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

Hybrid Event - Register to attend
in-person or virtually!

Wheaton Bible Church
27W500 North Avenue, West Chicago, IL, 60185

Live Interactive Webinar

08:00 AM CDT - 03:30 PM CDT

EARN 5 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Mark Yarhouse, PsyD

Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in conflicts tied to religious identity and sexual and gender identity. He assists people who are navigating the complex relationship between their sexual or gender identity and Christian faith. He is the Dr. Arthur P. and Mrs. Jean May Rech Chair in Psychology at Wheaton College, where he runs the Sexual and Gender Identity (SGI) Institute. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher and is the past recipient of the Gary Collins Award for Excellence in Christian Counseling. He was a past participant with the Ethics and Public Policy Center think tank in Washington, DC, and he was named Senior Fellow with the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities to conduct a study of students navigating sexual identity concerns at Christian colleges and universities. He has been a consultant to the National Institute of Corrections to address issues facing sexual minorities in corrections, and he was part of a consensus panel from the American Psychological Association on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts that convened to provide input to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in Washington, DC. He is currently the Chair of the task force on LGBT issues for Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) of the American Psychological Association. He was also invited to write the featured white paper on sexual identity for the Christ on Campus Initiative edited by Don A. Carson for The Gospel Coalition.

Agenda

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

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