Join us for our regular monthly meeting welcoming the entire spectrum of LGBTQ+ community, friends, families, and allies for education and supportive community.
Our PFLAG general support meetings will be held both IN PERSON and VIA ZOOM.
Virtual meeting attendees still require RSVP. If you are new to Zoom, CLICK HERE to get set-up.
Please RSVP to rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org
The Intersectionality of Substance Use and LGBTQIA+ Adolescents
with Tayler Rose (he/him)
This evening's presentation will focus on the intersection of substance use and LGBTQIA+ adolescents, using practice-based evidence as well as evidenced based treatment. Tayler will help us understand how to support our youth who are struggling with substances in addition to their feelings of discrimination as an LGBTQIA+. Finally, he will provide us with some helpful strategies for effectively communicating and understanding their needs.
About our Presenter:
Tayler Rose (he/him) has attained his Master of Arts at William James College in Professional Psychology. Tayler started his undergraduate career with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Portland State University, where he spent time doing work for a crisis intervention center for children who were victims of sexual assault. Tayler moved from the west coast to the east coast for his graduate studies where he is a doctoral candidate set to finish in May of 2024. Since moving to the east coast, Tayler has worked at multiple levels of care from a residential eating disorder unit, day treatment unit for adults with chronic mental illnesses, and a trauma focused community mental health center. Tayler is currently working in multiple different settings such as a Pride In-home Therapist with Northeast Family Services, Outpatient Therapist, School Therapist, Psychological Evaluator at LUK Crisis Center, and Professor at Fitchburg State University. Tayler has multiple certifications in trauma focused interventions, family-based interventions, and motivational interviewing.
A NOTE ABOUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
We will be utilizing Zoom features that provide the highest level of safety and confidentiality possible. Zoom is free to you and you need not have an account to join us. If you are new to Zoom, you can follow the links [here] for brief tutorials on all you need to know to sign on to a Zoom meeting with us. We ask that each of you that would like to participate in the on-line support, contact us in advance by email at rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org to RSVP for the meeting. We will cut off RSVPs at 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All participants will receive a follow-up email with the link to the Zoom call and a password. For confidentiality’s sake, please do not forward these to another participant — they are welcome to contact us directly to receive the link.
We ask that youth who may want to join for our support groups to please be joined by a parent. Some heavy emotions can emerge in the course of our sessions and having a parent on-hand helps to ensure that the needs of any youth on the call are met.
There are some benefits to utilizing new tools like Zoom. We recognize that our typical evening support group meetings are not feasible for everyone due to work, family or other demands. If there is a need, we would like to offer an additional support group Zoom conference call sometime during the daytime hours. If you are interested in a daytime support group, email us at info@pflagmanhattanbeach.org and let us know what times might be more workable for you.
If you need more personalized assistance and support, we remain here for you. Email us confidentially and we will work with you to identify the best member of our team to assist with your individual needs.