Working with children who have a non-binary gender: Developmental and educational needs

Tracks
Grand Ballroom 2
Friday, March 22, 2019
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Grand Ballroom 2

Overview

Damien Riggs


Presenter

A/Prof Damien Riggs

Working with children who have a non-binary gender: Developmental and educational needs

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Abstract

A growing body of clinically-based material is available for understanding the mental health needs of binary transgender children (i.e., transgender children whose gender is male or female). The needs of non-binary children (i.e., children who do not have a binary gender) are, however, much less often attended to. Drawing on the author's clinical work with non-binary children, and the small but growing body of literature that explores the lives of non-binary adults, this talk will outline key points that clinicians may productively engage with in terms of meeting the mental health needs of non-binary children and their parents. Specifically, the talk will explore how to understand gender development beyond binaries, the needs of non-binary children in educational contexts, and the specific clinical issues that non-binary children may present with and to which informed and affirming clinicians may usefully respond.

Biography

Damien Riggs is an Associate Professor in psychology at Flinders University and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow.

Session Chairs

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Jodie Lodge
Conference committee


Student Volunteers

Sarah Pearson
University of Melbourne

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