Gender Loving Care: A Guide to Counseling Gender-Variant Clients

Randi Ettner

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ISBN 10: 0393703045 ISBN 13: 9780393703047

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Language: English

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Title

Gender Loving Care: A Guide to Counseling Gender-Variant Clients

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0393703045

ISBN 13

9780393703047

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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This book is a comprehensive guide to understanding and treating gender identity disorders.

It provides an overview of the field, including history, etiology, diagnosis, research, and treatment of these conditions, primarily transsexualism, where a person feels trapped in the wrong-sexed body.

These conditions are biologically based and have existed throughout history and in all cultures. Only recently, however, have hormonal and surgical treatments to change one's gender been available. For people seeking such sex reassignment, counseling is mandated by the Standards of Care followed by surgeons, endocrinologists, and other professionals involved in treating transgendered individuals.

Transsexuals, cross-dressers, and other gender-variant clients are frequently misunderstood and, therefore, inappropriately treated by clinicians. The condition is often inaccurately diagnosed as a sexual identity issue, further obscuring effective interventions. Furthermore, the options of recommending hormonal and surgical treatments often cast the therapist in the unfortunate position of gatekeeper.

To this confusing and emotionally charged topic, Randi Ettner brings a deeply humane and thoroughly authoritative voice. She shares stories from her clinical practice, letting readers hear the struggles and turmoil of gender-variant individuals. She provides both an overview of gender identity disorders and practical advice on counseling. Gender Loving Care is the first book to combine theory and application to assist professionals counseling the transgendered.

About the Author

Randi Ettner, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice and President of the New Health Foundation. In addition, she is an instructor at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

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