Beyond the Boxes: Emerging Trends in LGBT Mental Health
A Regional Conference on Mental Health Topics
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the | Schedule 7:30 am - 11:00 am |
Registration |
| 8:00 am | Resource Fair Opens |
| 8:30 am - 9:45 am | Workshop I |
| 10:00 am -11:15 am | Workshop II |
| 11:15 pm -1:30 pm | Mid-day Break: lunch served 12-1pm; (The lunch and keynote address will be held at the Radisson University Hotel.) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Workshop III |
| 3:00 - 4:15 pm | Workshop IV |
| 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Closing Celebration |
| 5:30 | Resource Fair Ends |
Keynote Speaker
Katherine Rachlin, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and gender specialist in
private practice in New York City. In addition to her work as a therapist,
she also conducts trainings on transgender issue, provides supervision for
psychotherapists, and provides expert testimony for transgender civil rights
cases. Her research and papers include: Flexible Use of the Standards of
Care; Access to Health Care; Transgender Individuals' Experiences of
Psychotherapy; and Factors which influence FTM surgical decisions. She is a
past board member of FTM International, was a member of the American
Psychological Association Taskforce on Gender Identity, Gender Variance, and
Intersex Conditions, and is a current board member of The World Professional
Association for Transgender Health.
download the Conference Flyer (.pdf)
Conference Registration
We anticipate that the conference will sell out, so please do register soon.
Members of Minnesota LGBT Therapists' Network receive a $5 discount on their registration fee.
Accommodations
If you are (or anyone who you know) is traveling to Minneapolis for the conference and you would like suggestions on where to stay, please contact Anne Phibbs, Ph.D., Conference Co-Chair, Director, GLBTA Programs Office, University of Minnesota. One convenient option is the Radisson University Hotel where the luncheon and keynote portion of the conference are being held. It is located two blocks down the street from the workshop and resource fair location:
Radisson University Hotel
615 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612.379.8888
website
We have made arrangements with the Radisson University Hotel for a block of cheaper rooms. Anne can give you this registration information.
Ads & Table Space
Want to Buy an Ad in the Conference Program Guide, buy table space at the Resource Fair or be a Conference Partner or volunteer?
We expect 300+ conference attendees and a lot of big-time conference sponsors. This promises to be a very good investment for your practice or company!
Your practice, business or company is invited to partner with The Network & The UM GLBTA Programs Office for the March 2010 LGBTQA Mental Health Issues Conference. We welcome businesses and practitioners to purchase ads for our conference program, businesses to buy table space at our Resource Fair, and companies to be major sponsors of the event.
download Conference Resource Fair information and Program Guide Flyer (.pdf)
To purchase a program ad in the conference program guide or buy table space at the Resource Fair, please contact Owen Konecnik. Table space is almost gone.
Partner or Sponsor
If you or your business wants to be a partner or sponsor of this conference, please contact Cheryl Maloney. Current sponsors include BCBS, UCare, The Emily Program, PRIDE Institute, Rainbow Health Initiative, and The UM Women's Center.
To Volunteer or for General Conference Information
(1) Conference Co-Chair – MN LGBT Therapists Network
Irene Greene, 612.874.6442 email Irene
(2) Conference Co-Chair – University of Minnesota GLBTA Programs Office
Anne Phibbs, Director, 612.625.8519 email Anne
Visit the University of MN GLBTA Programs Office
Visit the Queer Student Cultural Center
As co-host with the University of Minnesota GLBTQ Office of the Beyond the Boxes, Midwest LGBTQ Mental Health Conference: Emerging Trends in LGBTQ Mental Health, March 25th & 26th, University of Minnesota, we thank our valued sponsors:
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