Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA
Date December 6, 2024
Time 10am- 12:00pm
2 CEs
Course Description
LGBTQIA+ people are at higher risk of long COVID than the general population. People dealing with long term symptoms after a COVID-19 infection are often called long haulers, but it is also called post-COVID conditions (PCC), post-acute COVID-19, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). The symptoms can range wildly from chronic fatigue, low tolerance for stimulating tasks, disorganization and lack of focus, cardiovascular problems, brain fog, GI issues, kidney problems, skin rashes, headaches, anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms and more. Additionally, it can exacerbate existing mental health issues. These symptoms can linger for weeks, months or even years, which can negatively impact quality of life.
Despite this, there is limited research on how mental health professionals can support their patients with long COVID. Failure to assess for long COVID as a possibility for mental health symptoms may delay appropriate treatment. This course will cover risk factors for developing long COVID and how clinicians may be able to address these. We will cover the impact of the virus on the brain and body and how this may present clinically.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss at least 2 risk factors for long COVID in LGBTQIA+ communities
- Discuss at least 2 ways that COVID impacts the brain
- Discuss at least 3 ways that mental health professionals can support their LGBTQIA+ clients with long COVID
About the Presenter
Cadyn Cathers, PsyD, MBA (he/him/his) is a licensed clinical psychologist in California. He is a genderful, bisexual transgender man and a COVID long hauler since 2022. He has a speciality in working with LGBTQIA+ communities, focused on transgender and nonbinary adults, identity development, preparing for gender affirming surgery, and pre-verbal trauma. He is the founder and CEO of The Affirmative Couch, which offers online continuing education to other mental health professionals on working with sexuality and gender. Additionally, he has been teaching other mental health professionals for over a decade as faculty at Antioch University Los Angeles, Reiss-Davis Graduate School, Cal State Los Angeles, and others.
Additional Information
Instruction Level
This course is meant for an advanced audience, and assumes fundamentals of affirmative therapy.
Who should Attend
Psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists and social workers.
Format
Live, virtual presentation with the opportunity for interaction with the presenter. This course will be available as a recorded homestudy approximately two weeks after the event.
Zoom Link
You will receive a reminder email to register for your Zoom link after signing up for the course.
If you do not receive this email within 24 hours, please contact us.
Price:
$45 for licensed clinicians
$35 for licensed in non-profit organization (Use coupon code at checkout: longcovidNP)
$25 for pre-licensed (Use Coupon Code at checkout: longcovidPL)
This course is included in the annual and lifetime memberships.
Completion Requirements
Live Event
- To get CE credit for the live event, you need to be present for the entire course.
- You will be asked to sign in and out in the chat box in order to track attendance during breaks.
- We will email you your certificate of attendance within 48 hours of the course.
- This presentation will be recorded and available as a homestudy approximately two weeks after the live event.
- Your active participation will contribute and enhance the learning of participants that complete the recorded homestudy version.
Home Study
- You will need to take the post-test with at least a 80% score in order to receive your certificate for a home study course.
Financial Support
The Affirmative Couch pays course presenters for their teaching. There is no other financial support for this course.
Conflict of Interest
There is no reported conflict of interest or outside commercial support for this course.
Contact Information
For any inquiries related to subject matter, problem resolution, corrections, grievances, or anything else, please contact us.
Accommodations
The Affirmative Couch will work to accommodate reasonable accommodations requests. Requests can be emailed with “accommodation request” in the subject line. Requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Continuing Education Approvals
The Affirmative Couch, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Affirmative Couch, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Price:
$45 for licensed clinicians
$35 for licensed in non-profit organization (Use coupon code at checkout: longcovidNP)
$25 for pre-licensed (Use Coupon Code at checkout: longcovidPL)
This course is included in the annual and lifetime memberships.
| Module 1 | Live Zoom Event | |
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| Unit 1 | Register for Zoom Link |
