Total Wellness! Events


** IN PROGRESS ** Medical and Mental Health for Gender Non-Conforming Patients: TBA (Summer, 2008)
A Total Wellness! workshop for providers and community members alike addressing the unique medical and mental health concerns of genderqueer, gender variant, gender non-conforming individuals, maneuvering the various health care systems, what such individuals need to know about their own health, what they need to know when advocating for themselves before various providers and while negotiating said systems, what mental health and medical providers and their gender non-conforming clients might see when faced with individuals who may or may not identify as gender non-conforming but may desire changes that do or do not conform to what mental health and medical clinician might feel comfortable "treating," and so forth. For example, a male assigned person who does not identify as female or trans who would like an orchiectomy, or a genderqueer, gender variant person choosing a non-traditional or start-stop-start approach (or any other custom approach) to hormone treatment, surgical and body modification questions, changing one's body in ways that may or may not have gendered meaning, changing one's name, presentation, or social role in ways that may or may not have gendered meaning - for the individual - and many more possible subtopics. A lot of issues around harm reduction, ruling out a plethora of possibly "disorders," managing provider anxieties, managing patient anxieties, and other issues.

Intersections and Clinical Concerns: Trans*, Gender, Sexuality, and You. Yes, You!, Sunday, June 1, 2008, 9-10:30 AM
For beginning to intermediate level mental health and psychological clinicians. CEUs available.

Total Wellness! for Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, Spring 2008
Nari Darst, Presenter. Trans and Gender Introduction for the administrative and clinical staff of the student health services offices.

Total Wellness! for Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles County, April 16, 9-10:30 AM
Trans/Gender-Non-Conforming General Training for administrative, clinical, and security staff. Separate clinical Total Wellness! experiential, interactive presentations to be scheduled in May.

Total Wellness! at Cal State University, Long Beach, Student Health Services, November 7, 2007
Training for clinical and administrative staff of Student Health Services. Going beyond basic definitions and terms to discuss administrative, medical, and mental health concepts for making the clinic front and back areas, patient flow, administrative details, and treatment more trans and gender non-conforming friendly.

Total Wellness! at Models of Pride, All-Day Adult Workshop, October 6, 2007
"The DSM Thinks It's SO Smart”: Transgender, GenderQueer, and Intersex Youth & Mental Health
Models of Pride All-Day Adult Workshop. Trans Youth Mental Health for educators and mental health providers. CEUs available. Models of Pride is an annual event for LGBTQ and Allied Youth that brings together hundreds of youth from across the country from a day of workshops and entertainment. We are offering one workshop for adults who work with Sexual Minority Youth. Participants will gain insight into the legal, social, cultural, and therapeutic issues that affect this population. Experts in the fields of HIV/AIDS, youth suicide, transgender and gender issues, and homophobia and heterosexism will share their perspectives with us. This workshop will present theory, research, and practical activities that will be of value to those who work with LGBTQ youth. The workshop facilitator is Dr. Judy Chiasson of LAUSD's Office of Human Relations, Diversity and Equity, and author of the Project 10 Curriculum, which will be distributed to all participants. Teacher participants may receive Professional Growth Hours; LCSWs and LMFTs may receive CEUs.

Total Wellness! Outfest Staff Trans 201 Training, June 21, 2007
Beyond Terms and Definitions: Complexity of identity and experience. Going beyond the terms, definitions, and "textbook" ways of looking at different gender experiences. The real human being obliterating theory
Application and Synthesis: Images, media, and film as tools for outreach, empowerment, and activism (rather than focusing on negative uses and portrayals and consequences of same to trans and gender communities)
Taking It to the Streets: How can I be an active bringer of change and doer of good in the Real World, outside of the workplace?

Total Wellness! Trans/GenderQueer Health Workshop, Sat., Feb. 17, 2007, 12-2, MCC, West Hollywood
The first of many workshops in this NEW trans/genderqueer health series featuring various presenters with different areas of expertise. For providers and community members alike. The Total Wellness! series will offer learning and collaborative opportunities for both providers and community members. Each part of the series will feature a different topic and address a unique audience, from providers to community members to allies, though all are welcome to each Total Wellness! workshop. This installment of Total Wellness! will offer a sampler of the kinds of issues to be addressed in future workshops and seminars, will gauge community and provider interest in specific topics, and will evaluate current provider and community access to information and services.
PRESENTERS
Rabbi Levi: Hospice Director, Chaplain Supervisor, President of FTM International, GenderQueer Revolution Executive Board member, Trans-Unity Icon Award Recipient, and trans health advocate
Maddie Deutsch, M.D.: Transgender, genderqueer ER physician who has recently opened her own practice to address the needs of those on the fringes of society, including trans/genderqueer and other gender-gifted individuals
Alexander Yoo, MA, MFTI: Founder/President GenderQueer Revolution, psychotherapist, community consultant, educator
Physicians, psychotherapists, nurses, social workers, counselors, clergy, anyone else who provides physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health care, and Members of the trans/genderqueer/gender-gifted communities, as a provider, community member, or ally, what topics interest you? What would you like to see? What do you wish providers knew when approaching trans/genderqueer patients? Which trans health myths would you like to see clarified in a frank, scientifically-sound discussion? What have you always wondered about "the other side," coming from a patient or provider perspective? Let us know!

Total Wellness! Trans/GenderQueer Spirituality, Sat., April 15, 2006, 2:00-5:30 PM, at MCC, West Hollywood
Discover your inner god/ness-goodness at this total immersion experiential spiritual gender workshop led by genderqueer clergy and spiritual practitioners, including leather spirituality. Spirituality workshop for all genders, S/spirits. GenderQueer Revolution is hosting a trans/genderqueer-focused spirituality workshop, an interactive, playful, experiential event exploring trans/genderqueer spirituality. Open to all genders, philosophies, spiritualities, traditions (or lack thereof), however you relate with yourself and nurture relationships with others. Celebrate your unique self -- gender, spirituality, intellect, psyche, and all -- and share your unique perspective into the Universe with other gender-gifted Beings across the genderqueer and trans continuum. Music, art, stories, play, sharing, laughter, tears, and more. Take part in all or some of the workshop activities, and expect to leave refreshed, challenged, and more open to the possibilities of the Universe.