Three learning objectives:
1. Describe the prevalence and impacts of interlocking trauma and minority stress among LGBTQ+ people

2. Describe patient centered screening and assessment strategies for LGBTQ+ people

3. Outline considerations when working with LGBTQ+ clients, including recommended intervention targets and modifications to existing evidence-based protocols

Nicholas A. Livingston, PhD, [he/him] is a Principal Investigator in the National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division; an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; and a Lecturer at Harvard University. For over 15 years he has studied the effects of trauma and minority stress on health among LGBTQ+ individuals. Primary clinical expertise includes evidence-based SUD and PTSD treatment and patient centered adaptations for LGBTQ+ people.