CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (click + for details)
9:00 am - 9:10 am | Welcome, housekeeping (Bathrooms, QR codes, Signing In, etc), introduction of presenter and her brief bio.
9:10 am - 10:40 am | Dr. Maggie Riemer CE Presentation: (Virtual and In-Person)
Trauma in the LGBTQ+ Community: Overview and Considerations in the Current Sociopolitical Climate
Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration.
Individuals with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other diverse gender identities and sexualities (LGBTQ+) experience trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at higher rates compared to cisgender, heterosexual peers due to discrimination, identity-based rejection, prejudice, and victimization (Marchi et al., 2023). These experiences can occur on a variety of systemic levels, ranging from intimate relationships to governmental and administrative action to dominant cultural beliefs (Ramos et al., 2023).
The current presentation aims to provide an overview of how trauma and PTSD impact individuals within the LGBTQ+ community. A breakdown of the core symptom clusters of PTSD will be provided and connected to potential clinical presentations. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of how implicit cultural messages, attitudes of the current political administration, and recent policies and legislation impact the LGBTQ+ community in adverse ways, as well as how individuals within this community have attempted to cope with the related decrease in psychological wellbeing (Gonzalez et al., 2022). Lastly, considerations for trauma-informed care with the LGBTQ+ population will be provided and connected to case examples.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.5 CEs for Psychologists, 1.5 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, or 1.5 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs.
Maggie Riemer, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist
Maggie Riemer, PsyD (she/they) is a clinician currently working as a primary/individual therapist in Compass Health Center’s Adult Trauma PHP and IOP. In the trauma program, she works primarily with patients in the LGBTQ+ community, providing them with trauma-informed care, including acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy, in individual sessions. They also co-founded and co-facilitate the program’s Gender and Sexuality cohort, which aims to provide a safe, individualized group space for members of the LGBTQ+ community to process the intersection of their identities and the impact of trauma. As a queer clinician themselves, they are passionate about providing patients with affirming care that centers trust, respect, and collaboration and strive to work from a feminist, multicultural, and systemic orientation that captures a holistic picture of the patient.
10:40 am - 11:00 am | Brief Break and setup for virtual presentation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Virtual Presentation by Dr. Rhoda Olkin: "Training Students with Disabilities"
Rhoda Olkin, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and the Coordinator of the Child/Family Track. Additionally she is the Executive Director of the Institute on Disability & Health Psychology. Her area of focus for research and writing is in disability studies, and the intersection of disability and clinical psychology. She has been training clinical psychologists to work with individuals and families with disabilities for over thirty years, and has written widely on the topic. Her books (What Psychotherapists Should Know about Disability; Disability)Affirmative Therapy; and Teaching Disability) and a training film (Disability-Affirmative Therapy: A Beginner's Guide) are widely used in diversity and clinical courses. She answers questions from readers about living with polio, in Polio Health International. She works as a consultant to therapists and as an expert witness. Her mix of clinical and professional experience, personal and family disability experience, teaching and training combine in her writing, which is always passionate, often amusing, and in the service of making the world a better place for people with disabilities.
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch and Student Poster Session
If you are planning to attend the lunch, please indicate any dietary requirements when you register:
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-Free
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | ACEPT General Meeting (In-Person and Virtual)
- Zoom link will be distributed to ACEPT members by email.
- No charge for attendance
Meeting Agenda
- TBA
Registration & Payment
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Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 23rd, 2025
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Refund Deadline: 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 25th, 2025
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
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Fees and Payment Information
- ACEPT Members - $35
- Non-Members - $60
- Students - $10 deposit (Students will receive a $5 refund if they attend the conference.)
- Participants can attend in-person or virtually.
- The last day to register is April 23rd, 2025.
Refund Policy
100% of tuition is refundable up to 5:00 pm on April 25, 2025. After 5:00 pm on April 25, 2025, tuition is nonrefundable.
A note on continuing education:
Participants must attend 100% of the session in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance for credit.