Transgender Emergence: Cutting Edge Issues in Gender Affirmative Transgender Caregiving

This workshop will focus on two cutting edge issues in providing affirmative care for transgender/nonbinary people seeking therapeutic care. The first hour will address issues of referral and letter-writing for trans/nonbinary people seeking medical treatment, with the goal of minimizing gatekeeping, and amplifying informed consent. The second hour will focus on the providing affirmative for gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and transgender children and adolescents. Affirmative treatment highlights the need for family support, social transitions, advocacy in schools, and puberty suppression. Clinical best practices include balancing the needs of gender creative young people with parental concerns, utilizing family therapy and psychoeducation.

• Demonstrate an understanding of gender affirmative care for adults seeking medical treatment.
• Describe the needs of families with trans/nonbinary children and adolescents.
• Compile skills to provide trans/nonbinary people and their families through advocacy, psychoeducation, and family therapy.

Arlene (Ari) Lev, LCSW-R, CASAC, CSTS