A qualitative design is being used to center the lived experiences, cultural narratives, and meaning-making processes of Black and Latine sexually and gender expansive families. Specifically, intergenerational trauma, minority stress, and decreasing adverse mental health outcomes (e.g., anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and act) while enhancing resiliency factors (e.g., individual and relational coping strategies, social, familial, and communal support) will be centered. From findings, this study will conceptualize an adaptation and integration of established family and group therapy models, and an evolution of models including (Narrative Therapy, GFP’s MDFA model, and Narrative group therapy) to meet the needs of this community.
This meta-analysis, conducted using PRISMA, examines how clinical research integrates theoretical frameworks when addressing the mental and physical health of BIPOC sexually and gender expansive families. Studies are tagged by population (POP–Black, POP–Latine, POP–POC, or untagged when not focused on non-white groups), age (youth for adolescents and emerging adults), and geography (non-US for international samples). An adjacent tag is applied to research that, while related, does not directly examine mental health outcomes or therapy interventions. This approach not only enables pooled analysis of outcomes but also maps where the literature directly supports, or only indirectly informs, clinical work with BIPOC sexually and gender expansive families.
There is a need for reliable quantitative instruments to measure the competency of clinicians when working with trans and gender diverse (TGD) clients across the lifespan and modalities of care. While there are many which utilize the Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge framework of cultural competency1, there are few which focus on clinical care for TGD populations. Furthermore, previous instruments have been developed for broad audiences, including clinicians who are not supportive of TGD communities. While these tools are valuable for identifying explicit transphobia in clinical contexts, they are not sensitive enough to provide granular feedback to providers who seek to serve this population and they are not responsive to society’s evolving awareness of gender diverse communities and their needs. The current study seeks to develop a new instrument which is sensitive to the nuanced perspectives and skills of clinicians seeking to serve TGD populations and addresses more advanced elements of clinical care, such as providers’ beliefs about DIY medical transitions, their ability to support trans youth in the context of the family unit, and their confidence in their role as an advocate for TGD communities.
IRB Protocol #05
The Measuring TAPE (Trans-Affirming Providers’ Experiences) Study seeks to assess the experiences of providers of gender-affirming / transition-related (GATRC) to transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals in the current context of anti-trans legislation in the U.S. Through a cross-sectional survey, the study will collect data on the demographics of providers, the types of care they provide and the impact of anti-trans legislation on their personal and professional lives.