Introduction to Gender Distress with Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW

This course offers a critical examination of the current approaches to treating gender dysphoria, particularly in youth, and presents alternative perspectives not commonly discussed in mainstream clinical training. Designed for mental health professionals, the course explores the rise in transgender identification among adolescents, potential psychosocial contributors (such as trauma, autism, and social influences), and the ethical implications of the gender-affirming care model.

Through a combination of clinical insights, developmental theory, and firsthand accounts from detransitioners, participants will learn to assess gender-related distress with a more exploratory and individualized therapeutic lens. The course also highlights the lack of scientific consensus on treatment, the emotional and physical harms reported by some individuals, and resources for families seeking supportive care outside of the affirming model.

Earn 3 continuing education contact hours when you complete this self-study course. Watch and listen to the content, pass the quiz and download your certificate of completion.

Learning Objectives:

Critique and evaluate prevailing medical and psychological models for treating gender dysphoria in youth, including the gender-affirming approach, by analyzing the ethical, developmental, and long-term implications associated with these interventions.
Assess and differentiate the psychosocial and developmental contributors to gender distress—such as trauma, autism, and family dynamics—by applying knowledge of child and adolescent development to formulate individualized and exploratory therapeutic approaches.
Interpret and appraise the experiences of individuals who detransition by analyzing the emotional, physical, and relational outcomes, and identify and organize alternative clinical and community resources to support patients and families dealing with gender-related distress.

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Also included in the course:

Explore the Hidden Impacts of Pronoun Use on Youth
A Clinical Conversation Starter for Trans-Identifying Youth
Preferred Pronouns Are Harming Kids - an Interview with Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW

Continuing Education Contact Hours:

Mustard Consulting, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7061. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Mustard Consulting, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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About Pamela Garfield-Jaeger

Known as "The Truthful Therapist", Pamela is a California licensed social worker (LCSW) with over 20 years of experience. She has worked in a variety of settings including schools, clinics residential programs and hospitals. In 2022, she publicly started questioning the direction the mental health field is going. Pamela believes in working collaboratively with families when treating minors. She also values treating patients holistically, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. In addition, she doesn't make assumptions about people based on the color of their skin. Plus, she knows people need therapy to work through underlying issues and blind affirmation is not ethical. Finally, Pamela believes in empowering patients and not reinforcing victim mentality.

Pamela graduated from New York University in 1999 with her Master's in Social Work and completed a Master's in Public Administration in 2003. She has been licensed in California since 2005.

Pamela has starred in three documentaries about the harms of gender medicine.

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"The subject matter must be directly and primarily related to an NBCC Content Area; and, the presenter of the program, or author preparing the publication, must qualify as a presenter/author (presenter) for the subject matter presented.

Qualifying programs must be taught or authored by presenters who possess appropriate qualifications, as required by this Policy.

Qualified presenters and authors are classified by three (3) specific categories. The following categories identify the relevant education and/or experience requirements for a presenter to qualify to present/ author programs that are offered for NBCC continuing education credit.
1. Category 1 Presenter Qualifications:
In order to qualify as a Category 1 Presenter, the individual must:
(a). Hold a graduate degree in a mental health field from a regionally accredited educational institution; and,
(b). Be qualified by appropriate education, experience, and/or training to present/author the particular subject matter, or author the publication concerning the subject matter.

2. Category 2 Presenter Qualifications:
In order to qualify as a Category 2 Presenter, the individual must:
(a). Hold a graduate degree from a regionally accredited educational institution directly related to the subject matter presented; and,
(b). Be qualified by appropriate education, experience, and/or training to present/author the particular subject matter, or author the publication concerning the subject matter.

3. Category 3 Presenter Qualifications:
In order to qualify as a Category 3 Presenter, the individual must:
(a). Be qualified by appropriate education, experience, and/or training to present/author the particular subject matter, or author the publication concerning the subject matter.

4. Additional Presenter Requirements and Restrictions.
(a). Each program presenter must qualify under this Policy to teach the particular subject matter presented by that individual.
(b). Honorary academic degrees must not be used to qualify a presenter to present or author programs offered for NBCC credit.
(c). Individuals who have received academic degrees outside the United States may or may not be qualified to present programs for NBCC credit. Such foreign degreed individuals may be required to submit the results of an international degree equivalency evaluation. NBCC will determine whether the individual qualifies as a presenter under this Policy."