Group supervision

Supervision and clinical consultation hours are recognized as continuing education credits by l’Ordre des psychologues du Québec (The Quebec College of Psychologists-OPQ)

Format and themes

Each session consists of 10 meetings, lasting 90 minutes each, held via videoconference or teleconference. Groups are limited to 12-14 participants.

Objective

Deepening our knowledge and improving our interventions in order to provide quality services to our trans, nonbinary and gender diverse clients through a trans-affirmative approach.

Method

Discussion of cases and questions regarding gender affirmation processes. Discussion of topics such as:

Adults

• Impacts of minority stress on the transition process
• The couple in transition
• The family in transition
• Developmental stages during and beyond transition
• Managing mental health issues
• Supporting through a change of course, detransition

Teens

• Assessment of gender dysphoria, gender incongruence
• Referral for puberty blockers
• Differential diagnoses
• Working with parents
• The social transition of trans, nonbinary and gender diverse adolescents at school.
• Working with youth protective care systems
• Raising awareness among various environments that accommodate young individuals

Children

• Support for parents with a gender creative child.
• Issues and controversies surrounding the diagnosis of gender dysphoria in prepubescent children
• Working with schools