THE 57th ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. SIGN UP NOW!
THE 57th ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. SIGN UP NOW!
ACE Foundation Programs
It may not surprise you to learn that the LGBTQ+ community experiences disproportionately high rates of substance misuse and behavioral compulsivity. But these issues are often misunderstood—or treated in ways that overlook the deeper emotional and historical factors that created them. Out-of-control and compulsive behaviors don’t happen in a vacuum; they function as adaptive responses to unmet attachment needs, trauma experiences, and shame. In this workshop, we will explore how substance misuse and compulsive behaviors walk and talk in the LGBTQ+ community—and how these patterns may look different in other populations. Using an identity-affirming clinical approach that combines attachment theory, affect regulation, and harm reduction strategies, you’ll learn how to move beyond traditional addiction labels and support meaningful, sustainable change in your LGBTQ+ clients.
*NYSSCSW Discount applies to NYSSCSW current members only.
**Student Discount only applies to full time students currently enrolled in social work and MHP master level programs.
If this is your first time taking an ACE Foundation program not not shared with the NYSSCSW, you will be prompted to make your complimentary account on the ACE Foundation Learning Center platform, where you will be able to access all current and future programs and course materials from your dashboard. You will be asked to set a password for your new ACE Foundation Learning Center account.
Please register by Thursday, March 19 at 5pm.
Live Online via Zoom
The Advanced Clinical Education (ACE) Foundation of the NYS Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0028; licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0045; licensed psychoanalysts #P-0017; licensed psychologists #PSY-0121; licensed social workers #SW-0056; and licensed creative art therapists #CAT-0120.
Out-of-state providers are welcome to request a certificate upon completion of the presentation evaluation but must check with their own state licensing boards to inquire about whether or not the certificate is recognized as transferrable for CEs in their state’s jurisdiction.
After attending the lecture, participants will be able to:
1. Describe 3-4 examples of substance misuse and behavioral compulsivity in the LGBTQ+ community.
2. Describe 3-4 examples of reasons that the LGBTQ+ community is vulnerable to substance misuse and behavioral compulsivity.
3. Describe 3-4 barriers to LGBTQ+ substance misuse treatment.
4. Define 3-4 clinical approaches for the LGBTQ+ population that combine attachment theory, motivational interviewing, and harm reduction.
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed psychoanalysts, nurse practitioners and family and marriage/couple therapists, mental health counselors and licensed creative art therapists.
This seminar is appropriate for clinicians with all levels of experience.
Michael Crocker, DSW, LCSW, MA, CGT
As Founder and Clinical Director of the SAT Project, Michael Crocker is a passionate advocate for shame reduction in the treatment of sexual compulsivity. He works with patients to explore the emotional and historical roots of interpersonal relationships, intimacy, and sexual behavior. Dr. Crocker’s clinical approach is informed by his research on childhood trauma and attachment, including his doctoral dissertation on out-of-control sexual behavior in men, published in the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. He has seen through research and practice how emotional neglect impacts sexual behavior and relationships in adulthood. Trauma robs us of choice. Michael helps people rediscover their capacity for joy, play, and intimacy.
Shaun Peknic, LMSW, MA Psychology
Shaun Peknic is a therapist and the SAT Project Director, managing client intake, staffing, and educational programs for clinicians. For twenty years, he explored the human condition onstage as a theatre director, developing work centered on queer identity, family trauma, and the subconscious. Most notably, he served as Associate/Resident Director for Once the Musical on Broadway and all national and international tours. He now brings this background into his clinical work, supporting clients as they tell their own stories offstage. Shaun integrates his deep understanding of storytelling and relationship dynamics into his therapeutic approach with clients, focusing on compulsive sexual behavior and attachment issues.
Contact Hours will be awarded once the entire course is completed, as evidenced by signing in and out and completing a presentation evaluation. Instructions for evaluating the presentation will be emailed within 5 days of the course date. Once evaluation is complete, your CE certificate will be available in your ACE Learning Center account.
ACE welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact Kristin or Debbie at info.acefoundation@gmail.com, at time of registration, to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA), Section 505 of the Rehabilitation ACT.
Cancellations made at least five days before the event will be refunded less a 10% cancellation fee. For cancellation please call 1-800-288-4279, or email us at info.acefoundation@gmail.com.
Should Inclement weather occur, we will be notifying all registrants via the email by which the registrant signed up. Please be sure to check your email before you leave for the course.
