January 2026
CE Networking Event & Presentation
including Q&A

Friday, January 16, 2026
9:00am-11:00am

Online Via Zoom

2 CE Credits

Beyond the Rainbow – Supporting Clinicians with LGBTQI+ Cultural Competence and Creating Resilience in LGBTQI+ Communities

with Davina Kotulski, Ph.D.

This workshop familiarizes clinicians with the LGBTQI+ lexicon and explores the role resilience plays in supporting LGBTQI+ clients facing political scapegoating and social backlash. It will define resilience while exploring the mutable and non-mutable factors that strengthen it. Clinicians will examine the unique vulnerabilities LGBTQI+ individuals face, address the impact of shame and fear on coping, and identify ways to foster client strength and community connection. Participants will learn how to support clients navigating internalized oppression and social stigma.

Educational Goals/Learning Objectives:

Demonstrate cultural competence when working with LGBTQI+ clients and understand what factors and strategies contribute to resiliency in both the LGBTQI+-identified individual and LGBTQI+ communities.

By the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

1. Define resilience and describe strategies LGBTQI+ people can practice to create resiliency.
2. Understand how fear, shame, and scapegoating impact a person’s resilience.
3. Identify factors that contribute to resiliency in both the individual and LGBTQI+ community.

Presenter:

Davina Kotulski, Ph.D. (she/her; they/them) is a licensed clinical psychologist and an award-winning self-help author. Dr. Kotulski is a widely sought-out speaker on LGBTQI+ topics and an internationally recognized LGBTQI+ rights leader. She received the Saints Alive award from the Metropolitan Community Church for her national leadership in the LGBTQ marriage equality movement and for her seminal book Why You Should Give a Damn About Gay Marriage (2004). She has a private therapy practice and is licensed in CA, OR, and WA. Her website is drdavinakotulski.com.

For more information, contact Course Organizer/CE Networking Chair Alexandra Levins-Trail.

Event Details:

For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals

When: Friday, January 16, 2026 from 9:00am-11:00am

            8:30-9:00: Check-In
            9:00: Meeting/Presentation Begins
            11:00: Meeting/Presentation & Related Announcements End
            11:00-11:30: Participant Announcements (optional)

If you are interested in expanding your professional networking, sign up for Participant Announcements when you register. This segment is from 11:00am-11:30am, and is an optional 1/2 hour after the presentation.

After the presentation we will provide you with a link to a simple online test and evaluation questionnaire. When the test questions and the evaluation are completed, you will be provided with an online CE Certificate that can be personalized with your name and license information and either printed or saved on your computer.

Where: Online Via Zoom (Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event. A reminder email will be sent prior to the event.)

Cost:
$25 for LA-CAMFT Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Members
CSCSW Members
$15 for Prelicensed Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Prelicensed Members
$35 for Non-Members
$20 for Prelicensed Non-Members

*Registration closes Thursday, January 15 at 10:00pm.*

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Register online today! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom.

CAMFT Approved Continuing Education Provider 59450. LA-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs. LA-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 2 continuing education credits for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. To receive CE certificate: Participants must sign in/sign out, and must complete an evaluation form upon course completion. For a Course Schedule, please contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Refund policy: 48-hour notice required for refund of fee minus $5.00 administrative cost. Exceptions can be made for 48-hour notice in cases of emergency. Contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Accommodations for Special Needs: Contact Course Organizer at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Grievances: Program Administrator/CFO manages all grievances—and will acknowledge, investigate and remedy grievances. Response to grievances will be made in writing within 30 days. Contact them at cfo@lacamft.org.

https://lacamft.org/event-6451260