As a culture, we are starting to increase understanding of transgender people who fall within the gender binary (i.e., people who are assigned female/male at birth and who socially and/or medically transition to the other binary category). However, nonbinary people are often misunderstood, invalidated, and misgendered. As a result, they are often at higher risk for negative mental health outcomes when compared to binary trans people. Helping professionals often lack understanding of the unique experiences of nonbinary people, and therefore may add to the mistreatment of this population. This presentation will provide helping professionals with knowledge about the developmental process of growing into a nonbinary identity and strategies for supporting nonbinary people in their process of coming out and managing identity. Participants will learn how to support and advocate for nonbinary people in personal and professional relationships as well as the societal level.
This self-study program consists of 1.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary by country and local regulatory bodies. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your local regulatory organization to determine specific eligibility and requirements.
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| Manual - Living as Non-binary (697.5 KB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Living as Non-binary - French (697.5 KB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Living as Non-binary - Italian (697.5 KB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Living as Non-binary - German (697.5 KB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Living as Non-binary - Spanish (697.5 KB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Deb Coolhart, PhD, LMFT, is a private practice clinician and an associate professor in the marriage and family department at Syracuse University. She has been doing therapy with LGBTQ youth and their families for 25 years. She created the transgender affirmative support teams in Syracuse University’s Couple and Family Therapy Center, where she trains and supervises master’s students to work with transgender people and their families.
Dr. Coolhart has several publications on clinical work with LGBTQ youth. Her recent work has focused on building resilience with transgender youth. She has developed a tool for accessing youths and family’s readiness for gender affirming medical treatments, published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. She has also published multiple manuscripts on supporting transgender youth and families in therapy and advocating for trans-affirmative school environments. In 2015, she co-authored a book, The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity. Her most recent co-authored book is entitled,The Trans and Gender Diverse Teen Resilience Guide: Essential Skills for Building Community, Well-Being, and Mental Health.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Deborah Coolhart maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Syracuse University. She is a published author and receives royalties. Dr. Coolhart receives a speaking honorarium, book, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Deborah Coolhart is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. She is an Ad hoc reviewer for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.
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Identity Development
Coming Out and Identity Management
Strategies for Supporting Nonbinary People
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