Parallel Transitions: Understanding Complexities in Treating Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth and Their Families

• Members - $80
• Non-members - $130

Requirements for completion: This is considered a home-study course for reporting purposes, and in order to get CE credit you must pass the post-test (75%) and submit a completed evaluation. You will receive your CE certificate via email 7-10 business days after course completion.

Workshop Description:

When a youth undergoes a gender transition the family goes through transition as well. Working with these families requires patience, timing, and empathy. Frequent assessment of the youth and family’s functioning is needed to: proactively manage crises, celebrate successes, and help keep families together. Case examples and discussion-based learning will be used. After completing this course, clinicians will be better equipped to navigate challenging family dynamics that might hinder a youth from receiving medically necessary treatment. In addition, the presenters will discuss aspects of their own identity and the influence of these factors on the work. Guided examples will be provided to encourage participants in doing this necessary reflection.

Workshop Objectives:

 At the end of this workshop, attendees will be able to 

1. When working with parents, learn how to foster an awareness of cisgender privilege in order to develop empathy for their youth's experiences. 
2. When working with youth, help them be vulnerable with their family about their experiences of gender ("coming in") 
3. Examine countertransference, internalize transphobia and a clinician's own gender identity which might influence effectiveness.

Presented by:

Ray Stirba Moneypenny, LCSW-C and Jessica R. Rothstein, Psy.D.