Supporting Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children: Applying the Gender Affirmative Model in Everyday Clinical Practice

Type:
  Training
Duration:
49 minutes
CE credits:
1.0 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Elizabeth Ollen, PhD
Series:
Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminars
Relevant categories:
Cultural Responsiveness LGBTQ+ Youth/Adults
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Overview

There are many health disparities among transgender and gender-diverse children. Learn about the existing yet limited guidelines and standards of care, and how to apply the principles of the Gender Affirmative Model in your practice.

  Keywords: adolescent, child, development, gender identity, LGBTQ+, transgender
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Learning objectives

  • Explain the trajectory of gender identity development, including theories of gender identity formation and barriers to healthy gender development
  • Summarize how minority stress explains health disparities among transgender populations
  • Apply principles of the Gender Affirmative Model in psychological practice with transgender and gender-diverse youth

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 1.0 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.
Added on 5/28/2020