Trans patients want to work with you... are you ready to support them?
So many transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people are called to seek treatment from sources outside of Western modalities. But are these practitioners ready to welcome them?
Unfortunately, many practitioners rely on binary ways of thinking about bodies, systems, and people. Whether you're an herbalist, an acupuncturist, or a Chinese Medicine practitioner, you may find yourself thinking about the world in black-or-white ways... missing the rich, beautiful grays woven in between.
This three-hour workshop, which qualifies for three Professional Development Activity hours through NCBAHM (approval pending), equips acupuncture, herbal medicine, and CM providers with the foundational knowledge, language, and clinical skills needed to create affirming, safe, and effective care environments for transgender and nonbinary patients.
Interactive and engaging, this session is particularly relevant for providers who are working in fertility and reproductive care, with patients who have chronic pain and somatic conditions, focus on trauma-informed care, or are practicing in holistic and integrative health settings.
What you’ll learn
You'll emerge from this session with a deeper understanding of how to support transgender and nonbinary patients in your day-to-day work.
Understand foundational concepts related to transgender and nonbinary identities
Shift from binary to spectrum thinking
Master an understanding of gender diversity
Learn a three-step tool for becoming fluent in gender-neutral language
Recognize how dysphoria, stigma, and mistreatment affect patient experiences
Hear specific examples of provider mistreatment
Dig into the data
Solidify safety concepts
Use affirming language, including pronouns and names, in clinical settings.
Learn and practice scripts for engaging with patients
Replace gendered language
Apply a specific tool for rebuilding trust
Apply trauma-informed, consent-based practices specific to touch-based care.
Understand body dysphoria
Identify consent practices
Demonstrate trauma-informed framing
Integrate inclusive practices into care without compromising clinical integrity.
Examine various hormone treatment pathways
Recognize diverse family-building goals
Focus on pattern diagnosis, constitution, and individual presentation
Learn directly from Trystan & Wilder
Trystan Reese
Clients include Dropbox, Cambridge Associates, Tillamook, & World Wildlife Fund
he/him
Trystan Reese and Collaborate Consulting build adaptive individuals, systems, and organizations through coaching, training, and partnerships. We teach the art and science of leveraging difference as a superpower, resulting in nimble, highly effective teams that regularly outperform their peers.
Dr. Wilder Rose
Your body knows the way home to itself, and my job is to help you read the map
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Doctorate of Science (DSOM) from National University of Natural Medicine, College of Classical Chinese Medicine
BA in Fine Art and Psychology - University of California, Santa Cruz
NCBAHM Certified Diplomate of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Dr. Rose is a licensed acupuncturist and NBAHM-certified Professional Development Activity (PDA) provider for nationally accredited continuing education coursework. They have a private practice in Portland, OR, focused on supporting people of all gender stories with resourcing through a deeper connection to their embodied authenticity.