Clinical Consideration for Working With the LGBTQIA2+ Population

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Location: International Ballroom E

Presenter(s)

Kristina Padilla, MA, LAADC

Vice President of Education and Strategic Development
California Consortium of Addiction Programs & Professionals
CCAPP Academy
Sacramento, California
David M. Dickerson, MD

Section Chief, Pain Medicine, and Medical Director, Anesthesia Pain Services Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Universitbof Chicago
Evanston, Illinois

Moderator(s)

David M. Dickerson, MD

Section Chief, Pain Medicine, and Medical Director, Anesthesia Pain Services Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Universitbof Chicago
Evanston, Illinois

This session delves into clinical information for working with the Trans Community by addressing the needs of transgender individuals who seek treatment for mental health and/or substance use disorders. The presentation covers the “Trans Umbrella” to assist clinicians in understanding the distinctions between gender fluid, trans, F2M, M2F, third gender, gender queer, intersex, and non-binary and what perspective, history, and challenges these groups of people bring into treatment and recovery from addiction. Clinical considerations, including best practices for trans youth and adults, body dysphoria as per the DSM-5, hormone readiness implications, body image management, and emotions and feelings those in the LGBTQIA2+ “Rainbow Community” may experience will be presented from both a clinical, as well as personal perspective through lived experience as a gay/trans person.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the public health issues, specifically chronic pain and substance use disorders, that disproportionately impact the LGBTQIA2+ population
Describe a positive or negative impact of a person’s coming out story regarding family support or lack thereof
List a least four categories typically placed under the trans umbrella
Describe similarities between the stigmatization of “rainbow people” and stigmatization of people with addiction and describe their compounding effects on one another