Wednesday, October 24 - SOLD OUT  
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. (ticket)
William M. Womack, M.D., William Stone, M.D. 

When children or adolescents have questions regarding their emerging sexual orientation, social and cultural overtones and taboos can lead a clinician to avoid these issues in the usual history taking. This breakfast presents strategies for the assessment of sexual orientation gay/lesbian/bisexual/questioning (GLBQ) adolescents; presents risk factors including suicide attempts, parasuicidal behavior, and substance abuse as potential warning signals; gives practical advice for the provider who does not have regular contact with GLBQ issues or patients; provides resource materials and information regarding agencies that provide support for GLBQ youth; gives suggestions for helping parents who are often worried about what the future will bring for their children; and gives participants the opportunity to present their own clinical material regarding GLBQ issues for discussion. 

Sponsored by the AACAP Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues Committee