PA501: We're Queer and We're Here: GSD Trainees' Experiences With Microaggresions

Friday, February 16, 2024
4:00 PM–4:50 PM CST

  • PMD: 6,8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. describe the prevalence of microaggressions experienced by GSD students in health service psychology (HSP) graduate programs;
  2. understand the relationship between experiences of microaggressions and depression, stress, and psychological well-being among GSD trainees in HSP graduate programs;
  3. recognize and understand differences among trainees’ experiences of microaggressions by program type (i.e., clinical, school) and various sexual and gender identities (e.g., cisgender versus trans students); and
  4. effectively implement the NASP Practice Model in graduate training programs and clinical training sites.

Description

Findings from a study examining microaggressions experienced by gender/sexually diverse (GSD) graduate students will be presented. Attendees will learn about the relationship between microaggressions and psychological well-being for GSD trainees.

Presenter(s)

Katy Zeanah, University of Virginia
Jennifer M. Cooper, PhD, Fordham University
Kisha M. Radliff, Ohio State University

Contributor(s)

Jillian R. Weinberg, Kris Varjas

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