Training in LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial across LGBTQ community centers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This randomized controlled trial examined whether an 11-week synchronous (i.e., real-time) online training in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual or gender diverse (LGBTQ)-affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) could lead to increased uptake of this practice at LGBTQ community centers across 20 U.S. states and internationally.

Method

A total of 121 mental health providers (M_age = 37.74; 78.5% LGBTQ; 60.3% non-Hispanic/Latinx White) were randomized to receive the 11-week training either immediately (n = 61) or after a 4-month wait (n = 60). At baseline and 4 and 8 months after baseline, participants self-reported their LGBTQ-affirmative competency, cultural humility, and knowledge of the minority stress theory and practic

SUBMITTER: Pachankis JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434976 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature