Guidelines for Gender Affirming Healthcare 2018 (low resolution version) Guidelines for Gender Affirming Healthcare 2018 (high resolution version) Click the links to read these important guidelines about providing gender affirming healthcare in New Zealand. Relevant to anyone working in health services (primary, secondary, youth, mental health, specialist care). Aims to […]
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Joe talks about mental health, transgender health care and informed consent. Go here for more: https://dpsn.net.nz/2016/10/10/vlog-mental-health/ Credits go to: Sam Orchard, creator and vlogger at DPSN (Diversity Promotion through Social Networking). Check out DPSN for more blogs here: https://dpsn.net.nz/ Check out Sam’s work here: http://www.thesamorchard.com/
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the latest Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (August 2015) from the American Psychological Association begins with an acknowledgement that “gender is a non-binary construct that allows for a range of gender identities and that a person’s gender identity […]
Read here: World Medical Association statement This statement emphasises that “everyone has the right to determine one’s own gender and recognises the diversity of possibilities in this respect. The WMA calls for physicians to uphold each individual’s right to self-identification with regards to gender.” It also reinforces the need for access […]