In short - everything.
1. We review the history of ideas on gender, including where the idea of a gender binary came from.
2. A bonus transgender history unit that covers major milestones in the Western world from the 1800s to present, giving you a deep historical context for where we are today (and it's pretty fascinating stuff).
3. We go over needs relevant to those with intersex variations, and how this can both align with and be distinct from the needs of trans communities.
4. We review terminology thoroughly, including everything you need to know about pronouns, gender identity terms, and everything that might come up.
5. We teach you how to make good first impressions with your marketing materials, intake forms, administrative practices, and other policies/procedures so clients and employees in these communities will feel welcome and included.
6. We teach you how to build rapport, and avoid common tripwires present in clinical scenarios with trans clients. Included here are principles of affirming assessment, and relevant paradigms of care.
7. We review nonmedical gender affirmation steps people take, including a complete guide to the name and gender marker change process.
8. We review gender-affirming hormone therapy in depth, and have a separate module for prescribing providers (psychiatrists, PMHNPs) that gives them the info they need to provide good care.
9. We review gender-affirming surgeries in depth, including parameters for writing a behavioral health letter.
10. We review adjacent paradigms like neurodiversity-affirming care, the impact of racism in mental health settings, and other aligned philosophies.
11. We discuss unique needs of working with children and adolescents, including both medical and nonmedical treatment of these populations.
12. We teach you about common co-occurring medical conditions often seen in these populations, like Ehler's Danlos, POTS, MCAS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia.
13. We teach you how to be a good ally by becoming a conscious consumer of the media, teach you how best to connect with other professionals who specialize in this work, and start claiming your well-earned title of a trans-affirming provider!
14. We help you throughout with good business practices so that your practice overall can thrive. Our founder is a stickler for efficient processes and had great mentorship in starting his own practice, so he is happy to pay this forward by sharing his expertise with Transcend mentees as well.