Full Description
This updated volume introduces the field of pediatric gender health, which widens the scope of the gender affirmative model to support the the gender health of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) pre- and peripubescent youth and their families.
With the devastating increase in legislative care bans and media attacks on TGD youth since the first edition of this book was published, many health care systems have shut down care centers that have been providing high quality pediatric gender health care. The weaponization of "gender affirming" terminology has served to deny the experiences of TGD youth, while discrimination, verbal harassment, and violence toward TGD communities is on the rise.
This book provides guidance to pediatric providers and trainees who aim to deliver up-to-date, empirically informed best clinical practices. At the same time, the text is accessible to educators, parents, and families of TGD youth. The chapters provide a fully updated literature review, summarize key epistemological advances, and incorporate detailed interventions and extensive case examples, which emphasize the importance of the integration of cultural humility, intersectionality, and multicultural approaches to therapy. Research continues to demonstrate the benefit of pediatric gender health care for TGD youth and their families. This timely second edition grounds readers in the rigorous empirical research needed to inform the provision of pediatric gender health in the face of increasing challenges in health care for TGD youth.
Contents
Introduction: Honoring and Not Dulling the Light of the Youngest Among Us
G. Nic Rider, Diane Ehrensaft, and Colt St. Amand
Chapter 1. Gender Identity Development
Johanna Olson-Kennedy, Dr. Aydin Olson-Kennedy, and Darlene Tando
Chapter 2. Collaborative Treatment Across Disciplines: Medical and Mental Health Care Coordination
Laura Kuper and Colt St. Amand
Chapter 3. Supporting Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children of Color and their Families in Clinical Care
Elizabeth Panetta, De'Shay Thomas, and Jonathan Poquiz
Chapter 4. Building Resilience in Transgender and Gender Diverse Children, Families, and Communities: A Multidimensional Family Approach
Jean Malpas, Elizabeth Glaeser, Shawn V. Giammattei, and Derrick T. Jordan
Chapter 5. Supporting the Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse Children
Matthew Goldenberg and Karisa L. Barrow
Chapter 6. Gender-Related Trauma
Amy Tishelman, Aydin Olson-Kennedy, and Andreas Neumann-Mascis
Chapter 7. The Space to Try: Creative Arts Approaches to Identity Exploration with Pre-Adolescents
M. Morin
Chapter 8. Child and Family Assessment
Benjamin Parchem, Dianne Ranae Berg, Catherine Schaefer, and G. Nic Rider
Chapter 9. Helping Families Move from Distress to Attunement With a Child's Gender
Deb Coolhart, Jessie R. Cohen, and Molly Fechter-Leggett
Chapter 10. Networks of Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Children
Catelyn Devlin and Kayden J. Schumacher
Chapter 11. Transgender Youth Medical Care Bans: Legislation, Psychological Impacts, and Advocacy
Sara Mar, Claire Coyne, Jessica Bernacki, and Kellan Baker
Chapter 12. Ethical Practice in the Care of Transgender and Gender Expansive Children
Drew B. A. Clark
Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here?
Diane Ehrensaft, Colt St. Amand, and G. Nic Rider
