Gender Google: 13 and Older
Workshop Description
How can I know for sure that my teenager is transgender? How should I tell my family? What should the school be doing to protect my child? How can I pursue a name and gender change? What can I expect from hormones? How soon can my young person get surgery? If you have these or any other questions about your gender-diverse or transgender youth who is 13 years old or older, please join us at the workshop, dedicated entirely to you! This workshop will be 100% interactive, and provide a space for you to ask medical and mental health professionals questions you need answered.
Conference Track
Family
Primary Contact
Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD, The Center for Transyouth Health and Development, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Workshop Presenters
Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD, The Center for Transyouth Health and Development, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Presenter Bio
Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD, specializes in the care of gender-nonconforming children and transgender youth. Board certified in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, Dr. Olson-Kennedy has been providing medical intervention for transgender youth and young for the past 11 years, and is considered a national expert in this area. The medical director of the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, the largest transgender youth clinic in the United States, she also spearheads a rigorous research program that seeks to understand the trans experience from childhood through early adulthood. Dr. Olson-Kennedy has appeared frequently on national television, and spoken all over the country to educate providers, parents, and other communities about the needs of transgender youth.
Aydin Olson-Kennedy, MSW
Presenter Bio
Aydin Olson-Kennedy, MSW, is the executive director of the Los Angeles Gender Center where he provides therapy for gender-nonconforming and transgender youth, adults, and their families. He has spoken internationally on the importance of an informed-consent model of care, identifying and acknowledging domains of privilege and broadening clinicians and families understanding of gender dysphoria and its impact on the psychosocial well-being of gender-nonconforming and transgender individuals.n the importance of informed consent mental and medical health care for gender non-conforming and transgender individuals, with emphasis on identifying and acknowledging domains of privilege.
Susan P Landon, LMFT
Presenter Bio
As director of the Child and Adolescent Program at the Los Angeles Gender Center, Susan Landon, LMFT, has been providing counseling for individuals, couples, children, and families in Santa Monica, California, for the past 30 years. She is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Susan speaks around the country about mental health therapy with gender-nonconforming children and adolescents, as well as facilitating a large parent and youth support group in Los Angeles.