Webinar Based Exam

2 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

BASE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. BASE maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to present practitioners, with prior experience in evidence-based therapies, with tools for better understanding and adapting interventions to issues surrounding masculinity and men’s mental health, enabling them to better support their clients coping with related issues. Despite a number of unique challenges/risks and a widespread interest in finding evidence-based solutions, men continue to be more hesitant than women in engaging with mental health supports (Sagar-Ouriaghli, 2019). Through identifying current understandings  of male gender role stress and its relationship to stigma (Booth et al., 2019) as well as the role of men’s ideas around masculine identity, male behavior norms, and psychological services (Shepard et al., 2023), practitioners can better recognize the ways in which some men may struggle to connect with components of psychotherapy. In turn, we will plan for the implementation of emerging tools and recommendations for addressing related concerns and improving outcomes in working with men.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Based on the content of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Identify current understandings of masculinity including gender role strain paradigm and related theories

• Articulate practical implications of masculinity in relation to men’s mental and physical health

• Discuss issues unique to therapy clients who are men or identify as men

• Plan for ways of tailoring therapeutic approaches to address concerns related to masculinity that may present challenges for traditional clinical interventions

AUDIENCE

This program is appropriate for licensed psychologists and other mental health practitioners who utilize evidence-based therapy approaches, interested in increasing effectiveness in their work with men. Training is at an introductory level.

RESOURCES

Booth, N. R., McDermott, R. C., Cheng, H. L., & Borgogna, N. C. (2019). Masculine gender role stress and self-stigma of seeking help: The moderating roles of self-compassion and self-coldness. Journal of counseling psychology, 66(6), 755.

Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Godfrey, E., Bridge, L., Meade, L., & Brown, J. S. (2019). Improving mental health service utilization among men: a systematic review and synthesis of behavior change techniques within interventions targeting help-seeking. American journal of men's health, 13(3), 1557988319857009.

Shepherd, G., Astbury, E., Cooper, A., Dobrzynska, W., Goddard, E., Murphy, H., & Whitley, A. (2023). The challenges preventing men from seeking counselling or psychotherapy. Mental health & prevention, 31, 200287.

PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES

There is no commercial support for this CE program, instructor, content of instruction, or any other relationship that could be construed as a conflict of interest. There is no endorsement of products.

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