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Review
. 2017 Mar;40(1):1-13.
doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2016.10.009. Epub 2016 Dec 12.

Social Justice and Advocacy for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Clients

Lore M Dickey  1 , Anneliese A Singh  2
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Social Justice and Advocacy for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Clients

Lore M Dickey et al. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

This article explores the role of mental health providers and advocacy for transgender people. It begins with a history of the mental health provider's relationship with transgender and gender-diverse people. The article explores the ways that major mental health professional organizations have called for providers to serve in advocacy roles. The article ends with recommendations about how to serve in an advocacy role.

Keywords: Advocacy; Gender diverse; Social justice; Transgender.

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