2 Hours / 2 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Conquering IPV Disparities for the LGBTGEQIAP+ Community is presented by Christie Jenkins, PhD.

Research shows that the LGBTGEQIAP+ community experiences disparities in some key areas as it related to interpersonal violence. Social justice-based interventions are best poised to make the biggest impact for this population. As counselors, we are uniquely positioned to advocate for the most vulnerable populations. As agents of change, we have to be culturally affirming. We need to not only advocate for our own clients, but involve counselors in social change at the local, state, and national levels.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Describe the challenges for LGBTGEQIAP+ seeking services for IPV
  • 2 Describe how to advocate for LGBTGEQIAP+ survivors of IPV
  • 3 Describe resources to better serve the LGBTGEQIAP+ community

  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for professionals who are interested in addressing disparities in interpersonal violence within the LGBTQIA+ community, with a focus on social justice advocacy, trauma-informed care, and culturally affirming interventions. It is particularly relevant for those specializing in counseling, mental health, advocacy, and policy work related to LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.


    Examples of Relevant Professionals:
    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Counselors working with LGBTQIA+ individuals or communities
    • Social justice advocates and activists
    • Staff at community-based organizations and advocacy groups
    • Professionals in educational or policy-focused roles

  • Experience Level

    This training is appropriate for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals at various stages of experience working with LGBTGEQIAP+ clients impacted by interpersonal violence.

    • Beginner: Participants are new to working with LGBTGEQIAP+ clients or have limited experience addressing interpersonal violence in this population.

    • Intermediate: Participants have some experience providing services to LGBTGEQIAP+ clients and are seeking to deepen their understanding of culturally affirming, social justice-based interventions for survivors of interpersonal violence.

  • Practice Setting

    Practitioners work in trauma-informed, culturally affirming clinical, community, and policy environments that center LGBTQIA+ survivors of interpersonal violence. Work is interdisciplinary and community-engaged, blending direct services with social justice advocacy, prevention, and systems change at local, state, and national levels. Services are delivered across modalities and levels of care, with pathways for both licensed and pre-licensed professionals.

    Examples of Practice Settings:
    • Community mental health clinics and LGBTQ+ community centers
    • Campus counseling centers and school-based programs
    • Hospital-based behavioral health and primary care-integrated teams
    • Domestic violence/sexual assault shelters, crisis hotlines, and advocacy programs
    • Public health departments and governmental policy offices
    • Legal aid and victim services collaborations
    • Nonprofit and grassroots advocacy organizations
    • Telehealth counseling practices and digital crisis services
    • Research institutes and training programs
    • Coalitions and task forces focused on violence prevention

Presented By

Christie Jenkins, PhD President of SAIGE

Dr. Jenkins is the President of SAIGE, Co-Faculty Advisor for Walden LGBTQ+ PRIDE, and she completed her Master’s thesis on gay and lesbian battering. She has worked with survivors of interpersonal violence and their families for 27 years. She has been a counselor educator and independently licensed counselor for 17 years working primarily in the inner city. She has received many awards in counseling, legislative advocacy, and social change.

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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).



Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.