Social Services With Transgendered Youth

Author : Jama Shelton,Gerald P. Mallon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000451344

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Social Work Practice with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth by Jama Shelton,Gerald P. Mallon Pdf

This fully revised third edition explores the childhood and adolescent experiences of transgender persons, providing foundational knowledge for social workers and related professions about working with trans and gender expansive youth. Organized through the lens of four distinct forms of knowledge – knowledge of lived expertise, community-based knowledge, practice knowledge, and knowledge obtained through formal/traditional education – this text balances discussion of theory with a range of rich personal narratives and case studies. Updates and additions reflect recent changes to the WPATH guidelines and the NASW Code of Ethics, include brand new material examining the origins of gender identity and non-binary identities, explore intersectional identities, and offer expanded content considering trauma-informed interventions and ethical issues. Each featuring at least one trans or gender expansive author, chapters present concrete and practical recommendations to encourage competent and positive practice. With a focus on both macro and micro social work practice, this book will be a valuable resource to any social service practitioners working with children or adolescents.

Author : Gerald P. Mallon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135267070

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Social Services with Transgendered Youth by Gerald P. Mallon Pdf

Through personal narratives and case studies, this fully updated second edition explores the childhood and adolescent experiences of transgendered persons. Addressing the differences between male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM) individuals and identifying the specific challenges of transgender persons from diverse races, cultures, and religious backgrounds, this compelling book offers suggestions that will help social workers and the youths' families learn more about the reality of transgender persons' lives. Some of the areas discussed include: individual practice group work practice family-centered practice internal and external stress factors a new discussion of the legal issues that trans and gender variant youth face a new chapter on focusing on a recommendations for clinical treatment. Containing invaluable information on a topic that is not widely discussed or written about, the second edition of Social Work Practice with Transgender and Gender Variant Youth discredits negative stereotypes surrounding these youths and offers you insight into their experiences. Additionally, the chapters openly address questions that practitioners may have about gender identity as well as offer concrete and practical recommendations about competent and positive practice with this population. It will interest academics and social service practitioners seeking to know more and work effectively with transgender and gender variant youth.

Author : Gerald P. Mallon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135267063

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Social Work Practice with Transgender and Gender Variant Youth by Gerald P. Mallon Pdf

Through personal narratives and case studies, this fully updated second edition explores the childhood and adolescent experiences of transgendered persons. Addressing the differences between male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM) individuals and identifying the specific challenges of transgender persons from diverse races, cultures, and religious backgrounds, this compelling book offers suggestions that will help social workers and the youths' families learn more about the reality of transgender persons' lives. Some of the areas discussed include: individual practice group work practice family-centered practice internal and external stress factors a new discussion of the legal issues that trans and gender variant youth face a new chapter on focusing on a recommendations for clinical treatment. Containing invaluable information on a topic that is not widely discussed or written about, the second edition of Social Work Practice with Transgender and Gender Variant Youth discredits negative stereotypes surrounding these youths and offers you insight into their experiences. Additionally, the chapters openly address questions that practitioners may have about gender identity as well as offer concrete and practical recommendations about competent and positive practice with this population. It will interest academics and social service practitioners seeking to know more and work effectively with transgender and gender variant youth.

Author : Mya Vaughn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Transgender youth
ISBN : 1536100935

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Transgender Youth by Mya Vaughn Pdf

According to the Youth Suicide Prevention Program, more than 50% of transgender youth will have had at least one suicide attempt by their 20th birthday. This data demonstrates a dire need for caregivers, educators and providers to have a better understanding of youths experiencing gender dysphoria (and gender non-conforming youth, who are often mistaken for transgender youth). Presently, our binary society makes the lives of transgender youth more challenging than they need be. Childhood and adolescence mark the start of our gender identity development, our sexual orientation development, and our racial identity development. Those intersections create enough interpersonal and intrapersonal challenges without the added stress of rejection for belonging to a minority group in one or more of those three developmental areas. These transgender youth are growing into transgender adults who own businesses, become politicians, join the military, and become parents. They are a natural and needed part of our society. This book was created to give a voice to these individuals as they are being silenced by some of their caregivers, school officials, religious leaders, and politicians. Transgender Youth: Perceptions, Media Influences and Social Challenges is about the experience of child development, adolescent development and gender identity development as well as societys positive and unnecessary negative responses. Transgender youth have some experiences that their 1950s and 1960s counterparts did not encounter or have access to hormone blockers, celebrity role models, and social media. This book brings readers closer to empathy for transgender youth and transgender young adults with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life for these exceptional children and adolescents. The book introduces the topic of gender dysphoria and explains various terms important to this conversation regarding gender identity. It describes the challenges transgender adolescents experience to include barriers and obstacles not faced by their cisgender counterparts. Some parents and their transgender Christian children discuss gender dysphoria, gender identity development, their families response to their gender expression, and their experiences within their faith communities. We review the literature on transgender youth and the use of sexual activity as commerce. The audience gets to read narratives of individuals who identify as transgender or transsexual. There are discussions about transgender youth within the foster care system, transgender youth athletes, and the issues they face in school-based and intramural sports programs. Readers are offered suggestions to implement and support transgender youth in their schools and communities.

Author : Dr. Lindsay Herriot,Kate Fry
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780889616257

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Trans Youth Stories by Dr. Lindsay Herriot,Kate Fry Pdf

The first of its kind, Trans Youth Stories: An Intergenerational Dialogue after the “Trans Tipping Point” is a thematically organized collection of narratives, fiction, nonfiction, letters, poetry, graphics/comics, and visual pieces created by 26 Canadian transgender youth between the ages of 10 and 18. Arranged in sections on childhood, families, bodies, everyday life, schooling, mental health, and acceptance, each section concludes with a response written by a Canadian scholar in transgender studies in conversation with the youth. These responses contextualize the youth pieces with recent scholarship from the field and equip readers with concrete actions for research, activism, and professional practice. Offering a unique and truthful depiction of young trans life and a holistic view of what it might be like to be a young trans person today, this groundbreaking volume will serve as an essential sourcebook for both students and teachers of gender and sexuality studies, trans studies, child and youth studies, counselling, and education. FEATURES: - A unique collection centering the voices of trans youth through firsthand perspectives followed by an extended scholarly response - Includes additional resources and follow-up responses by scholars to help readers contextualize writings of trans youth

Author : Tiffany Jones
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784507893

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Improving Services for Transgender and Gender Variant Youth by Tiffany Jones Pdf

This expert guide to working with transgender and gender variant youth offers ways to make positive change to service provision for practitioners working with this group. Based on the latest research, the recommendations made by the author are backed up by statistics and data, and refer to first-hand stories and experiences. Exploring four key areas - mental health, physical health, sexual health and social health - the book sets out exactly what professionals need to know in relation to these areas and how to support trans youth in these circumstances. Providing clarity on a range of topics, this is the perfect overview for practitioners, as well as a useful text for students and researchers.

Author : Teresa DeCrescenzo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : UCSC:32106016572072

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Serving Transgender Youth by Teresa DeCrescenzo Pdf

Author : Irwin Krieger
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781784504823

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Counseling Transgender and Non-Binary Youth by Irwin Krieger Pdf

There are growing numbers of youth who identify as transgender, and as a result, clinicians and counselors are in need of an informed resource that covers the basics of gender identity and expression. This book responds to that need by setting out clear advice and support on working with transgender and non-binary youth with regard to their identity, mental health, personal and family life and their medical and social transition as well as offering additional resources and reading lists. Along with the basic information needed to understand transgender clients, Irwin Krieger applies this general knowledge to work with transgender teens at what can be the most critical and problematic stage in a trans person's life. Specifically, issues of gender identity awareness and expression for youth along with the mental and physical challenges that puberty presents are discussed. This guide will inform counselors and therapists to support transgender teens in their practice, while providing the necessary tools for opening up the conversation on transgender issues in families and schools.

Author : Shanna K. Kattari,M. Killian Kinney,Leonardo Kattari,N. Eugene Walls
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780429811289

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Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities by Shanna K. Kattari,M. Killian Kinney,Leonardo Kattari,N. Eugene Walls Pdf

This book examines issues across the lifespan of transgender and nonbinary individuals whilst synthesizing conceptual work, empirical evidence, pedagogical content, educational experiences, and the voices of transgender and nonbinary individuals. It highlights the resilience and resistance of transgender and nonbinary individuals and communities to challenge narratives relying on one-dimensional perspectives of risk and tragic lives. While there is currently unprecedented visibility and increasing support, members of these communities still face shockingly high rates of violence, victimization, unemployment, discrimination, and family rejection. Significant need for services and support coupled with social, clinical, and medical service systems ill-equipped to provide culturally responsive care illustrates the critical need for quality education and training of educators, practitioners, and service providers in best practices of working with members of the transgender and nonbinary community. Organized into six sections: Health Areas of Practice Coming Out and Family Relationships and Sexuality Communities Multiply Marginalized Identities and Populations, this book offers a current, comprehensive, and intersectional guide for students, practitioners, and researchers across a variety of professions, including social work, psychology, public policy, and health care.

Author : Shannan Wilber,Caitlin Ryan,Jody Marksamer
Publisher : CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015067712458

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CWLA Best Practice Guidelines by Shannan Wilber,Caitlin Ryan,Jody Marksamer Pdf

Child welfare personnel repeatedly move a lesbian youth from one inappropriate placement to another, subjecting her to constant rejection and discrimination and depriving her of a permanent home or family; Detention facility staff place a gay youth in isolation "for his own protection," depriving him of education, recreation, companionship, or other programming and services; Line staff in a group home fail to intervene when residents harass and abuse a transgender youth because they believe he "asked for it" by being open about his gender identity. These disturbingly common practices illustrate the serious problems in the care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The lack of professional guidance related to youths' sexual identities has left a vacuum that is often filled by harmful, discriminatory practices based on personal biases rather than informed, evidence-based policies. The best practice guidelines in this book will improve outcomes for youth with accurate, up-to-date information about the best practices for providing competent services to youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). The "Best Practices Guidelines" after opening with an acknowledgments and introduction section offers eight chapters as follows: (1) LGBT Youth in Out-of-Home Care; (2) Creating an Inclusive Organizational Culture; (3) A Family-Centered Approach to Serving LGBT Youth; (4) Promoting Positive Adolescent Development; (5) Collecting and Managing Confidential Information; (6) Ensuring Appropriate Homes for LGBT Youth; (7) LGBT Youth in Institutional Settings; and (8) Providing Appropriate Health, Mental Health, and Education Services to LGBT Youth. The "Guidelines" conclude with appendices (1) Model Standards Project Staff; and (2) Model Standards Project Advisory Committee; a glossary; and a list of references.

Author : Stephanie Brill,Rachel Pepper
Publisher : Cleis Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781627785372

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The Transgender Child by Stephanie Brill,Rachel Pepper Pdf

Ever since its initial publication in 2008, The Transgender Child has been lauded as the most trusted source of information for families wanting to understand and affirm their transgender, gender-expansive, or nonbinary child. Utilized around the world and translated into multiple languages, The Transgender Child has won accolades from medical and mental health professionals, teachers, and, most especially, from parents. Authors Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper have now thoroughly revised and updated their ground-breaking classic with expanded coverage of gender development, affirming parenting practices, mental health and wellness, medical decision making, legal advocacy, and how best to ensure school success, from preschool through the high school years. Drawing upon their extensive joint expertise as pioneers in the field of gender affirming care, and enriched with the wisdom of parents who’ve already walked this path, as well as the voices of multiple professional experts, Brill and Pepper once again provide a compassionate and educational guide for anyone who cares about, or works with, a child who falls outside expected gender norms.

Author : Tey Meadow
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520964167

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Trans Kids by Tey Meadow Pdf

Trans Kids is a trenchant ethnographic and interview-based study of the first generation of families affirming and facilitating gender nonconformity in children. Earlier generations of parents sent such children for psychiatric treatment aimed at a cure, but today, many parents agree to call their children new names, allow them to wear whatever clothing they choose, and approach the state to alter the gender designation on their passports and birth certificates. Drawing from sociology, philosophy, psychology, and sexuality studies, sociologist Tey Meadow depicts the intricate social processes that shape gender acquisition. Where once atypical gender expression was considered a failure of gender, now it is a form of gender. Engaging and rigorously argued, Trans Kids underscores the centrality of ever more particular configurations of gender in both our physical and psychological lives, and the increasing embeddedness of personal identities in social institutions.

Author : Ryan J. Watson,Jaimie F. Veale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780429554476

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Today's Transgender Youth by Ryan J. Watson,Jaimie F. Veale Pdf

This book focuses on resiliency among gender expansive young people in different cultures, exploring how they engage with and leverage school, media, and religious contexts. The contributions in this volume advance the scholarship regarding the health and well-being of gender expansive young people, at a time where a plethora of recent legislation has limited and removed sundry rights of transgender individuals. While previous scholarship identified disparities among transgender youth, this book approaches resiliency from multiple lenses – from school-based clubs as tools for engagement in advocacy, to proactivity and self-care as strategies to mitigate struggles. These empirical chapters focus on diverse contexts across different countries including Canada, the USA and Australia. The book also includes important commentaries from leading scholars in the field debating the controversial issue of transgender youth "desisting" (to no longer be transgender). This book will be of interest to those studying recent legislation on transgender rights, as well as to those with a broader interest in studying gender in different contexts. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Transgenderism.

Author : Irwin Krieger
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784508197

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Helping Your Transgender Teen, 2nd Edition by Irwin Krieger Pdf

Going through puberty and adolescence presents unwelcome changes for many transgender youth, and this book provides advice to parents of transgender teens to help them understand what their child is experiencing and feeling during this challenging time. Addressing common fears and concerns that parents of transgender teens share, the book guides them through steps they can take with their child, including advice on hormones and surgery and how to transition socially. It addresses the recent increase in teens presenting with non-binary identities, and reflects major legal, social and medical developments regarding transgender issues. The author's insights are gained from his professional experience of providing psychotherapy regarding gender identity. He provides resources and further reading to help parents expand their knowledge. Although aimed predominantly at parents, this book is useful for anyone working with teenagers and young adults as it provides many answers to common questions about adolescent gender identity.

Author : Finn V. Gratton
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784508302

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Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults by Finn V. Gratton Pdf

Providing advice on how professionals working with autistic trans youth and adults can tailor their practice to best serve their clients and how parents can support their trans autistic children, this book increases awareness of the large overlap between trans identities and autism. By including chapters on gender diversity basics, neuroqueer trauma and how to support neuroqueer individuals, this book sets out strategies for creating more effective support that takes into account the unique experiences of trans people on the spectrum. Written by a therapist who identifies as neuroqueer, this book is the perfect companion for professionals who want to increase their knowledge of the experiences and needs of their trans autistic clients.