Psychological Assessment Considerations Series: Addressing Power and Privilege When Assessing Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) Clients (With CE)

$40.00

Presenters: A. Jordan Wright & Cole Morris

 

 Overview:

 

This presentation will focus on the role of power and privilege in the psychological assessment process with transgender and gender diverse clients. The role of power in the dynamics of the relationship between assessor and client will be discussed, specifically as related to the quality of the relationship/alliance (e.g., Applegarth & Nuttall, 2016; Hunt, 2014) and the resulting quality of data likely to emerge from client self-report (via interviews, self-report survey measures, etc.). Finally, recommendations will be made (consistent with recent literature like Budge & Moradi, 2018; Terry et al., 2010) for addressing power and privilege in the process, with a focus on evidence- based assessment (Wright et al., 2022).

 

Learning Objectives:

 

    1. Identify three ways power can affect the assessment process with TGD
    2. Discuss how unattended power in the assessment relationship can affect data
    3. Describe three ways to engage TGD clients that is attentive to power and privilege in the
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Presenters: A. Jordan Wright & Cole Morris

 

 Overview:

 

This presentation will focus on the role of power and privilege in the psychological assessment process with transgender and gender diverse clients. The role of power in the dynamics of the relationship between assessor and client will be discussed, specifically as related to the quality of the relationship/alliance (e.g., Applegarth & Nuttall, 2016; Hunt, 2014) and the resulting quality of data likely to emerge from client self-report (via interviews, self-report survey measures, etc.). Finally, recommendations will be made (consistent with recent literature like Budge & Moradi, 2018; Terry et al., 2010) for addressing power and privilege in the process, with a focus on evidence- based assessment (Wright et al., 2022).

 

Learning Objectives:

 

  1. Identify three ways power can affect the assessment process with TGD
  2. Discuss how unattended power in the assessment relationship can affect data
  3. Describe three ways to engage TGD clients that is attentive to power and privilege in the

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