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Increase your cultural awareness of intersectional identities.
Presented by David Khalili, LMFT
2 CEs available
Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal chapter members!
Workshop Description
Join our workshop, “I can’t be both: Middle Eastern Queer Folks and Identity Integration,” to explore the complex experiences of Middle Eastern queer individuals, focusing on cultural, religious, and social challenges, as well as legal and mental health concerns. Gain insights into intersectionality and intersecting identity conflict to understand how various identity aspects contribute to unique experiences of discrimination and privilege.
Engage in an interactive format with discussions, polls, and case studies that offer real-life insights. Participate in exercises aimed at boosting self-compassion and community building through mindfulness, empowering self-talk, and emotional resilience. You'll also receive practical tips for connecting clients with supportive resources, ensuring actionable strategies for your practice. Enhance your understanding and advocacy for Middle Eastern queer populations and contribute to a more inclusive therapeutic community.
Educational Goals
Participants will:
- Gain insights into unique challenges faced by Middle Eastern Queer communities
- Define and elaborate on Intersecting Identity Conflict
- Practice Acceptance and Commitment Therapy interventions for self-compassion, anxiety and trauma
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
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Identify three unique challenges faced by Middle Eastern queer individuals that impact their identity integration
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Explain two core concepts of intersectionality and intersecting identity conflict specific to the experiences of Middle Eastern queer individuals
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Describe three interventions aimed at promoting self-compassion and community building that can be particularly significant for this population
Presenter David F Khalili, LMFT
David F Khalili is a licensed marriage and family therapist, board-certified sexologist, and founder of Rouse Relational Wellness, a boutique couples and sex therapy center in San Francisco. He authored the recently published Mental Health Workbook for Men to enhance men's relationships with themselves and others.
David aims to help men feel less lonely and more connected with their communities. Specializing in couples and sex therapy, David draws from his diverse background which includes peer sex education, work in adult boutiques, and a Master's degree in Sexuality Studies from San Francisco State University. For more information about David's practice, visit rousetherapy.com.
PLEASE NOTE: This event will be recorded. By registering for this event you are consenting to a recording being made which may include your voice and/or image. This recording may be available for review and downloading. By registering for this event, you are agreeing for your likeliness to possibly be used by Marin CAMFT.
The Zoom link and password are provided in the registration confirmation email after sign-up is completed.
Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 2 hours of Continuing Education (2 CEUs).
Date: Friday, November 8
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 pm Pacific
Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal members, $30 for non-members.
Location: Online via Zoom. Zoom link sent upon registration.
Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs
For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.
- Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs for more information.
- Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
- Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant. Please contact our Director of Programs with any questions.
- Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs.
- Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
- Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.
Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.
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