Contemporary Relationships Conference

May 18-19, 2024

Tangeman University Center

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio


https://www.contemporaryrelationships.com/schedule


Each year, CRC hosts engaging presentations and collaborative conversations
about creating strong and resilient relationships within the LGBTQ+
community. We pride ourselves on being boldly interactive and we value the
perspectives and voices of everyone who participates.

Saturday, May 18

8:00 am
Registration, Check-In, Coffee & Networking

8:45 - 9:00 am
Welcome & Announcements
Tara Scarborough, PsyD
Executive Director, Health and Wellness
Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Division of Student Affairs


9:00 - 9:30 am
Saturday Opening Plenary
Quiet Connections: Grow Your Attachment Without Talking It To Death
Jeff Lutes, LPC, QTAP

9:30 - 9:45 am
Break

9:45 am - 10:45 am
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session One

Room 400 A
Practice-Based Evidence:

LGBTQ + Client Recommendations for the Adaptation of Emotionally Focused
Therapy
Caitlin Edwards, MA, LMFT, LPC, NCC and Robert Allan, PhD, LMFT, LPC


Room 400 B
Who's on Top? Social Constructs of Power and Their Influences on Queer
Intimate Partnerships

Emily Stone, PhD, LMFT-S, QTAP


Room 400 C

Title & Presenter Forthcoming

10:45 - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Two



Room 400 A

NeuroQueering Relationships: When Divergence Collides

Jamie L. Goodwin, PhD and Julia Macey

Room 400 B

You, Me and Them - Effective Ethical Non Monogamy

Sarah Boesger, MSW, LSW

Room 400 C
Queer Beyond the Choir: The Invisibility of Queerness in the Black Church

Whitney Williams-Coble, MAT, and Naomi Brown LCSW-S, QTAP


12:00 - 1:00 pm
Catered Lunch



1:00 - 2:00 pm

Keynote Address

The Matrix of Envy in Our Social & Sexual Lives

Rahim Thawer, MSW, RSW, QTAP

2:00 - 2:15 pm

Break



2:15 - 3:15 pm

Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Three

Room 400 A
Embracing Queer Joy:

Movement, Mediation, Mindfulness, Breath, Dance, and Yoga as Therapeutic
Treatment Tools

Naomi Brown LCSW-S, QTAP


Room 400 B
At Home in Our Bodies

Erin MacDonald, LCSW-S


Room 400 C

What Can Kink Do For You?

Adam Maurer, LMFT, LPC, QTAP


3:15 - 3:30 pm
Break

3:30 - 4:30 pm
Concurrent Workshops - Break Out Session Four

Room 400 A
Beyond Labels: Navigating Identity and Connection in LGBTQ+ Relationships

Danielle Culpepper, LPC


Room 400 B
Advisory Board & Committee Information Session: Opportunities to Serve the
Contemporary Relationships Conference and the Queer & Trans Affirming
Certification Program

Christine Hatchard, PsyD, QTAP


Room 400 C

Promoting Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health via Healthy Romantic
Relationships

Sarah Whitton, PhD; Emily Devlin MA; and & Charlie Giraud


4:30 - 4:45 pm
Break

4:45 - 5:45 pm
Saturday Closing Plenary

Title Forthcoming

Hannah Wilson  PhD, LCPC, CST

5:45 - 6:00 pm

Announcements and adjourn for the day

Sunday, May 19

8:30 am
Check-in, Coffee & Networking

9:00 - 11:00 am

Conference Institute

Polyamorous Emotions: New research on Jealousy, Envy, Compersion &
Implications for Clinical Practice

Michelle D. Vaughan, PhD

11:00 - 11:15 am
Break

11:15 am - 11:45 am
Closing Presentation

Introducing the Black Transgender Child

Uchenna Lizmay Umeh, MD, aka "Dr. Lulu"


11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Circle of Excellence Award, Closing Remarks, and Adjournment

warmly,

Rahim Thawer MSW RSW

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