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MEMBER VOICES: Social Workers Have Ethical Responsibility to Fight Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

Social Work Blog

identify as transgender. of adolescents meet criteria for gender dysphoria and request or receive gender-affirming healthcare, according to the study, “ Size and Distribution of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations: A Narrative Review.” Less than 0.3% Mathy is a volunteer therapist at A Home Within.

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MEMBER VOICES: Social Workers Have Ethical Responsibility to Fight Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

Social Work Blog

identify as transgender. Nevertheless, the NASW proclamation needed to go further and emphasize the organization’s ethical commitment to challenging social injustice and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the broader society, as stated in Section 6 of the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics. Less than 0.3%

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NASW Member Voices: Social Workers Have Ethical Responsibility to Fight Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

Social Work Blog

identify as transgender. of adolescents meet criteria for gender dysphoria and request or receive gender-affirming healthcare, according to the study, “ Size and Distribution of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations: A Narrative Review.” Less than 0.3% This blog was prepared by Robin M.

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NASW in Texas court case to reinstate injunction that supports transgender youth and their families

Social Work Blog

A woman and her transgender daughter wash dishes. In response, The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter released a statement and NASW’s national office also released a statement in support of transgender youth and their families in accordance with NASW policy statements reflected in Social Work Speaks , 12th ed.

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Are We Really Talking About Mental Health?

My Brains Not Broken

Let’s talk about how 40% of transgender adults have attempted suicide in their lifetime , compared to less than 5% of the general U.S. These are real issues that deserve real conversation—not part of a soundbite in response to acts of violence or discrimination in our white supremacist, patriarchal society. population.

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NIMH/NIH Loan Repayment Grant Supports Study on LGBTQ+ Youth and Eating Disorders

University of Connecticut

The research was published in Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services and supported by the National Institute of Mental Health/National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program ($58,000). Read more about Paceley’s work.

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NASW joined ACLU to get temporary restraining order in Texas transgender child case

Social Work Blog

The NASW National Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning + Issues develops, reviews, and monitors programs of the Association that significantly affect LGBTQ+ individuals. 2] Nat’l Ass’n of Social Workers, Social Work Speaks, Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People 323, 328 (11th ed. 2018-2020). [2]