1/21 Transgender Introductory Primer
Friday, January 21, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
Description:
The Transgender Introductory Primer is ideal for a variety of professionals in the helping and health professions, particularly mental health, social service and medical providers. During this training, participants will learn basic terminology and theory, how to ask for pronouns, health disparities facing the transgender community, resiliency factors, gender transition paths and support needs, and targeted best practices. Providers will have an opportunity following the training to list themselves in MaineTransNet’s community health database.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:
- Participants will be able to understand basic terminology and theory as they relate to transgender health.
- Participants will be able to describe health disparities facing the transgender community.
- Participants will be able to identify resiliency factors, gender transition paths and support needs, and targeted best practices for serving the transgender community.
