Hello Everyone. ~*!*~

Following the change of temper in the forums since the recent upgrade; I thought the schedule from a Gender Awareness Training day I will be attending next week would be of interest to many people.

The modules each have a sweeping outline of their content but collectively they show many of the issues that confront the transgendered.

A little knowledge in each area would be well worth the investment I would have thought

OK. With no further adieu, here are some things to ponder.

Trans* Awareness Training

Wednesday June 12^th and Thursday June 13^th 2013

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9.30am Welcome and cups of tea

9.45-10am

Defining Gender: By the end of this session participants will be able to understand the difference between sex and gender. Understand the binary system of gender/ and sex and recognise that a binary system is not applicable to all people and gender fluidity and androgyny is also an expression of gender identity. (15 minutes)

10am-10.15

Defining transgender: By the end of this module participants will be able to understand the use of terms such as transgender, transsexual (specifically as applied in Australian legislation), use of other terms to describe gender variance. (15 minutes)

10.15-10.45

Dispelling the Myths: By the end of this module participants will be able to identify key myths and the impact they have on transgender people and acceptance in society. The foundations of some of these myths and the barriers these myths can cause in delivery of services and support. (30 minutes)

Morning tea

10.45-11am

11-11.30

Understanding transition: By the end of this module participants will be able to describe the three aspects of transition (social, legal and medical) and the relevant pathways and strategies for achieving outcomes in these transition steps.  (30 minutes)

11.30-12 noon

Issues of violence: This module speaks to issues of transphobic violence that occur in the community. The impact and consequences of this violence and an understanding of the barriers to reporting violence experienced by transgender people. (30 minutes)

12-12.45

Mental Health: This module looks at the impact of mental health issues on transgender people. Revisiting the issue of Gender Dysphoria is not a mental health diagnosis. (45 minutes)

Lunch

12.45-1.15

1.15-2.15

Ageing: By the end of this module participants will have an understanding of issues for ageing members of the transgender population. What are their concerns regarding entering into care services and also what are suggested best practice models for service providers in looking at delivery of services. (1 hour)

2.15-3pm

Youth: By the end of this session participants will be have an understanding of the issues for young people as they come out in society, with reference to medical supports, family and education. (45 minutes)

3-3.15pm

Families: This module looks at issues for families where a child is transgender and the emergent issues as described by parents as they support their children, as well as reviewing the issues of the family where a parent is the transgender person in the family unit. (15 minutes)

Afternoon Tea

3.15-3.30pm

3.30-4.15pm

Sexual Health: The module looks at the sexual health needs of transgender people, focusing on best practice ideas on how to engage with and ask questions of transgender people in a culturally sensitive manner that minimizes the discomfort for the person around questions specific to sex organs. (45 minutes)

4.15-4.30pm

Simple best practice guidelines for all services: This module focuses on some simple ideas and suggestions on how to make your service more trans friendly, with particular reference to language and support. This module is driven by feedback from transgender people in describing what makes a service welcoming. (30 minutes)

 

TRANS* COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION

(for trans* and gender questioning community members)

Presented by Elizabeth Ceissman from The Gender Centre

 

A community driven session, providing information on topics such as advocacy and legal rights, current legislation around documents of identity, transitioning in the workplace and opportunities to have your questions answered by the leading service for the transgender and gender questioning community of NSW.

 

Thursday June 13th

6-8pm

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Light supper provided

In service to the Trans Community

Chalice

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Relevent to Gender Awareness, or the lack of awareness as the case my be, for both those within the transgender community and those without, is the question of Occupational Wellbeing. In the case where Occupational Wellbeing has become less than optimum, or has been compromised by life's adventures and misadventures, the discipline of Occupational Therapy would have merit.

There are two unique aspects to Occupational Wellbeing that form the primary domains of Occupational Therapy:

1. the impact of ‘occupation’ or ‘activity’ on a person’s health and well-being; and,

2. the impact of illness, disability, and life changes on a person's capacity to function in their occupations/activities.

The very significant and seriously major event of transitioning has all the elements of impacting on the Occupational Wellbeing of the Transsexual.   

Finding the right direction is not only fraught with difficulties and misguidance but I would have thought it rests strictly within the shared domains of the concerned individual and those aptly qualified in contemporary, evidence based therapies. 

With Kind Regards. 

To All My Transgender Friends

Chalice <3