New Course: Considerations when Selecting Behavioral Health and Wellness Professionals in Support of Event and Production Needs

Considerations when Selecting Behavioral Health and Wellness Professionals in Support of Event and Production Needs

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

In this workshop Nick will provide an overview of considerations for event producers and organizers when vetting behavioral health and wellness professionals partnering with their space. Not all therapists are designed alike, our training, area of expertise, special interests and ethical frameworks differ. Selecting a team of folks for the varying needs your event space may encounter is the difference between a successful outcome and making a bigger mess. Join Nick for 45 minutes of lecture and 45 minutes of open Q&A in support of the ever growing intersection of BDSM, mental health and community wellness. Please note no aspects of this workshop are to be taken as clinical advice. This workshop will not address any questions related to specific people, situations or interactions. Nick reserves the right to defer questions to consultative spaces that may result in a fee to him or a trusted colleague. 

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This workshop is designed for event producers who center sex positivity, behavioral health, wellness and community connectivity at the core of their events. Topics will focus on the kink, bdsm, and fandom communities but the information can be extrapoloated for all types of professional, grassroots, and community based conerences, meetups, parties, and other types of events.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

This workshop will offer 2 AASECT Continuing Education Credits (CKA H or CSE A). Attendees do not have to be AASECT Certified, this is a value add for all attendees. This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Conselors, and Therapists. These CE Credits may be applied toward AASECT certification or renewal of certification. Provider #07-111K (exprires 12/31/25).

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Learners will define be able to define 4 key words related to behavioral health, healthcare, and wellness intervention/level of care needs 

• Learners will be able to define four key differences between professional designations within the behavioral health, healthcare, and wellness professions

• Learners will be provided 9 key questions to ask when selecting behavioral health and wellness professionals for their event

• Learners will be provided 5 key considerations when engaging in risk mitigation related to behavioral health and wellness needs at their event 

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION

This workshop will take place on a HIPAA compliant version of Google Meet. Closed Captions will be available, ASL will not. Learners will be provided with a pdf copy of the presentation to download and review prior to the start of the event.

INFORMED CONSENT

This presentation will be recorded and may be placed on an asynchronous platform for resale, edited for use on social media, in other aspects of training or supervision, or in other print or visual formats.

PRESENTER BIO

Nick Marzo, MS LPC, LMHC, CST, ACS, NCC, CCMHC (he/him/Sir) is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Therapist, Approved Clinical Supervisor, educator, and consultant. Nick’s career has spanned 25 years in community behavioral health, administrative oversight, and private practice. He opened Modern Path, LLC in 2017 with the goal of creating a space in Atlanta where those who are marginalized due to their gender, sexuality, and how they build relationships would be able to access therapy in a way that minimized the power in the room, fostering trust and vulnerability. Since that time Modern Path has become the “go to” practice in Atlanta for the intersections of gender and sexuality, queerness in all of its forms, and neurodivergence. No longer providing direct care, Nick’s focus is Modern Path, supervision,  serving as the AASECT Ethics Advisory Committee Chairperson, and providing consultation and training nationwide. Nick is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, recipient of the 2021 AASECT DEI Award and founder of the AASECT Gender Diverse SIG. Nick’s experiences are informed by his intersecting identities of being a middle aged, trans masculine, genderqueer, thrice gifted, consensually non monogamous, birth parent and an all around magical guy residing in east coast metro areas his entire life. 

Relevant to this specific workshop Modern Path, LLC has been co-hosting the healing center at Sex Down South Conference for five years, team members volunteer with Take This, and has entered a partnership with Furry Weekend Atlanta to provide a behavioral health track for attendees and training and support for their executive team, staff, and volunteers.