Jen Bailey-Guerra
MA, Psy.D
Talk With Us Psychological Services; Monarch LGBTQ
Jen Bailey-Guerra
Dr. Jen Bailey-Guerra is a clinical psychologist in private practice who specializes in providing affirming care to LGBTQ+ clients. In that capacity they also provide professional training, supervise upcoming clinicians, and volunteer as a presenter for community organizations serving LGBTQ+ youth. They co-host The Psych Out Podcast, teaching LGBTQ+ history through a psychological lens and advocating for justice through knowledge. They are a founding board member of LGBTQ Evolutions, a non-profit dedicated to providing online, low-cost, high-quality psychological services to LGBTQ+ clients across the state of California.
SESSION OVERVIEW
Knowing Our History: Why it matters, where to learn it, and how to teach it to our youth
Discovering the rich history of queer experiences benefits all of us, by providing us with a sense of continuity, deepening our intergenerational connections, and giving us inspiration to face challenges that echo what has come before. LGBTQ+ kids who are exposed to queer history fare better academically and psychologically. Knowing queer history also makes us better service providers. Yet most know very little about events or icons of queer history, and what is taught is generally culturally and conceptually narrow in a way that makes it unengaging and unrelatable for a lot of our youth. In this workshop, we’ll talk about the psychological benefits of learning queer history, we’ll share resources for self-education, and we’ll discuss how to share this information with youth in a way that both heals and inspires.