Public Speaking
invited speaker/keynote
Engaging presentations in the form of storytelling. Storytelling helps to humanize marginalized experiences and increase empathy and understanding. I offer my lived experiences as a queer transgender man of multiracial ancestry living in a rural Midwest town. My work as a clinician, my experiences as a community organizer, my life as a marginalized person, and my journey as a Ph.D. student are all touched upon in these presentations. The road has been anything but dull!
Through these experiences, I have gained an increased awareness of cultural humility concepts, the need for increased social justice, and a desperate need to reform our social services. The telling of my story can offer hope and inspiration as well as it can be a catalyst for change in your organization. I also offer a non-judgmental opportunity to ask questions and have a discussion you might not have access to anywhere else.
My goal is to increase your understanding of one person's trans experience, and how that might reflect some of the experiences your employees, students, or family and community members might have as well.
Through these experiences, I have gained an increased awareness of cultural humility concepts, the need for increased social justice, and a desperate need to reform our social services. The telling of my story can offer hope and inspiration as well as it can be a catalyst for change in your organization. I also offer a non-judgmental opportunity to ask questions and have a discussion you might not have access to anywhere else.
My goal is to increase your understanding of one person's trans experience, and how that might reflect some of the experiences your employees, students, or family and community members might have as well.
Select Featured Invitations:
- Invited Speaker - University of Iowa, Dept. of Psychiatry: Mental Health Grand Equity Roundtable
- NAADAC plenary, NAADAC Annual Conference 2023: LGBTQIA2S+ panel
- Foundation for Recovery: Mobilize Recovery, Las Vegas
- Invited Speaker: Unitarian Universalist Church
- Invited Speaker: Buena Vista University
Workshops & Conferences
Engaging and informative social justice workshops aimed at blending my experiences as a marginalized person with my professional knowledge in order to help you reimagine your business or clinical practices for both your employees and your customers/clients.
Conference presentation history includes:
- DEIBJ - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Justice focused - tailored to your organization's business focus. Particularly in the world of mental health/substance use disorder treatment or the education system.
- LGBTQ+ - From 101 to complete policy overhaul. Tailored to fit your agency's unique needs.
- Multiculturalism - to increase awareness, to inform practices, and to ensure equity and justice for and from your clinicians, students, and employees. Special focus on immigrant/migrant/refugee and LGBTQ+ populations.
- Ethics and Humility - real-world clinical dive into ethics training coupled with cultural awareness skills and ethical navigation techniques.
Conference presentation history includes:
- NBCC national conferences
- NAADAC national conferences
- Mental Health Academy content expert
- National Rural Institute
- National Assoc. for Multicultural Education
- National Women's Studies Association
- Southeastern Schools Behavioral Health Conference, and more!
Featured Workshops:
- NAADAC PreCon 2024: Navigating Ethics, Cultural Humility, and Diversity in Substance Counseling
- NBCC Foundation Bridging the Gap Symposium: From Awareness to Action: Cultural Humility-What if We're Doing it Wrong?
- NBCCF/Mental Health Academy Virtual Summit: Justice, Equity & Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Clients, Clinicians, and Students.
- National Council on Mental Wellbeing: Providing Affirming & Supportive Care to Transgender Individuals in Integrated Settings - A health equity conversation
- SALUD, A Multucultural Community Organization: A Conversation with Neighbors LGBTQ+ inclusivity panel/workshop
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