Navigating Shame in Our Work with Trans & Gender Diverse Clients

5-Hour Online Workshop | 4 APA/BBS CEs Available

4 APA/BBS CEs are available for an additional fee of $30. After you register for the workshop, your confirmation email from Eventbrite will contain a link to the site where you can purchase the APA/BBS CEs from our co-sponsor, Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA). APA/BBS CEs may be purchased at any time before the workshop, but only those who have purchased in advance will receive the credits. See below for details.

For those of us serving trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse (TGD) communities, it can be tough to stay curious and compassionate when we are not as helpful as we would like to be, especially in moments when we unintentionally harm. When we mess up, guilt is a natural response. However, shame is usually activated when mistakes tap into something deeper about how we see ourselves or imagine others see us. The potential for harm increases significantly when we are caught up in shame, and not just for our clients, because shame has an insidious impact on our own presence and connection in our work.  

With a radically affirmative lens of liberation psychology and our own curiosity and willingness to heal—especially during moments of shame—we can expand our own presence and connection with others. 

Join genderqueer psychologist and facilitator Dr. addyson tucker for an experiential workshop examining the way shame shows up in ourselves as clinicians, as well as with TGD clients. After a brief overview of liberation-centered and anti-oppressive frameworks, participants reflect on external shame messages of being too much or not enough. Dr. tucker offers considerations for when those messages become internalized for providers as well as for their clients.  

Through an adapted model of radical healing and shame resilience, participants can expand their capacity to hold what’s difficult within themselves and in their TGD work. In this workshop, Dr. tucker reflects on possibilities to stay more present during moments when shame seeks to disconnect. By remaining curious and compassionate with ourselves, we can also invite our clients to do the same. This honors TGD experiences of systemic and sociocultural oppression, while also allowing space for greater embodiment and joy.  

This workshop is appropriate for anyone working with trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse communities.  

Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients. 

 

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Dr. addyson tucker (they/them) is a genderqueer psychologist and ADHDer who thrives at the intersections of racial, gender, and body liberation. They love helping queer & trans adults build shame resilience through self-compassion and radical healing. Professionally, addyson’s mission is to guide trans-affirming providers to be more intentional, inclusive, and accountable for those impacted by systemic oppression and marginalization. 

Dr. tucker has studied, read, written, and presented extensively on the topics of trans-centered care for gender liberation, shame resilience, and self-compassion, and engaging in anti-oppressive work. This includes training and advanced group consultation for providers, workshops, writing, webinars, & podcast interviews. In addition to being a certified Body Trust™ provider, addyson will soon be a certified NARM® therapist (NeuroAffective Relational Model) through the Complex Trauma Training Center (anticipated Nov 2024). 

CE Information

Teachings are appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain 2+ ways that shame messages might show up internally for ourselves, as well as uniquely in our work with TGD clients. 
• Describe what is meant by liberation and why there is no ‘endpoint’ to that work. 
• Discuss 1+ example of how shame with a TGD client might feed into one or more of the features of white supremacy. 
• Plan at least 1 intervention for TGD liberation that might be applied from the tenants of radical healing (collectivism; critical consciousness; radical hope; strength and resistance; & cultural authenticity and self-knowledge). 
• Utilize curiosity and compassion to support the development of shame resilience. 
• Compare self-compassionate ‘holding the hard’ from other attempts to manage (e.g., forced self-care, false self-esteem). 
   

Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals

• CEs for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CEs for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of Continuing Education by the American Psychological Association.
• LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of Continuing Education by the American Psychological Association.
• SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes. Nurses outside of California must confirm acceptance with their licensing boards.
• For questions about your certificate or the content, logistics, or other support issues regarding this course, please contact Public Programs at publicprograms@ciis.edu. For questions about whether APA CE is valid for you, contact your licensing board directly. For general questions about APA CE, contact SCA at ce@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com. 
• CEs are only available for participants who attend the live workshop in-person or on Zoom. CEs cannot be issued to participants who view a recording of a workshop.

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Spiritual Competency Academy CE Issuance Policy  

SCA can issue the Continuing Education units that have been purchased within 3 months of the associated workshop. Please note that if you would like to purchase CEs anytime after 3 months past the event date, there is an additional $20 administrative fee.

Accessibility
If you need to request accessibility accommodations, please email publicprograms@ciis.edu at least one week prior to the event. For more information, explore our Accessibility web page.

Recording Policy

Portions of this workshop will be recorded, and limited access to a recording will be made available to those who attend the live event. CEs are only available for participants who attend the live workshop in-person or on Zoom. CEs cannot be issued to participants who view a recording of a workshop.

Refund Policy

Tickets are fully refundable up to 7 days prior to the event start. Within 7 days of the event, a 50% partial refund is available. No refunds are available within 24 hours of the event start. Read our full refund policy at our FAQ web page.