Next Training Date:
Saturday, August 29, 2026 |2:00 PM-5:15 PM PT | Live on Zoom
CEU’s Available for Nevada Social Work, MFT, CPC, and Alcohol, Drug, and Gambling Boards.
Foundations of LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care
A skills-based, clinically grounded training designed to help mental health professionals provide affirming, ethical, and effective care to LGBTQIA+ clients—without relying on performative or checklist-based approaches.
Who Is This Training For?
• Licensed therapists, associates, and interns
• Social workers, counselors, and marriage & family therapists
• Medical and behavioral health professionals working with LGBTQIA+ clients
• Clinicians seeking practical language, assessment skills, and repair strategies
Are you a mental health or medical professional who wants to offer affirming care—but you’re tired of surface-level trainings that stop at pronouns?
This 3-hour in-person training goes deeper. It’s designed for clinicians and providers who want to build real skill, cultural humility, and emotional fluency when working with LGBTQIA+ clients.
Led by queer therapist and educator Chris Brace, LCSW, this training blends clinical depth with community insight to help you shift from performative to transformative care.
What You’ll Learn
What cultural humility looks like in session
How to spot and repair subtle harms (even the ones we don’t mean to cause)
How emotional labor shows up in affirming work—and how to carry your share
What You’ll Walk Away With
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Yes!
This training is approved by the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers for 3.0 CEUs in the CDEI category. The Nevada Board of Examiners for MFTs and CPCs has additionally clarified they will accept CEU’s approved by the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers. -
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It’s for any provider ready to strengthen their affirming care practice and reduce harm, regardless of identity or lived experience. -
Refunds are available up to 7 days before the event. No refunds for no-shows or cancellations within 7 days. If the venue changes, a full refund will be offered.
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Just you and something to write with. We’ll provide a printed packet, refreshments, and a CEU certificate at the end.
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Yes, we’ll take a short break midway through for snacks, stretching, and bathroom needs.
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Email Chris Brace, LCSW at bracechris3@gmail.com
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In-person offerings are scheduled a limited number of times each year. Specific venue details are shared with registered participants to ensure the most accurate and up-to-date location information.
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Live professional training for mental health clinicians focused on ethical, clinically grounded LGBTQIA+ affirming care.
Includes:
• Interactive instruction
• Participant materials
• CEU certificate upon completion requirements
Live professional training for mental health clinicians focused on ethical, clinically grounded LGBTQIA+ affirming care.
Includes:
• Interactive instruction
• Participant materials
• CEU certificate upon completion requirements