2010 Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference Workshops
of interest to trans kids and their families

(Click on a workshop title to see a detailed description)

Thursday, June 3

10:00 am, Room 101
Transitioning Teens
(Presenters: Johanna Olson, MD; Catherine Forbes, PhD)

11:30 am, Room 101
Unique Issues for Gender Variant Youth
(Presenter: Michele Angello, Ph.D.)

2:30 pm, Room 106a
Utilizing Existing Federal Law to Protect Your Gender Variant/Transgender Youth in School
(Presenters: Kim Pearson, Asaf Orr, Esq.) 

4:00 pm, room 106B
Endocrine Guidelines For Children? DSM-5 Changes for GIDC? Deliverance Or Disaster?
Note: workshop open only for parents and caregivers of transgender children 18 and under.
(Presenters, Dr. Johanna Olson, MD, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, and Moonhawk River Stone, M.S., LMHC, with an assist from Kim Pearson from Trans Youth Families Allies, Inc. Families, Gender Presentation, Healthcare Establishment, Mental Health)

Friday, June 4

8:30 am, room 105A
Non-Trans Family Members in Religious Community
(Presenters: Anna-Sara Fire, Deborah Weekley, Michele Angello, Ph.D., Kim Pearson)

10:00 am, room 106B
Family Through A Gender Transition With A Transgender Child
(Presenter: Moonhawk River Stone, M.S., LMHC) 

2:30 pm, room 106B 
Having a Transgender Family Member - For Youth with Trans Siblings and Trans Parents
(Presenters: Michele Angello, Ph.D., Monica Canfield-Lenfest)

2:30 pm, room 106A
Creating Positive Media Experiences for Families of Transgender Children
(Presenters: Kim Pearson, Moonhawk River Stone, M.S., LMHC)

4:00 pm, Room 102B
American Endocrine Guidelines and the DSM V; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(Presenters: Johanna Olson, MD, Catherine Forbes, Ph.D)

4:00 pm, Room 106B
Start and Stop Safety for Transgender Youth (Guided Discussion)
Note: Restricted to the ages 4-17 transgender youth
(Presenters: Shannon Garcia, Moonhawk River Stone, M.S., LMHC, Dr. Michele Angello, Ph.D.)

Saturday, June 5

8:30 am; continued at 10:00am, room 106B
Toddlers to Teens: Comprehensive Health Care For Your Transgender Child
(Presenters: Dr. Johanna Olson, MD, Moonhawk River Stone, M.S., LMHC, Kim Pearson)

8:30 am, Room 103A
Beyond Hormones 101 - In Depth Endocrine Physiology, Pharmacology and Functional Medicine
(Presenter: Madeline Deutsch, MD)

11:30 am, Room 103C
The Youth & Gender Media Project
(Presenter: Jonathan Skurnik)

2:30 pm, Room 103A
Trans Families: Stories from the Youth’s Perspective
(Presenters: Monica Canfield-Lenfest; Mountain Meadow Youth Speakers Bureau)

2:30 pm, Room 103c
Safe Injection Techniques
(Presenter: Dane Menkin)

2:30 pm, room 107A
Why is my brother/sister trans? And how come it’s my issue?
Note: This workshop will be divided for age groups 4-6, 7-10, 11-13, and 14 and up.
(Presenters: Shannon Garcia, Moonhawk River Stone, M.S., LMHC, Kim Pearson, Dr. Michele Angello, Ph.D.) 

4:00 pm, room 103A
Strategies for School Communities to Support and Empower Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Students (Panel)
(Panelists will include Kim Pearson, Executive Director of TransYouth Family Allies; J. Rhodes Perry, Policy Manager at PFLAG: Parents, Families & Friends of Gays and Lesbians; Alison Gill, Policy Associate at GLSEN- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network; Michele Angello, PhD.; and student advocates.)