The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center Rounds: Roundtable Discussion on Transgender Youth
The Kenneth B Schwartz Center Rounds is, “a series of multidisciplinary forums where caregivers discuss challenging emotional and social issues that arise in caring for patients. Names and clinical details have been altered to protect confidentiality.”
The roundtable discussion in July of 2008 focused on Transgender Youth. The panel consisted of:
- Dr. B, Pediatric Endocrinologist/Gender Management Specialist
- Dr. G, Psychologist/Facilitator of therapeutic support group for genetic males living as females
- Parent of teenager (T) who has completed the gender reassignment process.
It’s a great discussion centering around many aspects of how to care for transgender youth with dignity and care, and some of what their experiences are prior to getting treatment including suicide attempts. It’s a very useful read based on the experiences of these concerned people for transgender youth. You may reach their roundtable discussion at The Schwartz Center web site at this link here: Roundtable Discussion on Transgender Youth.
