorise the application of the Afrocentric Paradigm to practice with BIPOC LGBTQIA individuals as it relates to resources that are clinical in nature that incorporate Spirituality, Sexual orientation and BIPOC understanding
  • Spiritual assessment modifications that focused on BIPOC LGBTQIA clients
  • Clinically aligned spiritual references that have no agenda toward BIPOC LGBTQIA individuals/community
     
• Therapeutic Models Used In Practice for Spirituality Work With BIPOC LGBTQIA Community
  • Introduction of Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, EMDR and SE as modalities of choice
  • How attunement is used with each model to support spirituality in BIPOC LGBTQIA community
  • Limitations of Research and Potential Risks

Target Audience

• Addiction Counsellors
• Counsellors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Psychologists
• Therapists
• Social Workers
• Other Mental Health Professionals