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