Transgender and Gender-Fluid Clients: What Therapists Need to Know

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS UNITE for this timely workshop, brought to you by Gender Wellness of Los Angeles and The Insight Center. It will offer therapists — of all disciplines — the knowledge that they may use to provide effective support, guidance, sensitivity, and information to transgender / gender-fluid / gender-nonbinary clients, their family, friends and co-workers. What would you do/say should you become the first person that a client, who identifies as such, comes out to?

*Discounts available for early registration (by 8/31) + students. Continuing education (CE) credits are available for MFTs / LCSWs / Professional Counselors.
** Webinar/video access

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At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Define the difference between gender and sexual orientation
2. Articulate terminology specific to the transgender population
3. Work empathically and affirmatively with the transgender population
4. Discuss the impacts of transgender marginalization and oppression
5. Interpret data that embodies the special challenges facing the transgender client
6. Engage in informed discussion about where is the conversation is headed regarding the transgender experience