BLC 204 Practisting with Integrity under IFTCC Clinical Guidelines

BLC 204 Practisting with Integrity under IFTCC Clinical Guidelines

Presentations Included:

● Professor Carolyn Pela – Sexual Attraction Fluidity Exploration in Therapy (SAFE T): Therapeutic choice results in improved wellbeing (2021)
● Professor Carolyn Pela – More Than One Way: Counselling Models (2023)

Are you prepared to practise ethically and faithfully in a world where client autonomy and therapeutic freedom are increasingly challenged? This course will equip you to understand and apply the SAFE-T (Sexual Attraction Fluidity Exploration in Therapy) framework, IFTCC Clinical Guidelines, and Practice & Ethical Guidelines (PEG) with confidence. Through case studies, scientific evidence, and practical tools, you will gain the skills to deliver client-centred, non-coercive, and biblically grounded care—while maintaining accountability and ongoing professional growth.

Because clinicians come from different professional disciplines, it is essential that each participant recognises the limits of their own expertise and scope of practice. Practitioners must also be aware that ethical and legal standards vary by state and
country, and they carry the responsibility to understand and follow the requirements that apply in their own locality.

The course is designed at a basic level: it does not assume prior exposure to IFTCC frameworks, but it does expect professional training in a helping discipline.

This course fulfills the following learning goals:

1. Define the purpose and scope of the IFTCC Clinical Guidelines, PEG, and Principles for Approaches to Transgender Treatments (IFTCC A4, A5; PSA Standard 4).
2. Describe the concept and terminology of SAFE-T, distinguishing it from outdated or misleading labels such as “conversion therapy” (IFTCC A4; PSA Standard 3).
3. Identify the professional attitudes and ethical commitments required of practitioners, including respect for client self-determination, informed consent, and religious values (IFTCC A4; PSA Standard 1, 3).
4. Explain the scientific foundations emphasised by the IFTCC, such as sexual attraction fluidity, desistance in gender dysphoria, and the risks of premature medicalisation (IFTCC A4; PSA Standard 4).
5. Identify red-flag practices that contravene IFTCC standards (such as coercive or shaming methods) and state appropriate corrective actions (IFTCC A4; PSA Standard 1, 3).
6. Analyse how SAFE-T principles can be integrated into one’s own therapeutic modality while remaining within professional competence (IFTCC A4, A5; PSA Standard 3).
7. Demonstrate commitment to continuing education by identifying pathways to stay updated with IFTCC standards and relevant research (IFTCC A4; PSA Standard 4).

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