SCHEDULE
subject to change
Friday, May 17 (optional)
Join our off-site reception for all presenters and attendees from 6:30-9pm. Location and other details will be sent to you when you register. Come connect with us before the learning begins on Saturday!
Saturday, May 18
Tangeman University Center,
2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Rooms 400 A,B, C
8:00 am
Registration, Check-In, Coffee & Networking
9:00 am
Welcome & Announcements
Tara Scarborough, PsyD
Executive Director, Health and Wellness
Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Division of Student Affairs
9:05 am
Saturday Opening Plenary
Quiet Connections: Strengthening Attachment Without Talking It To Death
Jeff Lutes, LPC, QTAP
9:30 - 9:45 am
Break
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session One
Room 400 A
Who's on Top? Social Constructs of Power and Their Influences on Queer Intimate Partnerships
Emily Stone, PhD, LMFT-S, QTAP
Room 400 B
Practice-Based Evidence:
LGBTQ + Client Recommendations for the Adaptation of Emotionally Focused Therapy
Caitlin Edwards, MA, LMFT, LPC, NCC
Room 400 C
"boys"- Film Screening and Discussion
Donald C. Shorter and Ty David Lerman, PhD, LPC-S, CST, QTAP, CHt
10:45 - 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Two
Room 400 A
You, Me and Them - Effective Ethical Non Monogamy
Sarah Boesger, MSW, LSW
Room 400 B
NeuroQueering Relationships: When Divergence Collides
Jamie L. Goodwin, PhD and Julia Macey
Room 400 C
Queer Beyond the Choir: The Invisibility of Queerness in the Black Church
Whitney Williams-Coble, MAT, and Naomi Brown LCSW-S, QTAP
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Catered Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Keynote Address
The Matrix of Envy in Our Social & Sexual Lives
Rahim Thawer, MSW, RSW, QTAP
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Break
2:15 - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Three
Room 400 A
At Home in Our Bodies
Erin MacDonald, LCSW-S
Room 400 B
Embracing Queer Joy:
Movement, Mediation, Mindfulness, Breath, Dance, and Yoga as Therapeutic Treatment Tools
Naomi Brown LCSW-S, QTAP
Room 400 C
What Can Kink Do For You?
Adam Maurer, LMFT, LPC, QTAP
3:15 - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Four
Room 400 A
Advisory Board & Committee Information Session: Opportunities to Serve the Contemporary Relationships Conference and the Queer & Trans Affirming Certification Program
Christine Hatchard, PsyD, QTAP
Room 400 B
Beyond Labels: Navigating Identity and Connection in LGBTQ+ Relationships
Danielle Culpepper, LPC
Room 400 C
Promoting Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health via Healthy Romantic Relationships
Sarah Whitton, PhD; Emily Devlin MA; and & Charlie Giraud
4:30 - 4:45 pm
Break
4:45 - 5:45 pm
Saturday Closing Plenary
Little Prickle, Mostly Peach: Oh Hi ... An Introduction to Flirting and Body Language
Hannah Wilson PhD, LCPC, CST
5:45 - 6:00 pm
Announcements and adjourn for the day
Sunday, May 19
Tangeman University Center,
2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Rooms 400 A,B, C
8:30 am
Check-in, Coffee & Networking
9:00 - 11:00 am
Conference Institute
Polyamorous Emotions: New research on Jealousy, Envy, Compersion & Implications for Clinical Practice
Michelle D. Vaughan, PhD
11:00 - 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Closing Presentation
Introducing the Black Transgender Child
Uchenna Lizmay Umeh, MD, aka "Dr. Lulu"
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Circle of Excellence Award, Closing Remarks, and Adjournment