Mental Health and Co-occurring Issues
Changes in WPATH Standards of Care
Reviewing the pertinent topics for mental health providers in the latest Standards of Care (SOC8)
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Course Summary
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health recently published the new Standards of Care (SOC8) for the treatment of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. Given the global concern regarding gender affirming care for TGD people, especially for youth and the concerns around TGD people’s capacity to consent, the SOC8 guidelines regarding mental health care of TGD people and the co-occurring mental health symptoms that may impact gender affirming care, makes this a very important chapter within the current Standards of Care.
There are some significant changes from previous versions that mental health providers who work with gender diverse people need to be aware of. This webinar will help anyone who works with gender diverse clients across the lifespan understand the common mental health issues to be aware of and how to approach complex co-occurring issues utilizing a gender affirming approach.
These new standards may significantly change how we practice and especially what is expected of us as mental health providers when evaluating both youth and adult complex cases for gender affirming medical care. If you work with gender diverse people or their families it is important to understand these changes and how they may impact your work.
We’re going to talk about…
• SoC8 changes in expectations for mental health providers working with gender diverse people with co-occurring mental health symptoms
• Guidelines for evaluations of gender affirming care with gender diverse people presenting with complex mental health experiences
• The role of Mental Health Providers in the preparation for and throughout gender affirming medical care
• Approaches to gender affirming residential care for co-occurring issues
• Case examples
Learning Objectives
• Describe the role of the mental health provider in addressing the capacity to consent.
• Describe the approach when mental health symptoms interfere with essential perioperative care
• Explain the role of mental health providers in evaluating and addressing the impact mental health symptoms on the outcomes of gender affirming treatment
• Explain the importance of a systemic approach to gender affirming care.
Why is this important?
This Webinar will help mental health providers who work with transgender/gender diverse people and those who assess them for gender affirming care navigate the latest changes in the WPATH Standards of Care, version 8 and know how to implement them in your practice and evaluations. It will also help any provider managing complex cases involving co-occurring issues understand the approach to treatment, what to explore in an assessment, and what needs to be addressed to give gender diverse people with co-occurring mental health symptoms access to gender affirming medical care.
The overall goal of the Standards of Care guidelines is to provide clinical guidance for health professionals to assist transgender and gender diverse people with safe and effective pathways to achieve lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves, and to maximize their overall health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment.
Version 8 of the standards of care is a broad expansion of the guidelines, since quite a lot has changed in the world of gender affirming care in the past 11 years since SOC7 was unveiled. For mental health providers who work with transgender and gender diverse children, especially those who are evaluating them for social transition, it is important to understand the latest changes.
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For those who don’t know me, I am a licensed psychologist in Northern California, a member of the transgender community, and a WPATH certified mentor who is dedicated to helping therapists provide gender affirmative care to transgender, nonbinary, gender-expansive (trans) clients and their families across the life span, and build gender-affirming practices while navigating the quickly changing world of transgender health so that your clients and their families can build stronger connections, live with authenticity, and receive the care they need.
I have no commercial disclosures or conflicts of interest to report.
The Gender Health Training Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
Gender Health Training Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Full Access (2 CEs)
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CE's INCLUDED
- Video (Webinar Recording)
- Webinar Slides
- Post-webinar Quiz (required to get CE's)
- Evaluation (required to get CE's)
- Certificate (2 CE's)
- Community Discussion
