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Conference Announcement & Call for Workshop Proposals

“Beyond the Boxes: Emerging Trends in LGBTQ Mental Health: A Regional Conference on Mental Health Topics as They Relate to the LGBTQ Communities”

Friday, March 26, 2010
Presented by:
The Minnesota LGBT Therapists’ Network &
The GLBTA Programs Office of the University of Minnesota
Held at the University of MN – Coffman Memorial Union

The proposal deadline is October 15, 2009

General Information:
This cutting edge conference will offer over 40 workshops that will explore changing paradigms in research and clinical practice as they relate to our understandings of diverse sexual and gender identities, as well as to issues of race, class, ability and sexual practices. This one day conference is committed to challenging stereotypes and bias, providing current mental health information, expanding perspectives, and engaging participants in the areas of clinical work, research and community involvement. This conference will be of particular interest to mental health professionals, health care practitioners, researchers in the health sciences, educators, and students in these fields and is open to any and all interested lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer and allied individuals. CEUs in these fields will be available.

Keynote Speaker:
Katherine “Kit” Rachlin, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in New York and a certified sex therapist. She is an experienced clinician as well as an energetic advocate for transgender people, their families and partners. Kit has served on the board of directors of organizations such as FTM-International and The Harry Benjamin Association/World Professional Association for Transgender Health. A member of the American Psychological Association’s Taskforce on Gender Identity, she is the author of many published papers and book chapters on transgender health and well being.

Download a Workshop Proposal (PDF) at either website or contact Bonnie Burg (below) & she will send you one:
MN LGBT Therapist Network at www.lgbttherapists.org
University of MN GLBTA Programs Office at www.glbta.umn.edu

Proposal & Conference Questions:
Workshop Proposal Contact Information:
Conference Program Committee Chair:
Bonnie Burg, 651.647.4412
Email: mnlgbtqconfprogram2010@gmail.com

For General Conference Information:
Email: mnlgbtqconference2010@gmail.com
(1) Conference Co-Chair – MN.LGBT Therapist Network:
Irene Greene, 612.874.6442 irenegreene@earthlink.net
(2) Conference Co-Chair – University of Minnesota GLBTA Programs Office:
Anne Phibbs, Director, 612.625.8519 phib0001@umn.edu