This program is subject to change.
Assessing Gender Identity in Youth
Workshop Description
This session will describe the evaluation of adolescents for possible medical interventions, such as puberty-blocking medication and cross-sex hormone treatment. Throughout this workshop, recommendations for working sensitively with transgender children and adolescents in all medical and mental health settings will be provided. Finally, recommendations for evaluating more complex cases (e.g., co-occurring mental health issues, difficult family dynamics) will be provided.
Conference Track
Professional
Topic
Mental Health - Youth
Primary Contact
Michele Angello
Workshop Presenters
Michele Angello
Pronouns
Presenter Bio
Dr. Michele Angello offers individual, couples, group, and family therapy, as well as corporate education and training on a variety of issues. She has presented internationally on her work with transgender and gender diverse youth. She facilitates several monthly support groups for transgender adults, youth, and parents, and offers sessions to people around the world via webcam. Dr. Angello has appeared as a guest expert on Dr. Phil, Larry King Live, The Tyra Banks Show, ABC Primetime, Dr. Oz, and many more shows and documentaries. She is also an adjunct professor at Widener University and has developed the first graduate course in the US that focuses on clinical issues in transgender communities. Her private practice is in Pennsylvania.