Course Description:

This course will address a working definition of terms, including: Transgender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Intersex, Gender Nonconforming, Non-binary, Intersex, and Gender Transition. Language and terminology will be examined with emphasis on using affirming language and avoiding offensive terminology. The course will examine risk factors and protective factors that impact transgender youth from a solution-focused lens. Family relationship dynamics will be explored with attention paid to foster and adoptive families, as well as birth families. Strategies to increase parent support, will be explored with an emphasis on increasing parental capacity to support the transgender youth. Specific concerns that apply to transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) children younger than age 13 will be addressed. The course will also provide a brief overview of gender transition process: Legal, Social and Medical

Course Link:
http://www.socialwork.msu.edu/ceu
CE Value (credits): 3
CE Type: Standard

Sponsor:
Michigan State University School of SW

Contact Information:
Ryan Hasselbach
517-353-3060
swkce@msu.edu

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