CANCELED: Sexual Trauma in Minoritized Clients: Issues of Consent

Complex trauma overwhelmingly develops in minoritized communities. This can be due to overexposure to violence and underrepresentation in mental health communities. In mental health treatment, some clients from minoritized communities unknowingly reveal circumstances describing sexual assault, and in turn, their mental health clinicians consult on whether disclosing this to the client serves their healing process.

In this 2-hour presentation, Anisha Cooper explores sexual trauma in people from minoritized communities, issues of consent, how to treat the issue not directly related to the presenting concern, and how to advocate for the client outside of the therapy room.

This introductory level webinar is designed to help mental health clinicians:

1. Define the nuance of sexual assault though "intent" may be contradicting.
2. Analyze the pandemic of sexual trauma and complex trauma in minority communities.
3. Evaluate how the intersection of multiple identities affects the risk of experiencing trauma.
4. Compare access to mental health communities and awareness in BIPOC and majority culture.
5. Integrate trauma-informed intervention and advocacy to increase positive outcomes in marginalized communities.

Statement of program material's accuracy, utility, and risks: The contents of this program are based primarily on publications from respective experts in trauma treatment, and on the ethics codes of these professional organizations: AAMFT, ACA, APA, NASW, and NBCC. Contents are also guided by statements from leadership in those organizations. Some interpretation and analysis presented is made by the presenter, in consultation with knowledgeable colleagues and expert consultants. Statements about applications to technology are according to the presenter’s understanding of the technology at the time of the program. The presenter may not know how to apply all principles discussed to every technology type or product. This program discusses intervention compliant with multicultural research. Misapplication of the materials, or errors in the materials, could result in security problems, data breaches, or non-compliance with applicable laws or ethics codes.

Declaration identifying any potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support: None.

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