1. Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Students in Counseling Psychology Training Programs
Nathan Grant Smith, University of Houston
Douglas Knutson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2. APA Guidelines 2015
Transgender and nonbinary people “are those who have a gender identity that is not fully aligned with their sex assigned at birth.”
Psychologists recognize how stigma, prejudice, discrimination and violence affect health and well-being.
Psychologists strive to recognize the influence of institutional barriers and to assist in developing affirmative environments.

3. Issues Facing Students: Documentation
Federal and state documents
School documents
Publications/Authorship
Pronouns

4. Issues Facing Students: Health
Affirmative Mental Health
Affirmative Physical Health
Transition Related Services
Support Groups

5. Issues Facing Students: Discrimination
Faculty
Students
University
Local Area/Context

6. Issues Facing Students: Practicum
Revictimization (in research experiences too)
Secondary Trauma
Tokenism
Assumed Specialization or Expert Status (speaking for or representing the larger community)
Disclosure to clients, practicum supervisors

7. Issues Facing Students: Facilities
Locker Rooms
Bathrooms
Gendered Spaces
Student Groups
Housing
Special Interest Organizations

8. Strategies Engage in Self-Exploration
Read/Set a New Article Notification
Ask About Needs
Listen
Repair Ruptures

9. Discussion
We’ve covered some potential issues and solutions, but we can’t cover every unique experience you may have had.
Please take a moment to share any work you’ve done with trans and nonbinary students. Resources? Things helpful/unhelpful?
Be sure to talk about the issues at play as well as the strategies you used to resolve those issues.

10. Vignette
Jill (she, her/they, them) is a 25 year old counseling psychology doctoral student who identifies as White, transgender woman, Irish, able-bodied, and lesbian.
Jill attends a research methods course that is being taught by a professor (he, him) from a different program.
One of Jill’s classmates notifies you that, in class one day, the research methods professor was talking about research on minority populations when he turned to Jill and said, “I’m not as familiar with research on transsexuals, what is most important to consider when trying to reach that community?”

11. Resources
Local campus resources (e.g., LGBTQ Resource Center, student groups)
Online resources
Gender Infinity:
National Center for Transgender Equality:
FORGE:
GLAAD transgender resources:
Division 44 resources:
APA student resources, including “Proud and Prepared” and “Climate Guide for LGBTQ+” students:
SLGBTI resources: transgender-issues/resources/