Australian standards of care and treatment guidelines for transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 209 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle M Telfer ◽  
Michelle A Tollit ◽  
Carmen C Pace ◽  
Ken C Pang
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Diverse Children ◽  
Care And Treatment ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO PRESENT WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA: An investigation into patient and parent satisfaction

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-225
Author(s):  
Kathleen Walsh ◽  
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Melissa Jonnson ◽  
Wallace Wong ◽  
Veronique Nguy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Assessment ◽  
Parent Satisfaction ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Individualized Approach ◽  
And Gender

Practitioners working with gender non-conforming children and youth ascribe to general guidelines based on the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People (2012). These guidelines inform clinical practice and assessment and emphasize the need for gender affirming care, but they do not include strict treatment criteria. Consequently, there are multiple perspectives and approaches in the field regarding effective assessment and treatment of gender diverse and transgender clients. Given the ongoing debate around best practices, the current exploratory research study investigates the perspectives and satisfaction of transgender youth and their parents actively seeking out gender health assessments (e.g., hormone readiness assessments). Twenty-five parents and 22 youth who were accessing gender health services through a community outpatient clinic completed a questionnaire about the gender health assessment process. Survey data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and portions analyzed using thematic analysis. Similar responsepatterns were found between groups and themes emerged surrounding the need for an individualized approach to care. This study aims to increase clinical understanding of the experiences of those seeking gender health assessment services to inform and improve practices to better serve this community.

The gender-affirmative life span approach: A developmental model for clinical work with transgender and gender-diverse children, adolescents, and adults.

Psychotherapy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Katherine G. Spencer ◽  
Dianne R. Berg ◽  
Nova J. Bradford ◽  
Jennifer A. Vencill ◽  
Ghazel Tellawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Developmental Model ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Diverse Children ◽  
And Gender
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