Upcoming online workshop focussing on the ethics of working with gender diverse (gender non-conforming, transgender and non-binary) children and adolescents.
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I was recently interview by eNCA Checkpoint on transgender medical rights. Sections of the interview can be seen in part two of the episode: Part one can be viewed here: Please note that I am a counselling psychologist, not a clinical psychologist as is quoted in the show.
 Be True 2 Me is a new Johannesburg-based support group for gender diverse people (transgender, non-binary, non-conforming or questioning). Partners, spouses and cisgender allies as well as parents of gender diverse children are also welcome to attend meetings. Furthermore, the group plans to have conversation evenings open to wider audiences, including professionals.
Be True 2 Me meets in Forest Town (near the Johannesburg Zoo) every second Wednesday and for a social once every quarter. The group can be contacted in the following ways: Facebook Group Web Site WhatsApp: +27 81 455 1183 Email: group@betrue2me.org  On Saturday 4 August, I will be a guest speaker at Talking MEN's panel discussion on Men and Mental Health. The Facebook event can be accessed here.   After a number of years in the making the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA) has released Practice Guidelines For Psychology Professionals Working With Sexually And Gender-Diverse People. These are the first of their kind in South Africa and hold the potential to make a massive difference to many people's lives.
It was an honour to be involved in the development of this important document as "subject specialist". The guidelines can be downloaded for free from the PsySSA Website. |
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