Why this series? Because Deeper Knowing Leads to Better Caring

Sex and gender diversity is not new. It has been part of the human experience for millennia.
In our own time, that diversity is no longer hidden in the distant corners of public discourse.
And that discourse has exposed fault lines in seemingly unquestionable, commonly held assumptions.

What “take-aways will the series provide?

Understand key factors about gender/sex identity that are timeless truths, yet new frontiers in awareness.
Build crucial awareness about how presented research can deepen understanding of human diversity.
Understand the implications of all these factors to improve LGBTQIA quality care.

NOTE Each seminar provides 1.5 CEUs for Florida Licensed Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. SunServe [Provider #50-5251] uploads CE credits to CEBroker

GENDER FRONTIERS I: WHAT THE INTERSEX COMMUNITY CAN TEACH THERAPISTS ABOUT GENDER.

Friday, July 12, 10:00 – 11:30 AM

PRESENTER: HIDA VILORIA, Founder and Executive Director, Intersex Campaign for Equality. Consultant to multiple Federal and International Agencies including Intenrational Olympic Committee and United Nations OHCHR, co-author of Spectrum of Sex, and Presenter on those topics to audiences worldwide. Articles in NY Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, The Global Herald, The Advocate. Interviewed on 20/20. Momtel Williams, Oprah Winfrey, CNN and many more.

DESCRIPTION: Institutional policies and practices on sex/gender, particularly the inclusion of “gender identity” as a form of sex/gender, have changed radically during the 21st century. However, as this presentation will examine, practices and policies on the inclusion of intersex people/status as a form of sex/gender have not. This presentation will examine perspectives and lived experiences of people born outside the male/female sex/gender binary and what they tell us about the diversity and scope of sex/gender, gender role, gender expression, and, most specifically, gender identity. In addition, I will explore why, despite a growing trend towards opposing marginalization on the basis of sex or gender, institutions and society at large have been slow to embrace and include intersex experience and people as equal to all others.

Click here to see a clip of Hida Viloria on 20/20, Oprah & Montel Williams

GENDER FRONTIERS II: CLINICAL APPROACHES FOR SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER DIVERSITY AND AUTISM OR BROADER NEURODIVERGENCE

Friday, September 13, 9:30- 11:00 AM

PRESENTER: JOHN STRANG, PsyD, is a pediatric neuropsychologist at Children's National Hospital and the director of the Gender and Autism Program, an interdisciplinary clinical program for gender-diverse neurodivergent youth. Dr. Strang is the director of Research for the Children's National Gender Development Program and an associate professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is also faculty with the Global Education Institute for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).

DESCRIPTION: [information coming soon]

GENDER FRONTIERS III: MOVING BEYOND TRANS 101: EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR WORKING WITH TRANS AND NONBINARY CLIENTS

Friday, October 18, 9:30 – 11:00 AM

PRESENTER: STEPHANIE BUDGE, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Counseling Psychology; Director of the Advancing Health Equity and Diversity program, the Collaborative Center for Health Equity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Trainer for national and international organizations on LGBTQIA concerns. Associate Editor, APA Div 44 journal, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Editorial board, WPATH journal International Journal of Transgender Health. Editorial board, LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

DESCRIPTION: Most therapists receive very little training regarding therapeutic work with transgender and nonbinary clients, and what they do receive often focuses on the “101” (definitions and terms). The purpose of this session is to go beyond learning community-oriented language and to incorporate evidence-based practices into therapeutic work with transgender and nonbinary clients. We will cover concepts that relate to the minority stress framework—both the science behind this model and also limitations of the model. We will also discuss interventions that focus on incorporating minority stress psychoeducation tools into therapeutic work, how to intervene related to internalized stigma, and improving coping mechanisms through psychotherapy interventions

Gender Frontiers

What Therapists Need to Know to Provide Best-Practice Care Today & Tomorrow