Summary:
Helping people navigate diverse gender identities and gender identity questions is complex and often polarizing work. For families informed by conventionally religious faith, some approaches to care raise as many questions as answers. This pre-conference workshop will help attendees who work with conventionally religious families in which a family member is navigating a diverse gender identity, such as transgender or nonbinary identities. Participants will discuss trends in care among psychologists, other licensed mental health professionals, and medical professionals who work with children, adolescents, and adults who experience diverse gender identities. In this workshop, the presenter will discuss transgender and nonbinary experiences, emphasizing how to work with conventionally religious families in clinical practice. Controversies in care for youth today, such as the use of medical interventions like puberty blockers, medical transition, and late-onset cases, will also be analyzed. The presenter will also discuss Christian considerations for counseling youth and their families as mental health and medical professionals strive for what is best practice when working with conventionally religious families in which a family member is navigating gender identity and faith.
APA, ASWB, NBCC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, AOA Category 2A Credits, Georgia Nurses Association, AAFP