When: Friday, March 25, 2011 - 9:00am - 5:30pm

Where: University of Southern Maine, Portland Campus, Luther Bonney Hall

Who: Members of the transgender community and their families, partners, and allies, as well as mental health, social service, and medical professionals 

 

The purpose of the Transforming Health and Wellness conference is to raise awareness about health and wellness-related needs of the transgender community, and to address how the many areas of life that affect wellness may be influenced by gender non-conforming experiences. The Transforming Health and Wellness Conference will have workshops geared towards medical and mental health professionals as well as the transgender/genderqueer/gender-fluid community.

This year, we are expanding the number of workshops intended for community members, and adding workshops relevant to health providers already familiar with transgender topics. Like last year, we will also have several introductory workshops for health providers looking to gain a better understanding of a range of transgender-related topics.

 

Some of the topics covered throughout the day will include:

 

For health providers: "Trans 101" "Trans 201": Beyond the Basics Concerns specific to trans children Information about physical health and medical transitioning issues Gender assumptions self-reflection and discussion Q&A with a panel of transgender individuals Providing counseling to transgender clients with co-occurring mental health and/or substance abuse concerns Trans youth in schools Case discussions Q&A Ethical decision-making

For community members: Living outside of the boxes of male/female Open discussion for parents of trans individuals Transitioning decisions Butch/Femme identities Body image issues Relationship concerns Coming out or talking about gender with family members Spirituality discussion Legal issues Trans in the workplace Assessing the needs of the trans community in Maine: What do we need and how do we make it happen?

The Transforming Health and Wellness conference is organized by MaineTransNet (Maine Transgender Network, Inc.) in collaboration with the USM Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity and the Trans Youth Equality Foundation.

Conference Fees:

Those registered as professionals will receive a certificate of completion for 6 contact hours (3.5 contact hours for morning only).

Lunch will be provided.

Registration Type	Early registration (by Feb. 21)	Regular registration (by March 21)	At the door
Professional	$55	$70	$80
Professional (Morning only)	$35	$45	$55
Community Member* (and students)	$10	$15	$20

*refers to anyone who is not attending the conference as a health, mental health, or social service provider
(students may pay the community member fee)

If you would like to attend the conference, but cannot pay the fee due to financial hardship, please contact MaineTransNet conference organizers (conference@mainetransnet.org) for alternative arrangements.

All proceeds from this conference will support MaineTransNet in our mission to provide support, education, and resources to the trans community, allies, and mental health and social service professionals throughout Maine.

Maine Transgender Network, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more information about us and what we do, please visit our website at www.mainetransnet.org.