Our Publications

2023

Craig, S. L., Pascoe, R. V., Leung, V.W.Y., Foran, L.

Facilitating Resilience Across the Intersections: Participant- and Clinician-Identified Barriers and Facilitators to the Delivery of an Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention to LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

2022

Austin,, A., Craig, S.L., D’Souza, S., McInroy, L..

Suicidality Among Transgender Youth: Elucidating the Role of Interpersonal Risk Factors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence Vol. 37(5-6)

2022

Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

2022

Craig, S.L., Iacono, G., McInroy, L., Kirkland, A., Pascoe, R., & Kourgiantakis, T.

Demonstrating LGBTQ+ affirmative practice in groups: Developing competence through simulation-based learning.

Clinical Social Work Practice. 50, 297–307

2022

Craig, S.L., Pascoe, R., Iacono, G., Pang, N.

Assessing the fidelity of an affirmative cognitive behavioral group intervention.

Research on Social Work Practice, 1, 1-15.

2021

Iacono, G., Craig, S. L., Pascoe1, R.

Critical reflections and reflexivity on responding to the needs of LGBTQ+ youth in a global pandemic

Qualitative Social Work 20:1-2

2021

Craig, S. L., Eaton, A., Leung, V., Iacono, G., Pang, N. Dillon, F., Austin, A., Pascoe1, R. & Dobinson, C.

Efficacy of affirmative cognitive behavioural group therapy for sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults in community settings in Ontario, Canada.

BMC Psychology 9:94

2021

Craig, S. L., Iacono, G., Pascoe, R. & Austin, A.

Adapting clinical skills to an online environment: the virtual implementation of affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy for LGBTQ+ youth.

Clinical Social Work (1), 1-13

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2021

Craig, S. L., Leung, V. W. Y. Pascoe, R., Pang, N., Iacono, G., Austin, A., & Dillon, F.

AFFIRM Online: Utilising an Affirmative Cognitive–Behavioural Digital Intervention to Improve Mental Health, Access, and Engagement among LGBTQA+ Youth and Young Adults.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2021

Austin, A., Craig. S. L., Matarese, M., Greeno, E. J., Weeks. A., & Betsinger, S. A.

Preliminary effectiveness of an LGBTQ+ affirmative parenting intervention with foster parents.

Children and Youth Services Review.

2021

Craig, S.L., Austin, A., & Huang, Y.

Being humorous & seeking diversion: promoting healthy coping skills among LGBTQ+ youth.

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 1, 20-35.

2020

Craig, S. L., Yang, W., & Austin, A.

Promoting the sexual self-efficacy of sexual and gender minority youth through groups.

Groupwork, 28 (2), 5–22.

2020

Craig, S. L., Iacono, G., & Pascoe, R.

The delivery of technology-mediated affirmative cognitive behavioural therapy groups to LGBTQ+ youth during a pandemic: A practice innovation.

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 39, 3, 79–83

2020

Craig, S. L., Iacono, G., Austin, A., Eaton, A. D., Pang, N., Leung, V., & Frey, C.

The role of facilitator training in intervention delivery: Preparing clinicians to deliver AFFIRMative group cognitive behavioural therapy to sexual and gender minority youth.

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services.

2020

Austin, A., Craig, S. L., Navega, N. & McInroy, L. B.

“It’s my safe space”: The life-saving role of the internet in the lives of transgender and gender diverse youth.

International Journal of Transgender Health, 33-44

2019

Craig, S. L., McInroy, L. B., Eaton, A. D., Iacono, G., Leung, V. W. Y., Austin, A., & Dobinson, C.

Project Youth AFFIRM: Protocol for Implementation of an Affirmative Coping Skills Intervention to Improve the Mental and Sexual Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

JMIR Research Protocols. 8(6):e13462.

2018

Austin, A., Craig, S. L., & D’Souza

An AFFIRMative cognitive behavioral intervention for transgender youth: Preliminary effectiveness.

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 49(1), 1–8.

2016

Austin, A., Craig, S. L., & Alessi, E. J.

Affirmative Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults. Special Issue: Clinical Issues and Affirmative Treatment with Transgender Clients

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 40, 141-156.

2016

Craig, S.L., & Austin, A.

The AFFIRM Open Pilot Feasibility Study: A Brief Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Group Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth.

Child and Youth Services, 64, 136-144.

2015

Austin, A. & Craig, S. L.

Adapting empirically supported interventions for sexual and gender minority youth: A stakeholder-driven model.

Journal of Evidence Informed Social Work, 12(6), 567-578.

2015

Austin, A. & Craig, S. L.

Transgender affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy: Clinical considerations and applications.

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(1), 21-29.

2013

Craig, S. L., Austin, A., & Alessi, E.

Gay affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth: A clinical adaptation.

Clinical Social Work Journal, 41(3), 258-266.