Transgenderism: Understanding the Phenomenon and Issues Specific to the Transgender Community

National Association of Social Workers – Indiana Chapter Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues Committee (GLBT)Present

Transgenderism: Understanding the Phenomenon and Issues Specific to the Transgender Community

Friday, April 25, 2008 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. **EDT – Registration at 9:30 a.m.

Location: NASW-IN Office, 1100 W. 42nd Street, Suite 220, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Refreshments and Lunch included

Content: Transgenderism is a blanket term used to describe persons who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. This workshop will cover a wide range of issues related to the care and support of individuals who are transgendered. Included will be a look at the inadequacies of the two-and-only-two-sex/two-gender paradigm, a general discussion of the phenomenon of transgenderism, the DSM and its inclusion of transgenderism as a mental disorder, and issues specific to providing counseling and therapy to transgendered persons and the important people in their lives.

Objectives: After attending this workshop, participants should be able to:
1. Define transgenderism and identify the ways in which it can manifest
2. Explain the DSM diagnosis of gender identity disorder and discuss relevant issues surrounding it
3. Explain how the assumed sex/gender dichotomy adequately fails to describe that part of human experience referred to collectively as sex and gender

Presenters: Kand S. McQueen, Ph.D. Kand holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Inquiry Methodology and is currently an Associate Instructor at Indiana University’s School of Education. Kand’s research interests include assessing attitudes toward the atypically gendered; and deconstructing the two-and-only-two sex/two gender paradigm. Kand has conducted presentations concerning gender identity and transgenderism at conferences and universities nationwide.

Jean Capler, MSW, LCSW. Jean is currently in private practice in Bloomington, Indiana and specializes in providing psychotherapy services to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and InterSex community. Jean is also an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Social Work, teaching courses that include “Developmental Issues for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual People,” “Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society,” and “Social Work Practice Skills.” In addition, Jean provides clinical supervision for Masters-level counseling students in their internship at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Support Services Office on the Indiana University campus. Jean can also be heard on the local, community-run WFHB radio program “BloomingOut.”

Pre-registration Deadline: April 18, 2008

Fee: NASW Member: $80.00 Non-NASW Member: $130.00 NASW Student/Retired Member: $50.00

FIVE EASY WAYS TO REGISTER:

On Line: www.naswin.org By Fax: 317-925-9364 By E-Mail: naswin@naswin.org By Phone: 317-923-9878

By Mail: NASW - Indiana Chapter, 1100 West 42nd Street, Suite 226, Indianapolis, IN 46208