The CBT Dive

E20 Interview: Adapting CBT interventions for sexual and gender minorities

August 21, 2022 Rahim Thawer, MSW Episode 20
The CBT Dive
E20 Interview: Adapting CBT interventions for sexual and gender minorities
Show Notes

In this interview, Dr. Trevor Hart discusses the need for CBT interventions that target sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and explains how they differ from standard psychotherapy. He addresses some of the critiques that are often shared about the CBT approach and shares his perspectives on the utility of goal-oriented models. Finally, he tells listeners what resources they can avail themselves of to learn more about SGM-affirming CBT.

GUEST BIO: Dr. Trevor Hart is the Director of the HIV Prevention Lab at the Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Psychology. He is also a Research Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health with the Ontario HIV Treatment Network.Trevor Hart works to develop and test sex-positive, anti-oppressive HIV prevention interventions and psychotherapies for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. His work is both community-based and clinical and relies on a health promotion framework. 
-
WATCH at thecbtdive.ca
LISTEN wherever you get podcasts!
-
Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca
My socials: ladyativan.com

ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST
The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record.

ABOUT HOST
Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like.

THE CBT DIVE
📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive
Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive

RAHIM THAWER
📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan
𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan
📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/
🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan
Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9
🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan