Master Clinician Series 2025: October: Queer Affirming Psychosis Care

Friday, October 17, 2025, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, A Live Webinar

This workshop is designed for clinicians to better understand and have tools to support queer individuals in early psychosis and clinical high-risk for psychosis programs. The session will offer practical strategies for incorporating queerness into psychosis services including peer support, affirming identities in diagnosis, and incorporating queer voices. Participants will consider the over diagnosis of personality disorders, misinterpretation of queer-specific experiences as pathology, discrimination from healthcare providers, and a lack of education and research on LGBTQIA+ mental health. Additionally, this workshop combines research, lived experience perspectives, and actionable steps to create psychosis programs that honor and affirm queer identities, fostering equity and inclusivity in mental health care.

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Full Course Bundle Affiliate (12 sessions) $1,310.00
Full Course Bundle Non-Affiliate (12 sessions) $1,545.00
Affiliate Individual Session (each session) $120.00
Non-Affiliate Individual Session (each session) $140.00

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (4.00 hours), ASWB Continuing Education (ACE) credits (4.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (4.00 hours)

1. Define challenges LGBTQIA+ individuals face in psychosis services and explain the relationship between minority stress and discrimination in the context of psychosis symptoms.
2. Recognize the importance of peer support for LGBTQIA+ individuals experiencing psychosis.
3. Incorporate LGBTQIA+ perspectives in clinical interactions and psychosis programs.
4. Discuss communication skills needed to build trust with LGBTQIA+ individuals experiencing psychosis.
5. Discuss approaches for reducing stigma and promoting inclusivity in psychosis care

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Stanford Medicine 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 under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this activity receive 4.0
general continuing education credits. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 

Cancellation Policy
We will accept full cancellations up to 7 days prior to the start of the workshop. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected]

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessaryy; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME office.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Aline Rocha
     Title: Training Manager 
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity, except those listed in the table below. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.