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Therapeutic Guidelines For Working With Gender Variant People And Their Families

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A Comprehensive Resource for Mental Health Professionals

This book provides evidence-based guidelines for mental health professionals working with gender variant people and their families. It covers a range of topics, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support. The authors are experts in the field of gender variant health, and they have drawn on their years of experience to create a practical and user-friendly guide.

Key Features

Provides evidence-based guidelines for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support of gender variant people and their families.
Covers a wide range of topics, including coming out, social transition, medical transition, and family support.
Written by experts in the field of gender variant health.
Practical and user-friendly guide for mental health professionals.

Assessment and Diagnosis
Treatment
Support

Author Biographies

Dr. Susan Stryker is a Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Arizona. She is the author of several books on transgender history and theory, including Transgender Studies Reader and Transgender History: A Reader.

Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working with Gender-Variant People and Their Families

by Arlene Istar Lev

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Language	:	English
File size	:	6450 KB
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Screen Reader	:	Supported
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Print length	:	501 pages

Dr. Christine Burns is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the author of several books on gender variant health, including Gender Dysphoria: A Clinical Guide and The Transgender Child: A Clinical Guide.

Testimonials

"This book is an essential resource for mental health professionals working with gender variant people and their families. It provides evidence-based guidelines for every aspect of care, from assessment to treatment to support." - Dr. Jack Drescher, MD, MPH, Director of the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital

"This book is a valuable contribution to the field of gender variant health. It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research and best practices for working with gender variant people and their families." - Dr. Jennifer L. Schneider, PhD, MPH, Director of the Center for Transgender Health at the Fenway Institute