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

Rural 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-...

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Published inJournal of gay & lesbian social services Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 327 - 353
Main Author Boot-Haury, Jared W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis LLC 02.07.2024
Subjects
Clients
Competence
Psychologists
Social skills
Social workers
Training
Transgender persons
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Summary:Rural 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.
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ISSN:2993-3021
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DOI:10.1080/10538720.2023.2266399