Dr. David Gennis, Psy.D. LMFT

Approved Training by the State of Nevada Board of Marriage & Family Therapists, Board of Clinical Psychology, and Board of Social Work to train behavioral health professionals on Multifamily Group Therapy.
Objective 1: To highlight an alternative treatment model that promotes family problem-solving opportunities , promotes positive communication, and fosters new ways of family engagement.
Objective 2: To provide a conceptual framework and lens on how to facilitate a multifamily… Show more

Approved Training by the State of Nevada Board of Marriage & Family Therapists, Board of Clinical Psychology, and Board of Social Work to train behavioral health professionals on Multifamily Group Therapy.
Objective 1: To highlight an alternative treatment model that promotes family problem-solving opportunities , promotes positive communication, and fosters new ways of family engagement.
Objective 2: To provide a conceptual framework and lens on how to facilitate a multifamily group.
Objective 3: To provide “YOU” (the facilitator) with some initial tools to facilitate a multifamily group.
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Invited guest speaker and presenter of “Working with LGBTQI2-S Youth & Young Adults: Creating meaning and coherency of the Behavioral Health System from the perspectives of being a Therapist and a Gay Adoptive Dad” for Devereux Foster Care Licensing, Outpatient, and Residential behavioral health services on July 19, 2012 in Phoenix, AZ.

Presenter of "Working with LGBTQI2-S Youth & Young Adults:
Creating meaning and coherency of the Behavioral Health System from the perspectives of being a Therapist and a Gay Adoptive Dad"
Tucson, Arizona - April 6, 2012
Objective 1:
The researcher’s intent is to provide general information to enhance individual and organizational cultural competency when working with LGBTQI2-S (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Two Spirited) youth and young… Show more

Presenter of "Working with LGBTQI2-S Youth & Young Adults:
Creating meaning and coherency of the Behavioral Health System from the perspectives of being a Therapist and a Gay Adoptive Dad"
Tucson, Arizona - April 6, 2012
Objective 1:
The researcher’s intent is to provide general information to enhance individual and organizational cultural competency when working with LGBTQI2-S (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Two Spirited) youth and young adults.

Objective 2:
The researcher’s intent is to facilitate conversation around the contents of the Working with LGBTQI2-S Youth & Young Adults White Paper from a Family Voice perspective.
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Presenter of “Social/Emotional Health and Well Being in Staff: Providing Support and Services to Birth-to-Five Age Children." Phoenix, AZ - October 20, 2011.
Learning Objectives
Objective 1:
Researcher to provide vocabulary and definitions to processes/theories related to self regulation.
Objective 2:
Researcher to correlate how self regulation impacts and influences an individual’s or team’s thinking around formulating clinical interpretations, assumptions, and understanding… Show more

Presenter of “Social/Emotional Health and Well Being in Staff: Providing Support and Services to Birth-to-Five Age Children." Phoenix, AZ - October 20, 2011.
Learning Objectives
Objective 1:
Researcher to provide vocabulary and definitions to processes/theories related to self regulation.
Objective 2:
Researcher to correlate how self regulation impacts and influences an individual’s or team’s thinking around formulating clinical interpretations, assumptions, and understanding of an infants, toddlers, and family’s needs.
Objective 3:
Researcher to highlight the importance in staff understanding their own “family culture” and will foster discussion pertaining to how personal cultural views and beliefs may impact or influence an individual’s and/or team’s self regulation when providing support
and/or services to birth-to-five age children.
Objective 4:
Researcher to provide strategies to support emotional regulation and will facilitate group activities for attendees to practice self regulation.
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Contributing author to the White Paper "Working with LGBTQI2-S Youth & Young Adults" (September 2, 2011).
Overview/Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to provide general information to enhance individual and organizational cultural competency when working with LGBTQI2-S (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Two Spirited) youth and young adults. Working with the population presents a unique set of issues for consideration. Society homophobia and discrimination… Show more

Contributing author to the White Paper "Working with LGBTQI2-S Youth & Young Adults" (September 2, 2011).
Overview/Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to provide general information to enhance individual and organizational cultural competency when working with LGBTQI2-S (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Two Spirited) youth and young adults. Working with the population presents a unique set of issues for consideration. Society homophobia and discrimination against sexual orientation cause youth to be fearful. They often carry an extremely negative self perception. LGBTQI2-S youth are likely to be victimized, bullied, threatened by violence, witness violence and commit suicide at a significantly higher rate than their heterosexual peers. They are also more likely to be truant from school, engage in risky sexual behavior and abuse both drugs and alcohol. While these risk factors must be taken in consideration when working with this population, it is as equally important to provide an accepting and open environment for youth.
Adults who work with LGBTQI2-S youth should examine their own attitudes toward LGBTQI2-S relationships. As a community it is important to not only promote tolerance, but acceptance. For these youth and young adults to have healthy and successful life experiences, society must change attitudes and shift perceptions and practices. Show less

Presenter of “DC: 0-3R Reflective Functioning and its implications on AXIS II: Relationship Classification and Assessment.”
Ann Arbor, MI - May 15, 2011
Learning Objectives
Objective 1:
Researcher to provide an overview of AXIS II: Relationship Classification from the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood: Revised Edition (DC: 0-3R)
Objective 2:
Researcher to present/discuss the implications of reflective… Show more

Presenter of “DC: 0-3R Reflective Functioning and its implications on AXIS II: Relationship Classification and Assessment.”
Ann Arbor, MI - May 15, 2011
Learning Objectives
Objective 1:
Researcher to provide an overview of AXIS II: Relationship Classification from the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood: Revised Edition (DC: 0-3R)
Objective 2:
Researcher to present/discuss the implications of reflective functioning as it applies to the Parent-Infant Relationship Global Assessment Scale (PIR-GAS) and the Relationship Problems Checklist (RPCL).
Objective 3:
Researcher’s intent is to illustrate using the DC: 0-3R how to utilize, integrate, and conceptualize AXIS II: Relationship Classification within a birth-to-five mental health assessment.
Objective 4:
Researcher’s intent is to present and highlight “best practices” associated to assessment of young children and their families as reflected in the DC: 0-3R.

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Presenter of “DC: 0-3R Navigating the winding roads of an Infant/Toddler Mental Health Assessment.”
Phoenix, AZ - October 21, 2010
Learning Objectives
Objective 1:
Researcher to provide an introductory overview of the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood: Revised Edition (DC: 0-3R) by presenting AXIS I – AXIS V.
Objective 2:
Researcher to provide resources/tools to assist Behavioral Health Professionals to… Show more

Presenter of “DC: 0-3R Navigating the winding roads of an Infant/Toddler Mental Health Assessment.”
Phoenix, AZ - October 21, 2010
Learning Objectives
Objective 1:
Researcher to provide an introductory overview of the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood: Revised Edition (DC: 0-3R) by presenting AXIS I – AXIS V.
Objective 2:
Researcher to provide resources/tools to assist Behavioral Health Professionals to complete infant/toddler mental health assessments.
Objective 3:
Researcher to describe the process associated with a “birth-to-five” assessment and to provide information on how to coordinate a “birth-to-five” assessment for infants/toddlers/young children who have AHCCCS insurance.

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Co-facilitator of “DC: 0-3R Manual Training Utilization in Daily Clinical Practice” funded by the Child and Adolescent State Infrastructure Grant number SM56540 from SAMHSA on September 8, 13, 16, and 22, 2010 in Maricopa County.