Train health care providers and staff on how to provide the highest quality care from a dignity-first approach for transgender, gender non-conforming, genderqueer and intersex patients. This half-day course covers the eight-unit Dignity Model through a didactic approach and interactive lecture. 

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Course Date & Time

Thursday, November 7, 2019
Registration & Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.
Program: 8 a.m. – noon

Course Objectives

• Define, describe and recognize basic concepts for identifying and understanding gender identity and gender dysphoria in patients.
• Illustrate the importance of being inclusive of gender identity with medical paperwork.
• Illustrate the importance of terminology and definitions to provide care for the transgender population.
• Differentiate the different stages of transition for transgender people.
• Identify the role health care providers play in care delivery for this patient group.

Faculty

Kristie Overstreet, PhD, LPCC, LMHC, LPC, CST

Dr. Overstreet is a board-certified transgender care therapist and holds a PhD in clinical sexology. She is also a licensed counselor in California, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. With over a decade of experience, Dr. Overstreet, provides consulting, training, speaking services, and therapy throughout the United States. Dr. Overstreet prides herself on helping her clients to be empowered to find their true self. She has also been voted Best LGBTQIA Behavioral Health Provider in Jacksonville, FL for the past three years. She is the author of four books and created the Transgender Healthcare Dignity Model to train healthcare providers to care for the transgender community with dignity.