This training will focus mainly on how clinicians can effectively work with Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) clients by utilizing evidence-based and affirmative practice techniques to assist TGNC clients in their healing journey. This training will also focus on the history of discriminatory practices that are no longer relevant to the LGBTQ+ community as a whole and the harm that these practices have done to these clients. Clinicians will learn how these harmful practices have affected the LGBTQ+ community and the importance of utilizing culturally-sensitive, trauma-informed & affirmative practice treatment approaches with LGBTQ+ & TGNC clients. Clinicians will also learn and understand the importance of advocacy for this community. This is what we have for our description and objective.
We recommended that people who participate in this training purchase "A Clinician's Guide to Gender Affirming Care" by Sand C. Chang, Anneliese A. Singh, & lore m. dickey & "Exploring My Identities" by Van Ethan Levy. It would be beneficial if people take the Unconscious Biases test. The link to that test is https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html and take the test on Sexuality IAT and Transgender IAT.