Description
Introduction: Preparing to Work with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth; Explanation of Terms; 1. The Basics; 2. The Developmental Process of Forming a Transgender or Gender Expansive Identity; 3. Family Issues; 4. Mental Health Issues; 5. Medical Transition Issues; 6. Educational Issues; 7. Discrimination and Anti-Transgender Harassment and Violence; 8. Creating Healthy Social Environments; 9. Relationships & Dating; 10. Child Welfare Programs; 11. Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs ; 12. A Call for Transforming Organizations; References; Resources; About the Author
Gerald P. Mallon, DSW, is the Julia Lathrop Professor of Child Welfare/Associate Dean of Scholarship and Research at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, New York City. For more than 44 years, Dr. Mallon has been a child welfare practitioner, advocate, educator, and researcher. He is currently the Senior Editor of the professional journal, Child Welfare, and the author or editor of over 28 books. In addition to working for his entire careeras a child welfare professional, he has been a foster parent and is the adoptive parent of now grown children.