Gender Fragility and the Gender Affirmative Model: A New Framework to Conceptualize Working with Gender
Presented by Noah S. Garcia, MA, LPC-S, NCC
Friday July 1, 2022 from 9:00am-12:00pm
3 CEUs- $150
Spots are limited! Email me at noah@nextquestcounseling.com to reserve your space today!
Nothing is scarier to transgender and gender diverse individuals seeking care than sitting down with a therapist who hasn’t done their own work around gender and is poorly informed about issues facing their community. The experience of gender diversity is complex, and there’s a long history of mental health professionals missing the clinical nuances of working with this community and doing their own work when it comes to understanding gender more fully. Fortunately, we can break the cycle. Through the proposal of a new framework for cisgender therapists to understand this journey and the exploration of some of the most common—and difficult—questions cisgender therapists have about working with trans clients. Along the way, you’ll confront your own thinking about gender and increase your understanding of the issues facing the trans and gender diverse community today. Additionally, you will be able to
Initiate the beginnings of challenging your own internal beliefs systems regarding gender and gender diversity through the proposal of a new framework in which to further increase your competency in working with trans and gender diverse clients.
Identify 3-5 common emotional and behavioral responses that are common as a result of gender fragility.
Identify 3-5 ways in which trans and gender diverse people experience gender fragility in their day to day lives and in the therapy room.
Identify 5-7 skills, beliefs, and/or knowledge necessary to competently work with the trans and gender diverse community.
Gain an understanding of the Gender Affirmative Model and the benefits and necessity of this approach.
Explore the impact of gender fragility on client’s lives both inside and outside the therapy room.
What Attendees are saying about this presentation:
“Noah is a thoughtful and well-informed presenter! Gender Fragility and the Gender Affirmative Model is a necessary training for therapists who want to quit doing harm and start creating safer, healing spaces for trans, gender diverse, and cis folks alike.” —-Anonymous
“This training was a great introduction on understanding gender as non binary, recognizing our own history and gender training, and identifying our biases in an open and non-judgemental format. Highly recommend!” —-Kristi Baumbach, LCSW
“Noah's trainings are genuine, well informed, and sensitive to connect with a wide audience in a gently challenging and highly supportive fashion.” —- Anonymous
”This workshop really allowed me to open myself up to the ways in which I may be causing harm in the therapy room and in the world. It allowed me to learn more about the trans and gender diverse community as well as commit to continued learning on this topic.” --Anonymous
“Noah provides a warm and inviting space for exploring concepts related to gender fragility. The workshop was incredibly powerful, and I learned a great deal!” —-Anonymous
“This training challenged me to question my own beliefs around gender in a way that allowed me space to do it safely internally but also externally at times with a facilitator who fostered curiosity.” -Anonymous
"Noah was great. He balanced sharing personal stories, academic knowledge, and theoretical concepts beautifully and was gentle and honest with our team while exploring difficult conversations. I would highly recommend this training." -Anonymous