Part 6: Counseling, Prevention, and Evidence-Based Treatment: Affirming Counseling Strategies for LGBTQ+ Youth with Suicidal Ideation

Presenters: Michael P. Chaney, PhD, LPC, ACS and Clark D. Ausloos, PhD

Learning Objectives

Learners will identify risk and protective factors associated with suicidal ideation and behaviors among LGBTQ+ youth.
Learners will delineate suicide assessment and management strategies for working with suicidal LGBTQ+ youth from an affirming lens.
Learners will explain ethical and legal considerations when working with suicidal LGBTQ+ youth.

CE Credit: 1 NBCC Hours; 0 CRCC Hours; 1 WA Hours; 0 APT Hours; 0 NAADAC Hours; 1 NY Hours; 1 Ethics Hours

Michael P. Chaney, PhD, LPC, ACS

Dr. Michael P. Chaney (he/him), LPC (GA and MI), ACS., is an associate professor and the doctoral program coordinator in the Department of Counseling at Oakland University. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling in 2004 from Georgia State University. He has held several leadership positions within the American Counseling Association (ACA) including serving as a current Governing Council member. He is a past-president of the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities, and has co-chaired the ACA Human Rights Committee, Bylaws Committee, and Gender Equity Task Force. In 2023, he was inducted as an ACA Fellow. Mike’s 25 years of clinical experience includes counseling clients across the lifespan, adolescents to older adults. He has demonstrated competencies and expertise working with LGBTQ+ individuals with substance use disorders, sexual compulsivity, identity issues, male body dissatisfaction, and trauma. He also has specialized training counseling individuals who are infected or affected by HIV. He has over 90 publications and regularly gives presentations and workshops in the areas of LGBTQ+ mental health and affirmative counseling, substance use and other addictive disorders, and social justice/advocacy in counseling.

Clark D. Ausloos

PhD

Dr. Clark D. Ausloos (he/him) is core faculty in the Counseling Program at Oakland University, where he leverages his extensive experience working with LGBTQ+ youth in clinical and school settings. He holds a PhD in Counselor Education and an MA in School and Clinical Mental Health Counseling, maintaining professional licensure in Ohio and Michigan. Dr. Ausloos's dedication to queer and trans youth and their families is reflected in his extensive scholarly work, which includes over 20 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, alongside 60 conference presentations. In 2023, he was named as the UNC Charlotte Robert Barret Distinguished Lecturer on Multicultural Issues in Counseling. His contributions to the field have earned him numerous accolades, including the Ohio Counselor of the Year Award (2020), the Professional Integrity and Leadership Award (OASERVIC, 2020), the Ned Farley Service Award (SAIGE, 2023), and the Presidential Award (SAIGE, 2024). Dr. Ausloos provides consultation to numerous organizations, including the Court-Appointed Special Advocates of Clermont Ohio, Northwest Ohio Family Resource Center, the Ohio State 988 Operators, Columbus Public Health, the Hunt Institute, and Rutgers University. He serves on the Sensitivity and Bias Review Committee and contributes as a content expert and item writer for the National Counselor Exam. His professional affiliations include active membership in ACA, NBCC, ACES, AARC, SAIGE, ACAC, and ACSSW.