Centering Trans Joy: A Coalition of Therapists for Youth & Families
INVITING IN acknowledges that it is important for everyone to do the work required to demonstrate compassion and to increase competence such that people feel comfortable sharing important parts of themselves when they so choose. - National Black Justice Coalition

As mental health providers for young people and families, how are we doing the work to ensure we are deserving of the gift that is being "invited in?"

In a world with increasingly visible hostility toward trans and non-binary young people and their loved ones, how do we define what it means to be “trans-affirming” as mental health professionals?

How can we create trust for the vulnerable work of unlearning, and hold ourselves and one another accountable to this work in the ways necessary for  personal and professional growth?

This coalition calls on people in all places within their careers and learning journeys to resist complacency, and offers opportunities to make connections and build community.

Together let’s move away from a model of pathology and othering where providers “specialize in trans issues,” and move toward a model of inclusion where affirming the experiences of trans and non-binary young people and their families is a priority for ALL providers who provide mental health support of ALL kinds.

Join us in a movement to set down our good intentions, and pick up the work of building trans-centered spaces of empowerment for young people and their families, together.

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Step #1: The Individual Work

Read or listen to A Clinician's guide to Gender-Affirming Care by Sand C. Chang, PhD, Anneliese A. Singh, PhD, LPC, lore m. dickey, PhD, with foreward by Mira Krishnan, PhD, ABPP.

Complete the critical self reflective exercises included in the book along the way.

Also recommended: Listen to The Dig: Trans Children with Jules Gill-Peterson, PhD, Author of Histories of the Transgender Child, Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University.

To purchase: https://bookshop.org/lists/centering-trans-joy-a-coalition-of-therapists-for-youth-families (Purchases from this link support a mutual aid fund which helps provide copies of these books to Disabled, BIPOC/PGM, and/or TNBGNC providers at no-cost when requested.)

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Step #2 The Community Work:

Attend a Community Accountability Session (1 hour)

These 1 hour, virtual sessions are offered to folks interested in joining the coalition at no-cost. They are community-led, meaning that there is no instruction or training that will be provided - the purpose is to build community for support and accountability in this meaningful, lifelong work. A member-facilitator will provide guidance for individual and small group reflection and discussion, and all are expected to contribute and participate in ways that are accessible to them.

(Or if you’d like the tools to host a local-to-you Community Accountability Session in-person, let us know below).

The link to register for a Community Accountability Session date will be provided after this form has been completed.

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Step 3: Make the Commitment:

After attending a Community Accountability Session, folks will be offered the opportunity to join the Coalition, and share their information for the directory if desired. 
Virtual Community Accountability Sessions will be offered via Zoom with live captioning.  If there is anything additional we can do to increase accessibility for you, please let us know. 
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