Counseling Transgender and Non-Binary Youth

The Essential Guide

Irwin Krieger

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781785927430
• eBook ISBN: 9781784504823
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Human Sexuality in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

There are growing numbers of youth who identify as transgender, and as a result, clinicians and counselors are in need of an informed resource that covers the basics of gender identity and expression. This book responds to that need by setting out clear advice and support on working with transgender and non-binary youth with regard to their identity, mental health, personal and family life and their medical and social transition as well as offering additional resources and reading lists.

Along with the basic information needed to understand transgender clients, Irwin Krieger applies this general knowledge to work with transgender teens at what can be the most critical and problematic stage in a trans person's life. Specifically, issues of gender identity awareness and expression for youth along with the mental and physical challenges that puberty presents are discussed. This guide will inform counselors and therapists to support transgender teens in their practice, while providing the necessary tools for opening up the conversation on transgender issues in families and schools.

Subject Index

Footnotes are indicated with the letter ‘n’.

adolescence 25

authenticity and safety 25–27

peer group 67, 177, 187–189

and the Standards of Care 125, 135–136, 139–140

advocacy

by clinicians 44–45, 77, 84, 87, 175, 178

about diagnoses 79–80

and intersectionality 44–45

affirmed gender identity 47, 49, 69, 133, 185, 188

living in affirmed gender 39, 55, 71–72, 100–105, 162, 178–179

as a prerequisite for surgery 117, 138

age of youth as a factor in referral for medical transition 125–129, 134–136, 139–140

agender 32

allies 47, 99

self-reflection exercise 23–24

American Psychological Association Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance 42, 89

Amsterdam Gender Clinic 53–54, 121

anxiety 83–85

ASD see autism spectrum disorders

asexual 37, 196

assigned sex 30–31, 48, 50, 66

athletics

college 190

middle and high school 181–182

Australia, non-binary gender marker 106, 176

autism spectrum disorders (ASD) 91–95

gender identity vs. fixated interest 92–93

impact on gender identity evaluation 91–95, 129

incidence in transgender population 90–91

National Database for Autism Research 91

social transition 94–95

Theory of Mind 94–95

authenticity and safety 21, 134, 195

in family therapy 148–149, 159–162, 167–169

for lesbians, gays and bisexuals 21–22

self-reflection for allies 23–24

for transgender adults 22–23

for transgender youth 25–27

bathroom rights 47, 58, 179–180

Beyond Magenta (Kuklin) 65

bigender 32

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• About the Author
• Introduction
• Foundations
• Assessment
• Transition
• Youth in Context
• Appendices
• References
• Subject Index
• Author Index
• Join Our Mailing List
• Acknowledgments
• Dedication
• Copyright
• Of Related Interest
• Endorsements