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Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4 Yvonne Williams Foundations for Graduate Study in Marriage and Family Therapy Northcentral University MFT-5102 - Week Four Assignment Diversity and Culture in Group Therapy Prof: Fuqua, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT-S May 21, 2023

Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4 Introduction of YWCA-SARC Group Therapy The YWCA-SARC offers weekly support group for LGBQ+ individuals who have experience domestic violence or sexual assault. According to research, approximately 1 in 8 lesbian women and nearly half of bisexual women experience rape in their lifetime, and statistics likely increase when a broader definition of sexual assault is used. Nearly half of bisexual men and four in ten gay men have experienced sexual violence other than rape in their lifetime, and though statistics regarding rape vary, it is likely that the rate is higher or comparable to heterosexual men. As with most hate- based violence, transgender individuals are the most likely to be affected in the LGBTQ community. A staggering 64% of transgender people have experienced sexual assault in their lifetime (Paulk, 2014). The weekly support groups for LGBQ+ individuals are offered weekly and held in all three counties. The support group will be open for individuals eighteen and older. The group will be facilitated by  Courtney Everett, LMSW (New Castle)  Michael Monk, LCMHC (Kent County)  Rosie Johnson, LCMHC (Sussex County) Group sessions are held every Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. and are free to participants. To begin the intake process, contact Yvonne Williams at ywilliams@ywcade.org .

Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES Name of organization: YWCA – SARC LGBTQ+ Support Group Therapy Date of Publication: 05/15/2023 Review Dates: 05/21/2023 Code of Ethics 1. POLICY : An individual who is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist shall abide by the Code of Ethics endorsed by their licensing board. All counselors will abide by the Code of Ethics of their certification or licensing board, their agency, and their national certification board. 2. PROCEDURES:  Create and identified the group goals.  Create step by step outline on reaching the identified group goals.  Create group criteria for participating in the group therapy. o Exclusion criteria are the characteristics that would disqualify an individual from the group (Brabender et al., 2004) o Inclusion Criteria are the characteristics that would qualify an individual access to the group (Brabender et al., 2004)  Screening and evaluation of new members which includes both group and individually.  Schedule and facilitate a new member orientation.  Meet-n-greet to review group rules, and basic group information, which includes meeting dates and times.

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Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4  SARC 1 st LGBTQ+ Support Group Meeting II. PURPOSE: what is the purpose of this service? This SOP?  The purpose for SARC creating this SOP for our LGBTQ+ community is not only to offer a welcome space, but to offer a confidentiality and a safe environment where voices can be heard and shared in support of each other.  It provides a space for LGBTQ individuals to identify and discuss their feelings related to being a sexual/gender minority, develop skills to cope with minority stress, and explore local LGBTQ community resources (Muller & Hartman, 1998). III. ACTION: The group therapist is the primary orchestrator of change within the group. While group members also exert an influence, it is the group therapist that creates the therapeutic climate and is responsible for focusing the group on to relevant tasks. The therapist should actively structure group discussion in a way that encourages the members to stay on topic and on task to achieve desired outcomes (N/A, 2021). SARC therapist responsibilities to our clients attending group consist of:  Providing an environment that consist of: o Free of discrimination based on their gender, sexual orientation, relationship status, or gender identity. o Confidentiality and a safe environment, which includes inform consent.  It is the therapist responsible to not only share their knowledge of the discussion topic but any useful information that the clients can benefit from.  Maintaining the rights of the clients in their decision making

Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4  The therapist will have the ability to listen to participants point of view without bias.  Remember the therapeutic relationship should be maintained only as long as clients are benefiting from them or until a referral is indicated (Wilcoxon et al., 2021). IV. GOALS:  Promote a sense of community to enable clients a peer support environment.  Promote “Empowerment” enabling clients to focus on their inner strengths.  Promote “Recovery Process” enabling clients to acknowledge not only their goals but a plan to reach them. V. RECORD AUDITS AND CLINICAL CARE REVIEWS:  Keep records of each meeting (Date, time, agenda and attendance)  Treat each group member as they are in the counseling session (keeping their information confidential).  Client individual progress notes should be completed after the support group.  SARC Therapist would be mindful of using language that can be consider “bias based”. o Refer to all people, including transgender people, by the name they use to refer to themselves, which may be different from their legal name or the name on their birth certificate, keeping in mind provisions for respecting confidentiality. Likewise, to reduce the possibility of stereotypic bias and avoid ambiguity, use specific nouns to identify people or groups of people (e.g., women, men, transgender men, trans men, transgender women,

Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4 trans women, cisgender women, cisgender men, gender-fluid people) (N/A, 2019). VI. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS :  SARC uses a “peer support participant survey” format that captures the members feeling regarding the group and their progress within the group.  The survey will also include questions about SARC ensuring diversly and the ability to be inclusive. VII. SUPERVISION/PEER CONSULTATION:  SARC therapist will use supervision and peer consultation as a tool for both training and evaluation: o Peer consultation can not only be used a s a training tool to help the group therapist benefit from discussing ideas, issues, challenges, and cases with colleagues, but it will also enhance counselor self-efficacy and professional identity (Damon & Meredith, 2018). o SARC therapist will create an evaluation tool specifically for the LGBTQ+ support group. This tool will be used as a method to ensure the therapist is adhering to SARC support group policies and procedures. VIII. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLANS (QIP): In order to ensure clients are receiving quality care during the LGBTQ+ support groups, SARC leadership will ensure Counselors:

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Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4  Counselor will have the opportunity to join the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA). Joining this organization will ensure counselors remain current with information pertaining to the LGBTQ+ community.  Diversity and inclusion training will be a mandatory training held twice a month for current and in coming counselors.  Training programs will include (Bradbender et al., 2004, p. 278): o Didactic Instruction – learning about the theory, technique, and research base of group therapy. o Experience in conducting groups – leading different types of groups with various population in a range of settings. o Supervision of group work – reflecting on one’s group work under the guidance of a highly experienced group therapist IX. PROGRAM EVALUATION AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT: SARC leadership will monitor the LGBTQ+ support groups by the presented goals of the group and their completed surveys. There will be a set date for the reviews to be held and depending on the outcomes of the reviews the SOP will be updated to reflect the outcomes of the review process. The needs assessment for the groups will also be based on the outcomes of the leadership reviews.

Y. Williams – MFT 5102- Week 4 References: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. (2015). AAMFT Code of Ethics. Brabender, V. M., Smolar, A. I., & Fallon, A. E. (2004). Ethical, legal, and group management issues. Essentials of group therapy . John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated. Damon, L., & Meredith, K. (2018, September 1). Peer consultation: A best practice for career development professionals . Peer Consultation: A Best Practice for Career Development Professionals. https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sd/news_article/186722/_PARENT/CC_layout_detail s/false# (DeBord & Perez, 2000) DeBord, K. A., & Perez, R. M. (2000). Apa PsycNet . American Psychological Association. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1999-04308-008 (DeBord & Perez, 2000) Muller, L. E., & Hartman, J. (1998, February). Group counseling for sexual minority youth - JSTOR . Sage. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42731800 N/A. (2019, September). Gender . American Psychological Association. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language/gender N/A. (2021, August 1). Skills and role of the Group therapist . Explore Our Extensive Counselling Article Library. https://www.aipc.net.au/articles/skills-and-role-of-the-group- therapist Walters, M. L., Chen, J., & Breiding, M. J. (2013a). National intimate partner and sexual violence survey: 2010 findings on victimization by sexual orientation. National Center for Injury Prevention and Countrol , 1–48. https://doi.org/10.1037/e541522013-001 (Walters et al., 2013) Wilcoxon, A.S., Remley, T.P., & Gladding, S.T. (2021). Ethical, legal, and professional issues in the practice of marriage and family therapy.

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