BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ppi.communityadvocates.net//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.3 0.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:f1940c35-8408-4810-852e-c35cb4c8264e X-WR-CALDESC:Overview: Trans and nonbinary people experience more Ad verse Childhood Experiences than their non-trans peers. Even without addit ional considerations of the current anti-trans political climate or adult trauma\, high ACE scores contribute to the already barrier-laden mental he alth challenges of trans adolescents and adults. This webinar will introdu ce the ACE studies to those who are not yet familiar\, review trans-specif ic experiences that may help explain trans people’s higher ACE scores\, an d delineate some strategies for helping to address these disparities. Atte ndees will leave with practical action steps that will reduce barriers to care and improve the lives of trans people. \n\nLearning Objectives:\n1. List three trans-specific ACEs.\n2. With one trans-specific ACE\, desc ribe in detail the complex barriers that may result in addressing the impa ct of that childhood experience.\n3. Name two things you can do to reduce s tructural or systemic barriers that trans people may experience in accessi ng mental health services.\n\nWho Should Attend: Community-based be havioral health professionals and students in Wisconsin\, as well as allie d community members. \n\nAbout Michael Munson.: Michael Munson is t he co-founder and Executive Director of FORGE\, an organization focused on improving the lives of transgender individuals by building stronger conne ctions\, providing resources\, and empowering growth through knowledge. FO RGE is a national training and technical assistance provider funded in par t through the Office for Victims of Crime\, the Office of Justice Programs : Bureau of Justice Assistance\, the Office on Violence Against Women\, th e National Institutes of Health\, and the Department of Health Services. M unson's educational background is in psychology\, with an emphasis on trau ma-informed care and non-traditional healing modalities. His work on viole nce against trans and nonbinary individuals stresses the intersectionality between complex components of identity\, experience\, and societal constr ucts that can both spur violence\, as well as catalyze healing for individ uals and communities. He is passionate about engaging professionals to emb race these complexities and learn key skills to better serve their clients /constituents.\n\nAbout the Series: Improving Behavioral Health Services and Care for Your Sexual and Gender Diverse Clients: A Series of LGBTQ+ Educational Opportunities for Health Providers is a six-part monthl y convening to promote greater awareness of the experiences of sexual and gender diverse individuals in the behavioral health care system to improve services. It is provided free of charge thanks to generous support from t he Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Care and Treatment Services. Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will offer sessions once a month via Zoom and will archive the videos for viewing upon request . Sessions will be posted on this website's calendar as they are made avai lable. Professional continuing education credits or a certificate of compl etion are available for those who complete the live or archive sessions an d a post-session survey on session content. \n X-WR-RELCALID:d68e14aaba329af69fd95e6b5c7b2f4c X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f51c893f-7ff0-4561-9736-8c21b4d4984d DTSTAMP:20260422T114748Z DESCRIPTION:Overview: Trans and nonbinary people experience more Adv erse Childhood Experiences than their non-trans peers. Even without additi onal considerations of the current anti-trans political climate or adult t rauma\, high ACE scores contribute to the already barrier-laden mental hea lth challenges of trans adolescents and adults. This webinar will introduc e the ACE studies to those who are not yet familiar\, review trans-specifi c experiences that may help explain trans people’s higher ACE scores\, and delineate some strategies for helping to address these disparities. Atten dees will leave with practical action steps that will reduce barriers to c are and improve the lives of trans people. \n\nLearning Objectives: \n1. List three trans-specific ACEs.\n2. With one trans-specific ACE\, descr ibe in detail the complex barriers that may result in addressing the impac t of that childhood experience.\n3. Name two things you can do to reduce st ructural or systemic barriers that trans people may experience in accessin g mental health services.\n\nWho Should Attend: Community-based beh avioral health professionals and students in Wisconsin\, as well as allied community members. \n\nAbout Michael Munson.: Michael Munson is th e co-founder and Executive Director of FORGE\, an organization focused on improving the lives of transgender individuals by building stronger connec tions\, providing resources\, and empowering growth through knowledge. FOR GE is a national training and technical assistance provider funded in part through the Office for Victims of Crime\, the Office of Justice Programs: Bureau of Justice Assistance\, the Office on Violence Against Women\, the National Institutes of Health\, and the Department of Health Services. Mu nson's educational background is in psychology\, with an emphasis on traum a-informed care and non-traditional healing modalities. His work on violen ce against trans and nonbinary individuals stresses the intersectionality between complex components of identity\, experience\, and societal constru cts that can both spur violence\, as well as catalyze healing for individu als and communities. He is passionate about engaging professionals to embr ace these complexities and learn key skills to better serve their clients/ constituents.\n\nAbout the Series: Improving Behavioral Health S ervices and Care for Your Sexual and Gender Diverse Clients: A Series of L GBTQ+ Educational Opportunities for Health Providers is a six-part monthly convening to promote greater awareness of the experiences of sexual and g ender diverse individuals in the behavioral health care system to improve services. It is provided free of charge thanks to generous support from th e Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division of Care and Treatment S ervices. Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will offer sessions o nce a month via Zoom and will archive the videos for viewing upon request. Sessions will be posted on this website's calendar as they are made avail able. Professional continuing education credits or a certificate of comple tion are available for those who complete the live or archive sessions and a post-session survey on session content. \n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230817T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230817T113000 LOCATION:via Zoom SUMMARY:Improving Behavioral Health Services and Care for Your Sexual and G ender Diverse Clients: The Complex Roles of Trans-specific ACEs END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR