7th Annual Mental Health & Psychotherapy Conference
Moving Toward Gender Competency: Using the Gender Affirmative Lifespan Approach (GALA) to guide mental health care for transgender and gender diverse children, adolescents, and adults
- Presented by Wilder Foundation, in partnership with Canvas Health
- Friday, December 13, 2024
- 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Hosted at Wilder Center, 451 Lexington Parkway North, Saint Paul, MN 55114
During the Conference, participants will learn to how to:
- Understand the importance of a developmental lens when working with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children, adolescents and adults.
- Discern the current scholarship, dilemmas and considerations in clinical mental health practice with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children, adolescents, and adults.
- Apply the core therapeutic components of the Gender Affirmative Lifespan Approach to clinical work with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children, adolescents, and adults.
- Recognize the complicated political climate in the United States with regard to anti-trans legislation and its impact on transgender and gender diverse people as well as those who provide gender health care.
Please click on the button below to register for the conference on Canvas Health's website.
Canvas Health
Celebrating more than 55 years of bringing hope, healing, and recovery to the lives of people we serve, Canvas Health is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic offering more than 35 programs. We’re hiring! Visit our website for more information! CanvasHealth.org; (651) 777-5222
Wilder Foundation
As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic since 2017, we offer integrated behavioral, chemical health and social services to children, adults and families. We’d love to have you join our team of dedicated professionals! Please visit our website to apply. Wilder.org; (651) 280-2000