Friday, January 26th Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mount Diablo Blvd. Lafayette RSVP by Jan 22
Fees
CCPA Member $120 (in-person only)
Non-Member $135 (in-person only)
Student $30 (in-person or Zoom)
Zoom only 1-4pm, Anyone $110
Contact Alissa Scanlin for any accommodations regarding food restrictions or access issues. 925-200-7666
Workshop Description
Many psychologists report struggling with how to approach working with gender diverse youth and their families, especially when caregivers are struggling to understand or possibly accept their child's gender diversity. Given the current focus on gender affirming care, the push to restrict its access in many locations, and the limited number of clinicians who feel competent to work with these clients, it is important that all psychologists have a basic understanding of the issues at hand, what the evidence says, and how to collaboratively work with these youth and their families.
In this presentation, Dr. Giammattei willdiscuss gender affirmative mental health care, the role of psychologists, and the use of a collaborative developmental model for working with transgender, gender-diverse, or questioning youth and their families that is inclusive of the many intersections of identity we all hold. We will explore the impact of minority stress, myths, misconceptions, gatekeeping of bodily autonomy and ways to address these issues. The presentation will include case examples, an exploration of the current evidence for treatment, and experiential exercises.
Presenter: Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD
Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD is a clinical family psychologist in private practice in Northern CA, the founder & CEO of the Gender Health Training Institute, the TransFamily Alliance, and Quest Family Therapy. He specializes in family therapy with couples, families, and individuals across the lifespan, with a particular focus on transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive youth and their families. He is an SOC8 certified Mentor for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and is on faculty for their Global Education Institute. He is also a researcher, author, international speaker, and professor teaching graduate and post-graduate courses in LGBTQ psychology and family systems. He has served on the board of local and national family therapy organizations, is an advisory member of Mind the Gap, a group dedicated to gender affirming care for trans youth and their families, and the author of several articles and book chapters on gender, sexuality, and family work.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation Attendees will be able to:
- List at least 4 tenets of the Gender Affirmative Model and contrast these with other proposed models of care.
- Describe one example of each of these experiences: gender dysphoria, gender noise, and gender joy/euphoria.
- Identify two differences and two similarities of gender journeys for gender diverse youth as compared to those in cis gender families and one way this impacts treatment.
- List three possible treatment options accessible by gender diverse youth
- Develop one idea for a collaborative approach to identify and address the impact of minority stress, trauma, and media messages on gender diverse youth and their families.
California Psychological Association (CPA) is co-sponsoring with Contra Costa County Psychological Association. CPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Important Notice: Those who attend the workshop and complete the CPA evaluation form will receive 3.0 continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we give credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.
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