Gender Identity and Faith: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture
Clinicians may be familiar with recent discussions of transgender experiences and approaches to care. But what has happened in recent years in terms of trends in both gender identity and care for minors? In this workshop we will discuss emerging gender identities, such as gender non-binary, genderqueer, gender creative, and gender expansive experiences, as well as controversies in care for youth today, such as the use of puberty blockers, medical transition, and late-onset cases. We will also discuss considerations for counseling conventionally religious youth and their families as we strive f...Read moreor what is best practice when working with youth navigating potential conflicts related to gender identity and religious faith. We will also discuss how to educate others within an educational or religious setting who may not be familiar with transgender and non-binary experiences of gender identity. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Name and describe three explanatory frameworks for understanding gender identity, transgender experiences, and emerging gender identities.
- Identify three areas of current controversy in care for minors.
- Assess religiosity/spirituality when working with conventionally religious families in which a young person identifies as transgender, gender non-binary, or is otherwise reporting a conflict between their gender identity and their religious faith.
- Assess gender identity when working with a young person who identifies as transgender, gender non-binary, or is otherwise reporting a conflict between their gender identity and their religious faith.
- Educate others within a young person’s educational and religious setting who may not be familiar with transgender and non-binary experiences.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
in-person or virtually!
27W500 North Avenue, West Chicago, IL, 60185
08:00 AM CDT - 03:30 PM CDT
Register for this eventAgenda
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Networking
8:30 – 9:00 Opening worship and introductions
9:00-10:15 Introduction and foundational information on transgender and non-binary experiences, gender dysphoria, and diverse gender identities among youth
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 Controversies in services to gender diverse minors and recommendations from SAMHSA and others
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 2:00 Assessment of religiosity and/or spirituality and assessment of gender identity and potential points of tension
2:00- 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:30 Working with conventionally religious children and adolescents and their families
Q&A, and Closing Remarks
CE Information - Earn 5 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
In-Person
American Psychological Association
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In Person Attendees
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Virtual Attendees
Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits.
Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.
Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:
- Complete evaluation forms for the event
- Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".
If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact your event organizer.
Please make sure to check your spam/junk folder in case those emails get "stuck". We'd also suggest "Allowlisting" support@ce-go.com. This tells your email client that you know this sender and trust them, which will keep emails from this contact at the top of your inbox and out of the junk folder.
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