Reflective practice in the TGDNB clinical space

Join us for a deep dive reflecting on our clinical practice with TGNB people/adults to think, learn, grow, consider different points of view, and to support each other.

Are you an experienced mental health clinician providing psychological support and/or assessments to trans, gender-diverse, and non-binary people? Would it be helpful to share your experience of this work and hear from others working in the field?

Do your professional needs in this space include…

• a safe and supportive environment that welcomes deep clinical reflection,
• access to the shared wisdom and comradery of like-minded peers, and
• the opportunity to openly reflect on your experiences as the clinician?

We’ll explore clinical issues together, sharing perspectives and reflecting on what ethical, evidence‑informed therapy and assessment look like in this context. The day will offer space for us as the individuals that undertake this work, to think aloud, question, challenge, and consider our own experiences as practitioners and people. It will be an opportunity to extend and support our thinking and gender-affirming practice, with the shared understanding that all contributions are offered in good faith.

Event details

Who: Guided by Dave Capstick, Vikki Sinnott, and Jacques Rizk - three experienced clinicians and supervisors with an interest in bringing together other clinicians with our shared passion for ethical, affirming, critically-informed best practice with TGDNB people.

Where: 99 Wellington Street, St Kilda (Q Psychology)

When: Saturday 18 April: 9.30am – 4.30pm (Please arrive from 9am to start promptly at 9:30am)

Fee: $240.00 incl. GST + booking fee.

Booking: To ensure the group functions as the reflective and safe space intended, attendance will be limited to a maximum of 12 (and minimum of 6) participants.

Catering: Tea, coffee, water, and light refreshments will be provided on the day. We’ll have an ample lunch break to choose from the many excellent café and restaurant options located closeby on both Wellington Street and Chapel Street, and of course people are welcome to bring their own lunch instead (full kitchen facilitaties are available at the venue).

Pre-event submission: The content of discussion in this group will be participant-led, with a focus on our experiences, and us as the gender-affirming clinician in the therapy space/assessment process. To help us facilitate the day and cover the topics most important to you, we'd love for you to submit themes, clinical questions, concerns or experiences of clinical work that you'd like to discuss and reflect on with the group via the link below. All suggestions will be anonymous and assumed to be made in good faith: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/53VYMSM