Transgender Awareness Training and Advocacy
Welcome!
Transgender Awareness Training and Advocacy is committed to working with advocates and allies of transgender people so they can better meet the specific needs of trans people in areas of health care, HIV/AIDS services, counseling, case management, education, housing and employment. Our trainer has presented in 28 states, directly reaching over 25,000 providers over the past 12 years. He has presented at hospitals, medical schools, college and community health centers, AIDS service organizations, behavioral health programs, and many national and regional conferences. Samuel delivers trainings that are professional, targeted and passionate.
Join TG Training and Advocacy's FACEBOOK PAGE for news and resources.
WPATH's Statement on Depsychopathologizing Gender Variance Worldwide, May 2010.
Great Transgender and HIV resource: Positively Aware, Summer 2008
The AMA and APA have passed resolutions supporting Transgender Health Care. See more here.
Check out the New and Improved Higher Education pages!
Teaching Principles:
We honor the hard work and good intentions of providers, and work with them to increase their skills and comfort in actively serving trans folks. Part of this work is to enable workshop participants to examine their own fears and discomfort on these issues--through directed problem-solving exercises, participants leave feeling ready to take on these issues in a more confident and active way.
Our lead trainer is a member of the transgender community, and other trans folks are always welcome at our trainings to broadly reflect the range of transgender experiences and expressions. If necessary, we will arrange to waive fees to allow for their full participation and contribution.
There is tremendous need for this training. We want there to be more people offering trans awareness training in their own communities, and have a Training of Trainers curriculum that successfully builds skills and confidence of trans community members to teach others about trans issues. We invite requests for referrals, and welcome information to share from colleagues doing similar work.