Queer and Trans Mental Health

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Certificate

Queer and Trans Mental Health

Format & Location

Online

School/College

School of Education & Human Development

Queer and Trans Mental Health Certificate student talking to professor smiling.

Start Dates

Spring (January), Summer (May), Fall (September)

Application Deadline

Rolling Admission

Completion

12 months

Schedule

Part-Time

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A certificate for mental health professionals to serve a diverse range of queer and trans youth and adults. An emphasis on the minority stress model to understand the impact of stigma on mental health, and ranges from analyzing health disparities to theoretical and evidenced-based approaches to treatment.

Foster holistic views and make an impact.

Focus on intersectional, relational, life cycle, and self-reflective perspectives to foster a holistic view of both client and clinician. Utilize this unique opportunity to create and implement a project, program, or product that impacts LGBTQ mental health.

Choose an interactive program designed to be flexible.

Take highly engaging, interactive online courses taught by passionate and knowledgeable practitioners. This program is suited for working professionals or graduate students and is suited for marriage and family therapists, counselors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and more. This program consists of one year of flexible, online learning that can fit into a busy schedule.

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Course Requirements

9 Credits

Contact Us

Graduate Admission
gradadmis@fairfield.edu
(203) 254-4184

DaJavon Davis-Phillips

Adjunct Faculty, Queer and Trans Mental Health

dajavon.davis@fairfield.edu

Learning Objectives

Learning outcomes for this program are based in professional standards for clinical treatment of SGM clients (i.e., American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association), the School of Education and Human Development Conceptual Framework, and the Jesuit mission of ��ý��Ƶ��ƹۿ�. The certification in Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health prepares candidates who:

Take Responsibility

Recognize their own biases, privileges, and worldviews as it pertains to SGM youth and adults and take responsibility for how these impact assessment and treatment.

Distinguish

Distinguish how biological, familial, cultural, socioeconomic, and psychological factors influence the development, growth, life cycle, and relationship and family formation for SGM individuals.

Recognize

Recognize how sexual and gender identity intersect with other social identities (e.g., race, ethnicity, nationality, class, ability, religion/spirituality) to create diverse experiences of development, privilege, and oppression.

Articulate

Articulate an affirmative approach to mental health treatment that includes a strength-based, normative view of sexual and gender diversity as well as an understanding of how stigma impacts mental health and well-being.

Seek & Access

Seek and access resources for client care and continued professional development, including training, consultation, and research findings.

Create

Create solutions that directly impact service delivery, community resources, or policy initiatives that improve SGM well-being.

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