Category: LGBTQ+

9 Aspects of Gender Affirming Care In Residential Treatment for Young Adults

June 28, 2023 (updated July 10, 2023)

Gender-affirming residential treatment for young adults refers to a supportive and inclusive environment that recognizes and validates the gender identity and expression of individuals. More specifically the World Health Organization Gender Affirming health Care as any single or combination of a number of social, psychological, behavioral or medical (including hormonal treatment or surgery) interventions designed […]

COVID Vaccination Rates Boarding Schools, Hospitals, Treatment, Gap Programs

September 23, 2021 (updated January 26, 2023)

Parents and referring professionals are looking for Covid management data too. Why? To assist with a family’s research, insight, information gathering, in this ever-changing world that we live in, regardless of the age of their child and setting. […]

Transgender Residential Treatment Requires Expertise

August 3, 2019 (updated January 26, 2023)

Transgender youth report significanlty increased rates of depression, suicidality, and vicitimization compared to their cisgender peers (Trevor Project). So treatment programs that enroll trans clients must also serve these clients, from enrollment and milieu, until and past completion. […]

The Ultimate Glossary of Terms for LGBTQ+

March 23, 2018 (updated January 26, 2023)

Regarding the evolving (and emotional) world of gender expression, All Kinds of Therapy references a trusted resource. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) publishes “Welcoming Schools”; when concepts are broken down for kiddos, they are also easier for adults to comprehend too. […]

Concepts & Questions You Should Ask Transgender Treatment Programs

March 22, 2018 (updated January 26, 2023)

The continuum of understanding around “transgender” depends on a variety of factors, including acquaintance with someone who identifies as transgender, as well as personal views about human identity and tolerance for differences. Following is well-informed advice for parents researching programs. […]

5 Insights Gained as I Began to Explore the World of Transgender (Ken Cuave, PsyD)

September 10, 2015 (updated January 26, 2023)

After reading an article about Phyllis Frye, a Judge in Houston, TX whose transgender journey began almost 50 years ago, I began to wonder how far the therapeutic world had progressed in its understanding and perhaps treatment of individual issues that may accompany transition… […]

Sometimes, More is Just More: the admissions process

May 26, 2015 (updated August 29, 2023)

We hear it all the time: cut to the chase, just the fact, bullet points, simplify, less is more. And it’s true – usually. Except for when it isn’t – for example, in the admissions process for a residential behavioral health program. […]