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 | 2025/2026 (winter) |
| Duration | 60 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| USOS code | 23-PIE-HOT |
Timetable
Seminar 30h x 2 groups
Every week group meetings - attendance is obligatory to pass the course.
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: Mental 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: Informed consent model
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: Test & 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.
Jassi, A., McLaren, R., & Krebs, G. (2024). Body dysmorphic disorder and gender dysphoria: differential diagnosis in adolescents. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1-3.
Lee, J. Y., & Rosenthal, S. M. (2023). Gender-affirming care of transgender and gender-diverse youth: Current concepts. Annual review of medicine, 74(1), 107-116.
Meyer, I. H. (2003). Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: Conceptual issues and research evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 129, 674–697. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.129.5.674
Pinna, F., Paribello, P., Somaini, G., Corona, A., Ventriglio, A., Corrias, C., ... & Italian Working Group on LGBTQI Mental Health. (2022). Mental health in transgender individuals: a systematic review. International review of psychiatry, 34(3-4), 292-359.
Tan, K. K., Treharne, G. J., Ellis, S. J., Schmidt, J. M., & Veale, J. F. (2020). Gender minority stress: A critical review. Journal of homosexuality.
Testa, R. J., Habarth, J., Peta, J., Balsam, K., & Bockting, W. (2015). Development of the gender minority stress and resilience measure. Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity, 2(1), 65