Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities

This book examines issues across the lifespan of transgender and nonbinary individuals whilst synthesizing conceptual work, empirical evidence, pedagogical content, educational experiences, and the voices of transgender and nonbinary individuals.

Shanna K. Kattari (she/her/hers) is Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and Department of Women's and Gender Studies (by courtesy), USA. M. Killian Kinney (they/them) is a doctoral candidate and associate faculty in the School of Social Work at Indiana University, USA. Leonardo Kattari (he/him/his) is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University, USA. N. Eugene Walls (he/him) is Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver, USA.

Introduction Part 1: Introduction to Social Work and Health Care Practice with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals and Communities. Introduction Part 2: Place, Joy and Self in Trans and Nonbinary Justice. Section 1: Health. 1. Transgender and Nonbinary Youth and Access to Medical Care. 2. Transgender and Nonbinary Adults and Access to Medical Care. 3. Best Practices in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Transgender and Nonbinary People. 4. Affirming and Inclusive Mental Health Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Young People. 5. Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals. Section 2: Areas of Practice. 6. Substance Use and Transgender Nonbinary Populations: Towards Inclusive Prevention and Service Provision. 7. Understanding and Working with Transgender/Nonbinary Older Adults. 8. Trans/Nonbinary Individuals and Homelessness. 9. Working with Transgender and Nonbinary Youth in the Child Welfare System. Section 3: Coming Out and Family. 10. Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Youth in their Coming Out Process. 11. Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Adults in Their Coming Out Processes. 12. Supporting Caregivers and Families of Transgender and Nonbinary Youth. 13. Trans and Nonbinary Parenting. Section 4: Relationships and Sexuality. 14. Sex and Relationship Therapy with Trans and Nonbinary Individuals. 15. Trans/Nonbinary Sexualities and Prioritizing Pleasure. 16. Exploring Trans/Nonbinary Intimate Partner Violence: What to Know to Create Inclusive Spaces and Services. Section 5: Communities. 17. Transgender and Nonbinary Youth Empowerment. 18. TNB Affirming Policy: Current Landscape, Issues, and Change Practices. 19. Trans and Nonbinary Leadership and Civic Engagement. 20. Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research with Transgender/Nonbinary Individuals and Communities. 21. Creating Safe Spaces: Digital as an Enabling Environment for TNB People. Section 6: Multiply Marginalized Identities and Populations. 22. Centering Trans/Nonbinary People of Color: Health Disparities, Resiliency, and Opportunities for Affirmative Clinical Practice. 23. At the Intersection of Trans and Disabled. 24. Trans/Nonbinary and the Religious, Secular, and Spiritual.