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 | PhD Associate Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Psychology and Cognitive Science |
| Semester | 2026/2027 (winter) |
| Duration | 60 |
| ECTS | 5 |
| USOS code | 23-PIE-HOT |
Timetable
Seminar: 30 hours × 2 groups
Weekly seminar meetings will be held every Monday, starting on 12 October, in Room 310, Building D (89 Szamarzewskiego Street, Ogrody Campus).
Group 1: 9:45–11:15
Group 2: 11:30–13:00
Please note that attendance is mandatory in order 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