DSW Candidate – Meredith Hamilton, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
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Virtual Showcase of DSW Scholars 2025 Event!
Applying Critical Theory, Minority Stress Theory, and Mental Health Outcomes of Gender-Affirming Care for Gender Diverse Youth to Identify and Interrupt Harmful Policy for Clinicians
DSW Candidate – Meredith Hamilton, LCSW/S; LISW-CP/S
Monday, April 28, 2025
9:00 AM- 10:15 AM Eastern Time Zone
Credit Hours: 1.0
Description
Applying Critical Theory, Minority Stress Theory, and Mental Health Outcomes of Gender-Affirming Care for Gender Diverse Youth to Identify and Interrupt Harmful Policy for Clinicians
Research indicates that gender-affirming care improves the mental health outcomes of gender-diverse youth. Despite this, the introduction and passage of policy to restrict access to gender-affirming care for gender-diverse youth continues at an alarming rate. This presentation will explicate the purpose and mechanisms of oppressive policy exemplified through gender-affirming care restrictions, using the lens of Critical Theory and Minority Stress Theory. By integrating the National Association of Social Worker’s Code of Ethics into this theoretical framework, two practitioner tools designed to assist social workers in identifying harmful policies at micro and mezzo-macro levels of practice will be shared. Through the recognition of harmful policy, practitioners are empowered to align and advocate for or interrupt and discourage policies that negatively impact oppressed populations. Constructed utilizing the profession’s core values, concepts, language, and ethics, these tools can increase practitioner policy engagement without further specialized training, serve to bridge practice levels, and de-pathologize minority stress reactions to systemic oppression.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Identify contemporary issues impacting social work practice.
- Apply theories that underline interventions and approaches to addressing social and practice issues.
- Apply effective approaches to mentoring, supervision, and leading future social workers in addressing contemporary issues in social work practice.
Delivery Method: Live Interactive Training via Zoom Video Conferencing
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Target Audience: This conference is intended for social workers and students.
Accreditation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Provider # 1377, 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: 9/29/22-9/29/25. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.
Claiming CE Credit: Instructions for claiming CE credit will be disseminated at the beginning of each session.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding CE credit or to report a grievance, please contact Christina Krantz at Christina.Krantz@uky.edu. For technical assistance, please contact lmshelp@uky.edu.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the University of Kentucky or the College of Social Work. The inclusion of any topics, perspectives, or discussions is intended for academic engagement and does not constitute endorsement by the institution.
