A preliminary study of intensive transgender-specific cultural competency training: Implications for social workers and psychologists who work with rural transgender clients

IF 1.3 Q2 SOCIAL WORK

JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI:10.1080/10538720.2023.2266399

Jared W. Boot-Haury

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AbstractRural transgender individuals face heightened disparities relative to other transgender individuals. However, social workers and psychologists receive minimal training in transgender client care. The current study used one-way repeated measures ANOVAs to investigate the effectiveness of transgender-specific cultural competency training for social workers and psychologists working with rural clients to improve knowledge, awareness, and self-efficacy (i.e., competency) concerning transgender clients’ needs. Results indicated significant differences in the change of competency among participants assigned to a transgender-specific group compared to those assigned to a general multicultural group. Thematic analysis of participants’ responses to course evaluations also supported the course effectiveness.Keywords: Cultural competencyhealth disparitiesmental health treatmentprogram evaluationruralsubject classification codestherapist trainingtransgender AcknowledgmentsThank you to Dr. Kat Carrick for her guidance and support in strategizing how to carry out this project, Dr. Danielle Balaghi for her support in procuring grant funding, and the transgender panelists for bravely and vulnerably sharing their mental health experiences with the transgender-specific training course participants.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe data that support the findings of this study are openly available in figshare at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19817497Additional informationFundingThis research [Grant #2021010032.SAP] was supported by a Student Award Program grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation.

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跨性别文化能力强化训练的初步研究:对农村跨性别客户的社会工作者和心理学家的启示

摘要跨性别者相对于其他跨性别者面临着更大的差异。然而，社会工作者和心理学家在跨性别客户护理方面接受的培训很少。本研究采用单因素重复测量方差分析(ANOVAs)来调查针对农村客户的社会工作者和心理学家进行跨性别文化能力培训的有效性，以提高他们对跨性别客户需求的认识、意识和自我效能感(即能力)。结果表明，与一般多元文化组相比，被分配到跨性别特定组的参与者在能力变化方面存在显著差异。对学员对课程评价反应的专题分析也支持了课程的有效性。感谢Kat Carrick博士为项目的实施提供指导和支持，感谢Danielle Balaghi博士为获得资助提供支持，感谢跨性别小组成员勇敢而脆弱地与跨性别培训课程参与者分享他们的心理健康经验。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。数据可用性声明支持本研究结果的数据可在https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19817497Additional informationfigshare中公开获取。SAP是由密歇根蓝十字蓝盾基金会的学生奖励计划资助的。

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JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WORK-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services provides empirical knowledge and conceptual information related to sexual minorities and their social environment. Filled with innovative ideas and resources for the design, evaluation, and delivery of social services for these populations at all stages of life, the journal is a positive influence on the development of public and social policy, programs and services, and social work practice. Dedicated to the development of knowledge which meets the practical needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people in their social context, the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services is a forum for studying.