Course Description:
APA Division 44’s Consensual Non‑Monogamy Taskforce has produced documentation for therapists and patients. Their research finds that patients who identify as engaging in consensual nonmonogamy and polyamory often experience discrimination in therapy. This training will help therapists recognize their own biases in working with these individuals and provide guidelines for working inclusively as allies with this population, which studies estimate encapsulate between 4 and 22% of American adults.
About the Presenter:
Ariella Popple, Psy.D. graduated from Argosy University with a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2009; she also holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Durham University in England. Dr. Popple has worked as a counselor and therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2004; she/they have been licensed as a Clinical Psychologist since 2015. She/they have personally identified with open‑relationships/polyamory/consensual non‑monogamy since 2010. As such, she/they feel blessed to have worked with clients who are part of this population since starting out as an intern therapist. Dr Popple is a member of APA’s Division 44 and volunteers with the Consensual Non‑Monogamy Taskforce
Learning Objectives
Continuing education credit will be provided for licensed psychologists, LMFT’s, LCSW’s, and LPCC’s by Girls Incorporated of Alameda County (GIAC). GIAC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GIAC maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
Important Notice: Those who attend the workshop and complete the evaluation form will receive three continuing education credits. Please note that APA rules require that we only give credit to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.