Men in Mind: Clinical Strategies for Reaching, Engaging, and Supporting Men

Traditional clinical models often struggle to fully reach or engage male clients. For Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, More Than Therapy invites mental health professionals, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and community advocates to a specialized, interactive Lunch and Learn designed to sharpen your gender-responsive clinical toolkit.

Facilitated by veteran clinicians Aliedjawon B. Peoples and Felipe K. Blue, this advanced training goes beyond basic statistics to provide actionable, evidence-informed clinical strategies. Attendees will learn how to navigate traditional masculinity norms, restructure their biopsychosocial assessments, cut through resistance, and design environments that encourage male clients to stay engaged in the therapeutic process.

What’s Included?

3 NBCC-approved clock hours for continuing education.

Provided drinks and light refreshments.

Flexible Dining: You can dine on our featured local lunch partner menu or feel free to bring your own favorite lunch!

Learning Objectives

By the conclusion of this 3-hour training, participants will be able to:

• Deconstruct Masculinity Norms: Describe at least three ways traditional masculinity norms influence men’s help-seeking behavior and unique symptom presentation in counseling, social work, and family therapy settings.
• Enhance Assessments: Identify a minimum of four gender-responsive assessment questions to immediately incorporate into biopsychosocial evaluations with male clients.
• Overcome Ambivalence: Demonstrate two clinical engagement strategies that effectively reduce defensiveness and build a strong therapeutic alliance with men who are ambivalent about therapy.
• Apply Evidence-Informed Interventions: Apply at least three tailored clinical interventions (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, CBT/DBT-informed skills, and relational/systems strategies) optimized for men’s emotional expression, relationships, and societal roles.
• Optimize Practice Environment: Develop one specific change to your own clinical practice or programming (via language, intake processes, or physical environment) to measurably improve access, retention, or outcomes for male clients and their families.

Meet Your Facilitators

Aliedjawon B. Peoples, MSW, LCSW, CCTP

Aliedjawon is a dedicated, highly skilled clinical social worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. His extensive background focuses on helping individuals navigate complex trauma, break systemic cycles, and build resilient emotional foundations.

Felipe K. Blue, LCMHC, LPC, LCAS, LAC, CCS, CCTP, CMNCS, C-DBT

Felipe is the Executive Director of More Than Therapy. As a multi-credentialed practitioner specializing in addictions, trauma, complex dialectical behavior therapy, and nutritional psychology, Felipe integrates holistic, neuro-somatic, and evidence-based frameworks to foster deep, communal wellness.

Event Logistics & Accessibility

Check-In: Doors open at 11:45 AM for lunch setup and networking. The training will begin promptly at 12:00 PM.

Parking/Venue: Located in the historic American Tobacco Campus in Durham (Bay 9).

ADA Accommodations: More Than Therapy is committed to providing an accessible learning environment. Please email [email protected] if you require any specific ADA accommodations to participate fully.

Seats are limited to ensure an impactful, interactive learning environment. Secure your registration and CEUs today!