The Right Support

• By: Carmen Collado, LCSW-R David Kamnitzer, LCSW-R Jose Cotto, LCSW Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• October 1st, 2016
• gender identity, inclusive environments, LGBTQ+ community, mental health services, person-centered care, recovery, stigma, trauma-informed care
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Creating an atmosphere of inclusion and acceptance for all people coming to an organization for help begins with the core values of that agency. Here, at ICL, we believe in and offer person-centered, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and integrated physical and behavioral healthcare. No matter a...

What This Parent of a Transgender Child Wants You to Know

• By: Terri Cook, BA, MS Author, Speaker, and Advocate
• October 1st, 2016
• cultural competency, discrimination, family support, gender identity, gender-affirming care, healthcare, mental health, transgender youth
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I am the proud mother of two young men, but I didn’t always know I had two sons. For 15 years, I believed I was raising a daughter. My younger child, who I now know is my son, is transgender. My husband and I supported his transition, at 15, from female to male. I’ve been criticized and...

Clinical Work with Transgender Individuals

• By: Jennifer Powell-Lunder, PsyD Four Winds Hospital
• October 1st, 2016
• adolescents, clinical care, family support, Gender Dysphoria, gender identity, LGBTQ, mental health, transgender
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The first step toward clinical work with any client involves understanding the individual, their reasons for seeking treatment, and the goals they hope to accomplish through therapy. It is important to remember that every client is unique regardless of the aspects that may be used to describe them,...