Moderator: Shane Windmeyer, Campus Pride

Guest Presenter: Genevieve Weber Gilmore, Ph.D., LMHC, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, Hofstra University & QRIHE, Campus Pride

Description: LGBT students are at higher risk for alcohol and other drug use and abuse when compared with their heterosexual counterparts. This webinar will outline the risk factors (i.e., experiences with homophobic campus climate) that place LGBT students at higher risk as well as the impact of such behaviors on their emotional, academic, social, and professional lives. Skills for intervention and treatment options will be discussed. Various research studies will be cited throughout the presentation.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will gain knowledge on:
• Critical research and recent findings on LGBT students high at-risk behaviors involving LGBT substance use and abuse;
• Unique risk factors for alcohol and other drug use and abuse among LGBT students;
• The differences in rates of alcohol and other drug use and abuse between LGBT students and heterosexual students;
• The intersection between coming out and alcohol and drug use and abuse;
• The impact of alcohol and other drug use and abuse on various aspects of their lives;
• Basic intervention skills for intervention and psychoeducation;
• Treatment options should an LGBT student require treatment.

Guest Presenter Biography:

Genevieve Weber Gilmore, Ph.D., LMHC, is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Hofstra University, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of New York with a specialization in Substance Abuse. Dr. Weber Gilmore teaches a variety of courses related to the training of professional counselors including group counseling, multicultural counseling, psychopathology, and psychopharmacology and treatment planning. In her research and professional presentations, Dr. Weber Gilmore focuses on the impact of homophobia on the lives of LGBT individuals, with particular attention to the relationship between homophobia, internalized homophobia, and substance abuse among LGBT people.