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LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit

Session: Countering Cis-Normativity to Support Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients

Subverting the "Default Settings" of Cis-Heteronormativity in Social Work Praxis With Trans Clients

Friday, October 25, 2024
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2211
We invite social workers to 1) learn about issues facing trans people and their role in perpetuating and ameliorating them, 2) think critically about their own relationship to gender and their positionality when working with trans clients, and 3) take action in their praxis to better support their trans clients.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Articulate the issues facing trans people and the current framings of transness.
  2. Use critical theories to reflect on one’s positionality and to lean into the discomfort of working towards subverting the cis-heteronormative status quo.
  3. Develop a plan of action for better supporting trans clients in social work practice.