S23-212 Navigating One’s Truth: Strategies for Delivering Affirming Care to Trans and Gender-Expansive People
Total Credits: 3 including 3 Category I CEs
- Categories:
- 200 Adults, Couples & Families
- Instructor:
- Lee Westgate, LCSW-C
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 3 Hours 15 Minutes
Description
Laverne Cox once said, “It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen & visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.” With the widening of awareness and interest in serving Transgender and Gender-Expansive (TGE) individuals, there is a need to develop a greater sensitivity to the unique challenges that these populations face in navigating the coming out process as well as accessing essential supportive resources. Furthermore, state-based protections hardly guarantee equitable participation in civic life and unique challenges are routinely posed by the politicization of trans identities and trans bodies. This training will provide attendees with insight and information on ways that social workers can support TGE individuals in care with coming out, with facilitating warm referrals to relevant community-based services, and with accessing information on accessing trans-affirming support.
This workshop meets the DC LGBTQ Training Requirement.
Handouts
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Instructor
Lee Westgate, LCSW-C Related Seminars and Products
Lee Westgate, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C (he/ him/ his) is a social work advocate with more than 15 years of professional experience in social work policy, practice, research, and education. He is a board approved clinical supervisor in the state of Maryland, has held numerous organizational leadership roles, and has served as an educational consultant to a variety of associations and organizational clientele. He has served as a medical social worker in the fields of oncology, critical care, as well as in integrated behavioral health settings. Mr. Westgate has participated in a CSWE-sponsored National Trauma Task Force workgroup that focused on the intersection of ethics and trauma-informed practice, and he was awarded an immersion fellowship through Boston University to study addiction and behavioral health. He has participated in the AIDS Education and Training Center on behalf of the University of Maryland, School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD and participated in the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Workgroup on COVID and HIV. Mr. Westgate continues to serve as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work and his scholarship includes integrated behavioral health, clinical work with LGBTQIA+ populations, working with individuals with chronic and life-threatening illness, healthcare policy, and health equity. As a faculty member, he has received numerous teaching awards including the Alumni of the Year Award of 2024, the Energizer Faculty Award of 2023, Camara Jones Faculty Award of 2022, Innovation in Social Work Award of 2022, Exemplary Faculty Member of the Year Award along with the Dean’s Teaching Award for several consecutive semesters. He has been published in The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, The New Social Worker, The Journal of Employee Assistance, Infusion Magazine, Provider Magazine, and Social Work Today.
Agenda & Learning Objectives
AGENDA:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Develop a greater awareness of the mental health challenges experiences by TGE adults resulting from structural oppression and social exclusion
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Develop a working knowledge of the unique ways in which TGE individuals may transition
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Conceptualize how systemic patterns of gatekeeping pose structural barriers to essential care
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Identify opportunities to assist TGE clients with successfully navigating systems of care
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
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on their experiences, identity, and views. International Journal of Transgenderism, 19(2), 132–
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Avery, D. (2020). Nearly 1 in 10 transgender Americans use nonprescription hormones, study
finds, NBC News. Retrieved from: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nearly-1-10-
transgender-americans-use-nonprescription-hormones-study-finds-n1247920
Delozier, A. M., Kamody, R. C., Rodgers, S., & Chen, D. (2020). Health Disparities in Transgender
and Gender Expansive Adolescents: A Topical Review From a Minority Stress Framework. Journal
of Pediatric Psychology, 45(8), 842–847. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa040
FreeState Justice (2019). Needs Assessment Reveals Five Most-Pressing Issues Facing LGBTQ
Marylanders. Retrieved from: https://freestate-justice.org/needs-assessment-reveals-five-mostpressing-issues-facing-lgbtq-marylanders
Geist, C., Greenberg, K. B., Luikenaar, R. A. C., & Mihalopoulos, N. L. (2021). Pediatric Research and
Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults: Improving
(Biopsychosocial) Health Outcomes. Academic Pediatrics, 21(1), 32–42. https://doi-org.proxyhs.researchport.umd.edu/10.1016/j.acap.2020.09.010
Oransky, M., Burke, E. Z., & Steever, J. (2019). An Interdisciplinary Model for Meeting the Mental
Health Needs of Transgender Adolescents and Young Adults: The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health
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(2020). Journal of Adolescent Health, 66(6), 761–765. https://doi-org.proxyhs.researchport.umd.edu/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.03.016
Shipherd, J. C., Berke, D., & Livingston, N. A. (2019). Trauma Recovery in the Transgender and Gender
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Course Completion & CE Information
Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement
The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for 3 Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.
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Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
All those interested in Topic Welcomed
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Fee & Registration:
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