Q&A
Implementation of therapeutic services through Ackerman Institute
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Commissioner Dannhauser and Steven Gordon discuss the implementation of expanded therapeutic services through the Ackerman Institute and the LGBT Center, as outlined in ACS's 2021 LGBTQ+ action plan.
- The program has been implemented with both Ackerman Institute and the LGBT Center
- ACS funds these organizations to train clinicians to work specifically with LGBTQ+ youth and families
- The partnership has been ongoing for about eight years
- Clinicians are gaining knowledge in engaging families and supporting them through the affirmation process
- The program focuses on using supportive language when working with families who may be struggling with acceptance
Althea V. Stevens
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Okay.
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According to ACS 2021, LGBTQ action plan, the agency's plan to increase its therapeutic services across the care Parents last kinship caregivers by expanding access to family therapy through the Ackerman Institute.
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Was this program ever implemented?
Jess Dannhauser
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It was both Ackerman and the LGBT center funded by us to train clinicians to specifically work with this population.
Althea V. Stevens
0:42:58
Okay.
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And how's that partnership going?
Steven Gordon
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Well, it's been going well.
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I think it's roughly about eight years old.
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We support both Ackman in the center and recruiting the clinicians for the program.
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The clinicians have to work within the ACS continuum of families.
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We're finding that workers or clinicians specifically are gaining knowledge and engagement of families, supporting families through the affirmation process.
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And really looking at how language can support young people when engaging with families who might be homophobic or transphobic are really struggling to get to a place of affirmation for their child.
