Menu
Menu
If you’re confused about how to best work with trans and nonbinary clients these days, you’re not alone. In the U.S., more than one percent of adults and around two percent of teenagers openly identify as transgender, but gender-affirming mental health care is under attack, and most clinicians receive little or no training in working with this population. With 550 anti-trans bills currently in state legislatures, and 23 states with active bans against gender-affirming care, affirming therapy is desperately needed. In this workshop, you’ll explore the critical elements of gender-affirming care and the arguments for and against certain interventions. You’ll explore:
Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships
All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 3 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care (5.4 MB) | 86 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | important-notice-florida-licensees - French (12 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Manual - Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care - French (5.4 MB) | 86 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | important-notice-florida-licensees - Italian (12 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Manual - Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care - Italian (5.4 MB) | 86 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | important-notice-florida-licensees - German (12 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Manual - Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care - German (5.4 MB) | 86 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | important-notice-florida-licensees - Spanish (12 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Manual - Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care - Spanish (5.4 MB) | 86 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Margaret Nichols, PhD, is a psychologist, AASECT certified sex therapy supervisor and founder and first Executive Director of the Institute for Personal Growth, a psychotherapy organization in New Jersey specializing in clinical work with the sex, relationship and gender diverse community. She is the author of The Modern Clinician’s Guide to Working with LGBTQ+ Clients: The Inclusive Psychotherapist. Dr. Nichols is an international speaker and author of many articles on LGBTQ sexuality, transgender youth, kink, and consensual nonmonogamy, as well as co-director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes Transgender Mental Health certification program.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Margaret Nichols maintains a private practice. She is also the co-director of the Modern Sex Therapy Institute Certification Program in Transgender Mental Health and co-editor for Clinical Practice Guidelines for Working with People With Kink Interests. Dr. Nichols receives compensation as a speaker for various organizations and royalties as a published author. She also receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. Dr. Nichols has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Margaret Nichols has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Access never expires for this product.
For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepesi@pesi.com.
Background of gender affirmative care
Commonly used terms
Principles of gender affirmative care
Current controversies
Risks and Limitations
Please wait ...