SCHEDULE

subject to change

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FRIDAY, MAY 16

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Ethics Pre-Conference Institute (optional 3-hours of CE credit available as an "add-on" when you register)
Ethically Committing to Ourselves and Our Clients: Considerations for Navigating Contemporary Legislation
Zander Keig, LCSW and Erin MacDonald, LCSW-S

6:30 - 8:30pm
Welcoming Reception - open to all attendees
Location to be announced to registered attendees - food and drinks may be purchased by attendees if desired

SATURDAY, MAY 17

Begins in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center - Anacon Hall

8:00am
Registration, Check-In, Coffee & Networking

8:55am
Welcome & Announcements
Christine Hatchard, PsyD

9:00 - 10:00am
Saturday Opening Plenary - Collaborative Book Project
Proud Outtakes: Heartwarming Stories of Love and Connection in the Queer Community
Jeff Lutes, LPC, QTAP & Emily Stone, PhD, LMFT-S

10:00 -10:15am
Break

10:15-11:15am
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session One

Room 115, Pozycki Hall
Always a Bit Magical: LGBTQ + Therapists Learning LGBTQ + Centered Emotionally Focused Therapy

Caitlin Edwards, PhD, LMFT, LPC, NCC (they/them), & Jose Tapia, PhD, CRC, LPC, RPT, NCC (he/him)

Classroom 204, Pozycki Hall
What Does Prostate Cancer Mean for a Queer Man?
Rod Muriano (he/him) and Rahim Thawer, MSW, CCS, QTAP (he/him)

Classroom 205, Pozycki Hall
The Experiences of Counselors Working with Mixed-Orientation Couples:

Gay/Bi Men Married to Straight Women
Joshua Gebhardt, PhD, LMFT (he/him)

11:15-11:30am
Break

11:30am - 12:30pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Two

Room 115, Pozycki Hall
A Deep Dive into Ethical Non-Monogamy in the Black Community
Uchenna L. Umeh MD, aka, Dr. Lulu (she/her) and Rev. Dr. Zaria Davis, MDiv, DSW

Classroom 204, Pozycki Hall
They Don’t Care What You Know Until They Know You Care
Monet Hinton, LCSW-S (they/them)

Classroom 205, Pozycki Hall
Grieving Queer: Queer and Trans Death, Dying and Grief in Clinical and Community Practice
Melissa Delizia, MSW, DSW (she/they)

Classroom 206, Pozycki Hall
Getting Back In My Body & My Community: Healing with Trauma & The Dissociative Experiences
Rev. Karla Fleshman, LCSW, MDiv, TCYMII (she/her)

12:30 - 1:30pm
Catered Lunch & Poster Sessions (NEW!)
Posters may be viewed in the lobby and presenters are available for conversation and questions.

Poster : Beyond Mommies and Daddies: Mental Health Needs of Transgender ART Patients
Trystan Reese (he/him)

Poster : Consensual Non-Monogamy in the Workplace
Travis Bennett (he/him)

Poster : Media Interventions for Homonegativity and Queer Allyship in Professional Advocacy
Joshua Martin, Student, Monmouth University (he/him)

Poster: Co-constructing Meaning: Pathways to Parenthood and The Stories Lesbian Partners Create
Emily Stone, PhD, LMFT-S (she/her)

1:30 - 2:30pm
Rebecca Stafford Student Center - Anacon Hall
Keynote Address by Bianca I. Laureano, PhD, MA, CSE, CSES

2:30 - 2:45pm
Break

2:45-3:45pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Three

Room 115, Pozycki Hall
Sex Therapy 101

Rahim Thawer, MSW, QTAP (he/him)

Classroom 204, Pozycki Hall
Supporting Donor-Conceived Children and Families: Best Practices
Jamie L. Goodwin, PhD (she/her) and Anna Gaglianone (she/her)

Classroom 205, Pozycki Hall
SBIRT: A Necessary Skill  for Providing Culturally Competent Care to LGBTQ Clients
Victoria Nagel, Ph.D. Candidate, LCADC, CCS, LPC, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH (she/her), and
Clarissa Mulligan Attara, Ph.D., LPC, LCADC, ACS, CCS, NCC (she/her)

Classroom 206, Pozycki Hall
Understanding the Expansive Spectrum of Asexuality and Aromanticism
Sunanda Jalote, LMHC (she/ze/they)

3:45-4:00pm
Break

4:00 - 5:00
Rebecca Stafford Student Center - Anacon Hall

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Saturday Closing Plenary 

Rebecca Stafford Student Center - Anacon Hall

Legal Considerations and Protections for LGBTQ+ Individuals, Couples & Families 

in the Current Climate
New Jersey Assemblywoman Luanne M. Peterpaul, ESQ (District 11), with Robyn Gigl, ESQ and Bill Singer, ESQ

5:00pm

Circle of Excellence Award, Raffle Drawing, and adjourn for the day

SUNDAY, MAY 18
Begins in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center - Anacon Hall

8:30am

Check-in, Coffee, and Networking

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

Room 115, Pozycki Hall
Navigating Family Court:

Mental Health Professionals Supporting LGBTQ+ Families Through Divorce and Custody
Tania Andrews, LMFT, QTAP (she/her)

Classroom 204, Pozycki Hall
Queer Endings: Death, Dying and Grief in Queer Couples

Naomi Brown, LCSW-S, QTAP (she/they)

Classroom 205, Pozycki Hall
The Hidden Opponent: Unique Challenges for LGBTQ+ Athletes

Staci Drewson, PhD and Jennifer Grubb, LPC

10:00 - 10:15am
Break

10:15 - 11:15am
Rebecca Stafford Student Center - Anacon Hall
Love Wins -  Film Screening & Fireside Chat

Director Robin Kampf and Jeff Lutes, LPC, QTAP

11:15am -11:40pm

Mass Wedding & Re-commitment Ceremony for Queer Couples

New Jersey Assemblywoman Luanne M. Peterpaul, ESQ (District 11)

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11:40 - 12:00pm

QTAP student graduation, followed by closing remarks and adjournment