General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | Seminar: Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) People |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | dr Marta Szymańska-Pytlińska |
| Lecturer's email | ms68695@st.amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | Assistant Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Psychology and Cognitive Science |
| Semester | 2024/2025 (winter) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| USOS code | 23-PIE-HOT |
Timetable
15 x 1,5h – 15 group meetings once a week.
Meetings take place at the Ogrody Campus AMU or in the didactic building at Międzychodzka Street (depending on the availability of the rooms).
Module aim (aims)
The course invites its participants to capture the health situation of transgender and gender diverse population. It aims:
- to provide knowledge on different aspects of health (understood holistically) in the TGD population.
- to introduce minority stress model and confront it with minority strengths model.
- to compare and discuss access to the social and medical transition across countries.
- to provide perspectives on informed consent for medical affirming treatment.
- to improve interpersonal communication skills and working in groups ability.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
It is assumed that students understand English at FCE/B2 level. Basic psychological knowledge will be useful to comprehend discussed issues.
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Holistic health model
Week 3: Minority Stress and Mental Health
Week 4: Health of TGD Population
Week 5-6: Gender incongruence in childhood, adolescence and adulthood
Week 7: Gender dysphoria
Week 8 & 9: Gender-affirming medical treatment
Week 10: Psychological assessment of capacity to consent
Week 11 & 12: Rights of TGD people and access to transition across the countries
Week 13: The minority strengths model
Week 14: Psycho-sexological help dedicated to TGD people
Week 15: Summary of classes
Reading list
Coleman, E., Radix, A. E., Bouman, W. P., Brown, G. R., De Vries, A. L., Deutsch, M. B., ... & Arcelus, J. (2022). Standards of care for the health of transgender and gender diverse people, version 8. International Journal of Transgender Health, 23(sup1), S1-S259.
Perrin, P. B., Sutter, M. E., Trujillo, M. A., Henry, R. S., & Pugh Jr, M. (2020). The minority strengths model: Development and initial path analytic validation in racially/ethnically diverse LGBTQ individuals. Journal of clinical psychology, 76(1), 118-136.
LeBlanc, A. J., & Perry, B. L. (Eds.). (2021). Sexual and Gender Minority Health. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Hoy-Ellis, C. P. (2023). Minority stress and mental health: A review of the literature. Journal of Homosexuality, 70(5), 806-830.
World Health Organization. (2022). World mental health report: transforming mental health for all.
American Psychological Association. (2015). Guidelines for psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming people. American psychologist, 70(9), 832-864.