Gender Nonconforming Youth in Pediatrics & Primary Care: Opportunities for Better Outcomes

Gender Nonconforming Youth in Pediatrics & Primary Care: Opportunities for Better Outcomes is organized by National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center.

Description:
This session offers strategies for providers to provide inclusive, welcoming care to gender diverse children, teens, and young adults. Dr. Forcier reviews developmental models, discusses how providers can explore gender expansiveness with youth and their parents, reviews pubertal blockade options, and discusses the importance of parental support of gender nonconforming children.

This session was originally presented as a part of Fenway Health’s Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Conference, which took place in October 2015.

Objectives:
• Providers Critical to Care for Gender Nonconforming
Children
? Developmental paradigms, approaches to gender nonconforming prepubertal children
? Screening & options for early identification
? Early intervention with puberty blockers
? Help parents support their gender nonconforming child