How to be a Gender Affirming Clinician: The Roles and Responsibilities of Clinicians Working with Transgender and Gender Diverse Young People and their Families

Transgender and gender-diverse youth and young adults experience significant obstacles when it comes to their mental and physical health. These youth are at higher risks for negative mental health outcomes, including substance use dependences and suicidality. Clinicians of all backgrounds can alter the trajectory of these negative pathways with enhanced competencies and skills in working with this population. Creating a practice of inclusion and belonging is essential for youth to thrive and feel comfortable in their body and society. In this session, clinicians will learn how to be active all...Read moreies in the field while integrating affirming care into practice. Clinicians will be able to cultivate knowledge to treat their gender-diverse clients with respect while supporting their authenticity. Less...

Learning Objectives

Describe why supporting gender diverse young adults is important for overall mental and physical health.
Explain how to integrate transgender and gender diverse care into daily practice.
Identify best practices for creating and sustaining safe and affirming spaces using a cultural humility lens.

Learning Levels

Intermediate to Advanced

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM EDT - 02:15 PM EDT

EARN 3 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Jordan Held, LCSW (he/him)

Primary Therapist at Visions Adolescent Treatment Center

Jordan Held (he/him/his), LCSW is a Primary Therapist at Visions Adolescent Treatment Center. Prior to Visions, Jordan was a Therapist and Intake Coordinator at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in the Center for Transyouth Health and Development, the largest trans youth health clinic in the USA. Jordan’s mental health practice centers around creating a trauma-informed and healing-centered space for both adolescents and their families. Jordan’s expertise is working with gender and sexual minority youth with complex histories of PTSD and trauma. Jordan speaks internationally about creating and supporting affirmative LGBTQ+ environments with an emphasis on informed consent and enhanced family communication. As a queer identified, transgender man, Jordan brings an important dual perspective to his work as a mental health provider. Prior to social work, Jordan worked extensively in secondary school education, with a decade of experience teaching, coaching, and developing health and wellness curricula. Jordan’s work focuses on gender violence prevention, diversity, equity, inclusion and cultivating strength and belonging for teens. Jordan is on the Board of Director’s of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the Laurel Foundation, JQ International and Mental Health America of Los Angeles. Jordan is also a long-time facilitator at Transforming Family, a support group for gender diverse youth and their family. Jordan holds a Master of Social Welfare degree from UCLA, a Master of Sports Leadership degree from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Connecticut. Jordan is an avid sneakerhead who self-cares by lifting heavy weights, going to the beach, loving his rescue dog, and embracing his gender euphoria!

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours including

3 Cultural Diversity Hour

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