Supporting Transgender Youth: A Law and Ethics Perspective
Join us for a Live Webinar
1.5 CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians
May 2, 2025, from 12 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
In an era of increasing challenges and legal complexities, providing ethical and legally sound support to transgender youth is more critical than ever for mental health professionals. This course offers a vital opportunity to gain practical strategies and ethical guidance to confidently navigate the unique needs of transgender youth in your practice.
Led by Ann Ordway, JD, PhD, a seasoned attorney and counselor educator, this webinar bridges the gap between legal and ethical considerations in supporting transgender youth. Dr. Ordway's extensive background in law, family dynamics, and counselor education makes her uniquely qualified to guide you through these complex issues.
Through real-world examples and insightful analysis, Dr. Ordway will illuminate the intersection of law and ethics in telehealth for transgender youth. Participants will gain actionable strategies and ethical frameworks to enhance their clinical support and address the specific risks faced by this population.
Instructor
Ann Ordway, JD, PhD
Ann Ordway, JD, PhD, has a law degree and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is a retired family law attorney following approximately 20+ years of private practice in New Jersey, where she primarily worked with high conflict divorce dynamics, parenting coordination, and child advocacy. She received her MA and EdS in Counseling from Seton Hall University and completed her Practicum and Internship at the Counseling Services program on campus. Ann has been trained as a family mediator, a Guardian Ad Litem, and as a Parenting Coordinator. Clinical experience has included work with high-conflict families, victims of domestic violence, anger management with accused offenders of domestic violence, and school counseling. Ann has taught graduate-level clinical mental health and school counseling for nearly 14 years, both in-person and via distance learning. She was the College Academic Director of Counseling at a University in Phoenix, Arizona, and she is a former president of the Arizona Counseling Association. She is currently the program director at the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, where she facilitates the delivery of trainings for an international, interdisciplinary audience of family law professionals.
Key Takeaways:
- Risk Mitigation: Identify key risk areas and implement effective clinical support strategies for transgender youth.
- Ethical Telehealth: Understand and address ethical challenges unique to providing telehealth support to transgender youth.
- Legal and Ethical Alignment: Navigate the complex intersection of law and ethics to ensure best practices in supporting transgender youth.
Why this course?
- Expert-Led Training: Learn from Dr. Ann Ordway, a dually credentialed expert in law and counselor education, bringing unparalleled depth to the subject matter.
- Timely and Relevant: Gain crucial knowledge and skills to address the urgent needs of transgender youth amidst evolving legal and social landscapes.
- Ethically Focused CE: Earn 1.5 ethics CE hours while enhancing your competency and ethical practice in telehealth for transgender youth.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify 3 key areas of risk posed specifically to transgender youth and strategies for offering clinical support.
- Explain 2 ethical challenges faced by clinicians providing telehealth support for transgender youth.
- Explain the intersection of law and ethics pertaining to professionals providing clinical support to transgender youth.
Invest in your professional development and become a more informed, ethical, and effective advocate for transgender youth. Register now to secure your spot in this essential course and expand your expertise.
Credit Hours: CEs provided with this live webinar include 1.5 Ethics continuing education hours of credit.
Counselors: Telehealth Certification Institute LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6693. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.
Marriage and Family Therapists: Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations. You can check with your board to determine if this course would be accepted by your licensing board.
Social Workers: Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 ethics continuing education credits.
Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.
Psychologists: Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.
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