Gender-affirming enrichment guide
Day 5: Pediatric gender-affirming care
Day 4: Gender-affirming surgical therapies
Day 3: Masculinizing therapies and treatments helping your patient achieve a more masculine embodiment and expression
Day 2: Feminizing therapies and treatments supporting feminine embodiment and expression
Day 1: Diagnosing gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder
Week 2: Formal diagnosis, treatment options, trauma-responsive and patient-centered approaches
Day 5: The legal and human rights of trans- and gender-diverse people
Required reading, critical reflection, and learning Required reading and critical reflection will take approximately 3 hours. The struggle of trans and gender-diverse persons article The struggle of trans and gender-diverse persons. United Nations. This chapter from the United Nations reviews the human rights of TG/GD people based on expert opinion. It outlines current rights, responsibilities […]
Day 4: Cultural humility, values assessments, and patient-centered boundary setting
Required reading and learning Required reading will take approximately 2 hours. Inevitably, you will meet people who oppose gender-affirming care. They may have varied justifications, and strategies for communication. They can show up in a variety of roles and settings. You will also likely meet clinicians who oppose gender-affirming care. Anticipating and planning for such […]
Day 3: Patient, community-centered and trauma-responsive history and exam
Required reading and learning Required reading will take approximately 3 hours. Best Practices article Best Practices. American Psychiatric Association. Highlighted from the American Psychiatric Society’s: A guide for working with transgender and gender nonconforming patients, this website briefly outlines “best practices” for care of GD/TG people in a variety of settings. Consider what you already […]