Camesha Cromwell
KAS Paper
Social Work and Diversity
University of Arkansas at Little Rock for Dr.Crisp
This paper will examine affirmative practice with Transgender Individual. I begin with information about how to define the Transgender population followed by information about the knowledge, attitudes, and skills for practice with them. You will learn what transgender is and what they have to cope in daily base life.
is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth (APA.2015). Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of being male, female or something else; …show more content…
There are three skills that practitioners are encouraged to practice: (1) create a safe environment for LGBT youth; (2) assess, don’t assume, a LGBT youth’s sexual orientation. (3) help youths work through the stages of the coming out process.Creating a safe environment for LGBT youths allows them to be comfortable in disclosing sensitive information within the therapeutic process. Some of the ways a practitioner can create a safe environment is by staying current with sensitivity trainings and different supporting organizations who advocate LGBT. It is important that clients are not judged as heterosexual by practitioners. The goal for any practitioner is to try to assess what it comfortable for their client and to not assume that they are of one particular group. It is also important to allow the client to self-identify rather than verbalize an assumption. During adolescence, LGBT youth are in the process of integrating their sexual identity into their sense of self. This is a challenging task and youths may need assistance integrating these two identities. It is important that the practitioners help clients to make careful considerations with the disclosure of their sexual …show more content…
In this paper I address about affirmative practice with Transgender Individual. Also, about how to define the Transgender population followed by knowledge, attitudes, and skills for practice with them. I have learn a lot by researching more about Transgender. Some of the these I spoke about is some of the theses a speaker address in one of my social work meeting about LGBT.
I Think I Might Be Transgender, Now What Do I Do? (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/publications-a-z/731-i-think-i-might-be-transgender-now-what-do-i-do
APA Style: Sitemap. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from
LGBT. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from
Mallon, G. P. (2001). Lesbian and gay youth issues: a practical guide for youth workers. Washington DC: child Welfare league of America Press.
Phillips, S., McMillen, C., Sparks, J., Ueberle, M. (1997). Concrete Strategies for Sensitizing Youth-Serving Agencies to the needs of Gay, Lesbian, and other sexual minority youths. Child Welfare, 76, 393-409.
Ryan, C. and Futterman, D. (1998). Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and counseling. New York: Columbia University
KAS Paper
Social Work and Diversity
University of Arkansas at Little Rock for Dr.Crisp
This paper will examine affirmative practice with Transgender Individual. I begin with information about how to define the Transgender population followed by information about the knowledge, attitudes, and skills for practice with them. You will learn what transgender is and what they have to cope in daily base life.
is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth (APA.2015). Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of being male, female or something else; …show more content…
There are three skills that practitioners are encouraged to practice: (1) create a safe environment for LGBT youth; (2) assess, don’t assume, a LGBT youth’s sexual orientation. (3) help youths work through the stages of the coming out process.Creating a safe environment for LGBT youths allows them to be comfortable in disclosing sensitive information within the therapeutic process. Some of the ways a practitioner can create a safe environment is by staying current with sensitivity trainings and different supporting organizations who advocate LGBT. It is important that clients are not judged as heterosexual by practitioners. The goal for any practitioner is to try to assess what it comfortable for their client and to not assume that they are of one particular group. It is also important to allow the client to self-identify rather than verbalize an assumption. During adolescence, LGBT youth are in the process of integrating their sexual identity into their sense of self. This is a challenging task and youths may need assistance integrating these two identities. It is important that the practitioners help clients to make careful considerations with the disclosure of their sexual …show more content…
In this paper I address about affirmative practice with Transgender Individual. Also, about how to define the Transgender population followed by knowledge, attitudes, and skills for practice with them. I have learn a lot by researching more about Transgender. Some of the these I spoke about is some of the theses a speaker address in one of my social work meeting about LGBT.
I Think I Might Be Transgender, Now What Do I Do? (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/publications-a-z/731-i-think-i-might-be-transgender-now-what-do-i-do
APA Style: Sitemap. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from
LGBT. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from
Mallon, G. P. (2001). Lesbian and gay youth issues: a practical guide for youth workers. Washington DC: child Welfare league of America Press.
Phillips, S., McMillen, C., Sparks, J., Ueberle, M. (1997). Concrete Strategies for Sensitizing Youth-Serving Agencies to the needs of Gay, Lesbian, and other sexual minority youths. Child Welfare, 76, 393-409.
Ryan, C. and Futterman, D. (1998). Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and counseling. New York: Columbia University