Understanding LGBTGEQIAP+ Mental Health and Wellness

Presenters: Jordan Westcott, PhD, NCC

Learning Objectives

Describe the basic tenets of stress and coping, ecological, and health equity frameworks for explaining LGBTGEQIAP+ health.
Identify one or more strengths and weaknesses of the models presented.
Apply one or more frameworks to conceptualizing and intervening with LGBTGEQIAP+ clients.

CE Credit: 1.5 NBCC Hours

Jordan Westcott, PhD, NCC

Dr. Jordan Westcott (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on how structural factors impact mental health and wellness for marginalized populations, particularly LGBTQ+ communities, older adults, people with disabilities, and intersections therein. She is particularly interested in how counselors can advance health equity for these populations through practice, research, and service.