Critical and Applied Approaches in Sexuality, Gender and Identity

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This book advocates a critical developmental approach to working with transgender young people and their families aimed at countering the cisgenderism that can be perceived in previous developmental literature on gender. Damien Riggs examines how transgender children come to inhabit their gender in the context of the particular joys and challenges of adolescence and demonstrates how clinicians can work more effectively with parents and other family members in order to affirm transgender young people. By outlining a GENDER mnemonic created by the author, the book provides worked through examples of case materials that highlight the benefits of a critical developmental approach. Offering unique insights and practical guidance, it provides a cutting-edge resource for clinicians and researchers, as well as for families and other professionals seeking to understand and work affirmatively with transgender young people.