TRAINING SERIES
Monterey County Rainbow Connections Gender Diversity Provider Training
Hormones and Puberty Blockers: A Gender-Affirming Medical Approach for Gender-Diverse Youth
3 CE’s Available
The Gender Health Training Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Gender Health Training Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This interactive workshop will provide mental health & medical professionals with a comprehensive overview of gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse youth. Participants will explore the basics of puberty blockers and hormone therapy, interspersed with vignettes and reflective discussions to reinforce concepts and ensure practical integration into clinical practice. The session will include dedicated time for questions and collaborative dialogue to enhance learning.
We’re going to talk about…
- Puberty Blockers: Risks, benefits, indications, timing, and rationale for their use in gender-affirming care for youth.
- Hormone Therapy: Risks and benefits, permanent and reversible effects, and indications for trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals.
- Impact on Gender-Affirming Procedures: Basics of the most common surgeries and procedures influenced by hormonal treatments.
- Resources and Guidelines: Identifying at least three reliable online resources for evidence-based transgender health care, including information on hormones and puberty blockers.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the risks, benefits, indications, timing, and rationale for puberty blockers for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse youth.
- Describe the risks and benefits, permanent and reversible effects, and indications for hormone therapy for gender-diverse persons.
- Describe the basics of common gender-affirming procedures and surgeries impacted by hormonal treatments.
- Identify at least three online resources for guidelines on transgender health care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
This comprehensive course lays the groundwork for understanding the intricacies of gender diversity within clinical supervision and introduces participants to the foundational principles of gender affirming care, ethical considerations, legal frameworks, and the development of a supportive supervisory relationship.
3 CE Credits available
Course Curriculum
CE credits are free for providers working in Monterey, San Benito, or Santa Cruz County.
For providers outside these counties, CE credits are available for $45.
Hormones and Puberty Blockers
Free Access
- Webinar Recording
- Webinar Slides Post-webinar
- Quiz (required to get CE's)
- Evaluation
- Certificate (3 CE's) - Free for Monterey, San Benito, or Santa Cruz County
Presenters
Jen Hastings
Jen Hastings, MD (jen/jen) Board Certified in Family Medicine, has been providing transgender health care for many years. Dr Jen is part of Ibis Reproductive Health, a research group studying the reproductive needs and experiences of transgender and gender expansive people in the US, and a national consultant and educator on transgender healthcare, increasing medical access and understanding. Jen is also an abortion provider with Aria Medical Group. In Santa Cruz, Jen is the physician consultant with SafeRx and the Health Improvement Partnership, working with Opioid Safety, Behavioral Health integration, Trauma Informed Care and Mindfulness in Medicine.
Shawn V Giammattei, PhD
Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD is a clinical psychologist & WPATH certified member/mentor, specializing in couple & family therapy with a particular focus on trans youth and their families. He is the founder & CEO of the Gender Health Training Institute & TransFamily Alliance, a research consultant, international speaker, community educator, and professor teaching graduate and post-graduate courses in LGBTQ psychology, family systems, and gender affirming care, as well as the author of several articles and book chapters on gender, sexuality, and family work.
Juliette Greenham
Mexican writer, former strategy director at international organizations and DEI expert at Gender Health Training Institute. Juliette is coaching the most important organizations in Latin America to change their culture towards trans inclusivity, implementing solid policies and procedures. Juliette helps trans families in their Gender Journey, translating gender-affirming care to the Latin American culture, helping families understand it and remove cultural obstacles so they can flow and be at peace with the process.
The Gender Health Training Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Gender Health Training Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
