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| Providing competent and affirming services for transgender and gender nonconforming older adults | | Author(s) | Kristen E Porter, Mark Brennan-Ing, Sand C Chang |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 39, nos 1-5, 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 366-388 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Bi-sexuals ; Transexuals ; Needs [elderly] ; Health services ; Services ; Management [care] ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Standards of provision ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Despite the growing visibility and acceptance of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals, TGNC older adults experience many barriers in accessing competent and affirming health and social services, because of anti-TGNC prejudice, discrimination, and lack of competent healthcare training on the part of healthcare workers. Clinical gerontologists and geriatricians will likely encounter TGNC adults in their practice, given the greater numbers of older TGNC people who are living in their affirmed gender identities. The American Psychological Association recently published its Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (APA, 2015). These Guidelines document TGNC individuals' particular needs, and outline approaches for competent and affirming service provision. The authors interpret these Guidelines, using a gerontological lens to elucidate specific issues faced by the TGNC older adult, along with the practice and policy implications for this population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120220 A |
| Classmark | ES6E: ES6G: IK: L: I: QA: TOB: 583: 7T |
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