Assessment, Letters, and Gatekeeping (1CE)
$40.00
1 CE Hour
Presenter: Arlene Lev LCSW-R, CASAC, CSTS
Course Description:
This course provides an in-depth guide to writing referral letters for gender-affirming medical care within an ethical, client-centered, and collaborative framework. Participants will explore the evolving role of the mental health provider, with emphasis on the WPATH Standards of Care (SOC), informed consent, diagnostic clarity, and effective communication with medical professionals. The training highlights how to write comprehensive referral letters that include psychosocial assessments, diagnostic impressions, and readiness for treatment, while upholding advocacy and reducing gatekeeping barriers.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the ethical responsibilities and clinical role of the mental health provider in writing gender-affirming referral letters
- Identify the key components and structure of a psychosocial and diagnostic assessment for referral letter purposes
Speaker Bio:
Arlene (Ari) Istar Lev, LCSW-R, CASAC II, CSTS, is a social worker, family therapist, educator, and activist who has been serving the LGBTQ+ community for over 30 years. She is the Founder and Clinical Director of Choices Counseling & Consulting and TIGRIS: The Training Institute for Gender, Relationships, Identity, and Sexuality in Albany, New York. She is a Credentialed Alcoholism Counselor and a Certified Sex Therapist (ASSECT).
Class originally recorded: 8/8/2022.
Social workers completing this course receive 1 clinical continuing education credits.
MSTI is an approved CE organizational provider for IBOSP, AASECT, and ASWB. Modern Sex Therapy Institutes is part of the Advanced Mental Health Training Institute. The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6901. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Advanced Mental Health Training Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
MSTI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists. The Modern Sex Therapy Institutes maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Modern Sex Therapy Institutes (MSTI), provider #1787, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: [1/7/22-1/7/26].
Attendees must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for CE credit
For Live Courses: To obtain CE credits, attendees must attend the entire course and complete an evaluation to receive credit.
For asynchronous/recorded courses, Attendees must pass the multiple choice posttest with a minimum score of 80% in 3 attempts to be eligible for CE credit.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded immediately upon course completion.