Signature Series: Care Considerations & Understanding LGBTQ+ Grief by Queer Asterisk
A special presentation for Hospice Professionals, Clergy, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Victim’s Advocates, Therapists/Counselors, Volunteers, Companions, Death Doulas, Death Care Professionals, including Administrative and Leadership Professionals in these settings who wish to become better allies and supporters for LGBTQ+ individuals in our community.
This presentation will explore some of the unique challenges faced within the LGBTQ+ community and how that impacts the grief experience for this population, including barriers to inclusive care, complicated grief and disenfranchised grief, stigma and shame, and giving providers tools for providing a safe place for authentic expressions of self, grief and navigating healing through culturally competent practices and inclusive language.
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 8-10am (PT)/ 9-11am (MST)/ 10-12pm (CT)/ 11-1pm (EST)
location: Zoom
Registration Required. Certificate of Completion provided upon request to professionals in attendance.
About the Presenter:
Sorin Thomas
Executive and Clinical Director
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Sorin Thomas of Queer Asterisk
Sorin L. Thomas, MA, LPC, LAC, CGP, Founding and Executive Director of Queer Asterisk Therapeutic Services, is a queer and transgender Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Addictions Counselor, and Certified Group Psychotherapist with over a decade of professional experience in the field of psychology serving queer and transgender individuals and their families. Sorin has a Masters in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and post-graduate experience in wilderness therapy, addiction recovery, adolescent and adult residential treatment, community based services, emergency psychiatric services, and hospital settings. In addition to offering queer-affirming counseling and clinical supervision, Sorin offers consultation and diversity, equity, and inclusivity trainings through a queer lens to mental health organizations, addiction recovery centers, social service agencies, hospitals, and schools.