MORNING Introductions and Overview of the Workshop Background of trainer and participants Definition of Terms and Overview Sexual Identity- Biological sex/gender identity/gender role/sexual orientation Gender Paradigms- Binary or Spectrum/Transexual or Transgender/Fluid or Stable Theories of Etiology- Biogenetic vs. developmental Transgender Identities/Range and age/ Who clinicians see in practice and why they come to therapy How we look at gender/Culture and the role of stigma/ Differences between MTF and FTM History of Assessment and Management in the West/Standards of Care/ Pathological vs. Normative Models of Transgender Identity/Current thinking What You Need to Know to be a Gender Specialist General Psychotherapy Identity development Gender Identity Development- Normative Transgender Identity Development Impact of lack of mirroring/stigma, potential and real rejection on developing sense of self Assessment/Range of Transgender and Gender Variant Identities Standards of Care and the role of the clinician in assessment and referral Knowledge of common comorbid conditions such as Depression/Anxiety/Attachment issues/Trauma/chemical dependency/Dissociation/Grief/loss Who You Need to Be to be a Gender Specialist Other providers you will work with- International and local teams Benefits and Challenges of Working with Transgender People What Clinical Orientations are most useful and why BREAK A Psychodynamic Model of Transgender Identity Development Critical Stages Intrapsychic and External Stressors Case Examples and Treatment Brief Introduction to The Standards of Care and the role of the clinician What Happens Physically and Emotionally in a Gender Transition LUNCH AFTERNOON Ronie's Story Discussion of Ronie's Story and how her history relates to the morning's training Working with families/children/employers Snippet of Film w/Lin & Jamison/Grief over loss of SO and child and how it's handled in therapy BREAK Advanced Case Material Complex Cases including those who make inner rather than outer transitions Cases where gender never stabilizes and remains fluid/ethical considerations Working with unconscious and archetypal material in assessment and treatment-Poetry/Art/Dreams Importance of narrative and story Ending on an up note- Snippet of Film showing Transgender Gospel Choir |