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SCHEDULE

Subject to change

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Friday, May 19
UKFCU Esports Theater - The Cornerstone

401 North Limestone, Lexington, Ky, 40508

4:30-6:30pm
Pre-Conference Institute
Cultural Safety And Countertransference: Working In Communities You Belong To

(2-hours of Ethics continuing education credit)
Rahim Thawer, MSW


Saturday, May 20
Jacobs Science Building - 680 Rose Street, Lexington, Ky, 40506

9:00am
Check-In/ Registration/Coffee/Networking

10:00-10:15am

Auditorium
Welcome and Announcements
J’Lissabeth Faughn, Director, LGBTQ* Resources at UK

10:15-10:45am
Opening Plenary

Family Work: Homophobia, Hope, and Healing in the Parent-Child Relationship
Jeff Lutes, LPC

10:45-11:00am
Break

11:00am -12:00pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session One

Room 103
AI Ain't All Right! "And It's Still Alright”
Monica Ross, LPC

Room 108

The Intersection Of Queer Youth And Human Trafficking
Casey Bayer BSN, RN, and Lauren Bayer MS, LPC

Room 114
Safe, Sane, And Consensual: Introduction To

Working With Clients With Alternative Sexualities
Eli Trumpy, LISW, LCSW

Room 139
Aspiring To Be An Ally To LGBTQ+ PeopleKyle May, M.Ed, LPCC-S & Corabelle Hall, M.S.

12:00 - 1:00pm

Catered Lunch

1:00 - 2:00pm

Auditorium
Keynote Address
Black Queer Women's Sexual Pleasure
Shemeka Thorpe, PhD

2:00 - 2:15pm
Break

2:15 - 3:15pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Two

Room 103

Dialectical Behavior Therapy And Sexual And Gender Minority Stress: 3 Skills To Navigate A Heterosexist, Cis-Gender World
Konrad Bresin, PhD, Michalea Ahrenholz, Mackenzie Brown, Rowan Hunt, Ani Keshishian, & Julia Nicholas

Room 108
Consensual Non-Monogamy Sensitivity For Professionals
Marla Schreiber - MSW, RSW
   
Room 114
Looking for Comfort: Minority Stress, Substance

Abuse And Relationships In The Queer Community
Emily Stone, PhD, LMFT-S & Aaron Brown, PhD, LCSW

Room 139
Ally Parenting (and Teaching) In An Alphabet World

Tania Andrews, MA, LMFT-A

3:15-3:30
Break

3:30 - 4:30pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Three

Room 103
Puppy Play In Gay Culture As A Coping Skill And Path To Empowerment
Nicholas Maio-Aether, MAMFT, MSPSY, LBA, CSC, BCBA

Room 108
Empowered Accountability: A Necessary Shift In How To Work With Couples
Jeni Wahlig, PhD, LMFT

Room 114
Therapy With Queer Black & Brown Folx: Tools For Assessing Queer Racial Trauma      

Naomi Brown LCSW & Lex Loro MS MFT

4:30 - 4:45pm
Break

4:45-5:45pm

Auditorium
Afternoon Plenary
Beyond Sex Positivity - Best Practices Of Modern Sex Ed
Nicole Stalnaker, MA & Ty Lerman, MA, LPC-S, CST, QTAP, CHt

5:45 -6:00pm
Announcements and adjourn for the day

Sunday, May 21
Jacobs Science Building - 680 Rose Street, Lexington, Ky 40506

8:30am
Check/Coffee/Networking

9:00 -10:00am
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Four

Room 103
Rebuilding After Infidelity In LGBTQ Relationships
Joe Nelson, CSW, CSAT, CDA-PD-S. CFDM, CSID

Room 108
Reclaiming Spiritual Well-being Via Spiritual Coaching
Rev. Alison Young, M.Div. & Ty Lerman, MA, LPC-S, CST, QTAP, CHt

Room 114
 Asexuality And What It Teaches Us About Desire   
Hannah Wilson, LCPC

10:00 - 10:15am
Break

10:15am - 12:15pm
Closing Plenary
Affirming Considerations For Intercultural Non-monogamies In Therapy
José Avilés-Acosta, PsyD & Javier Robledo Rivera, PsyD

12:15pm
Closing Remarks and Adjournment