Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary People with Disabilities or Illnesses: A Good Practice Guide for Health and Care Provision

by Jennie Kermode

Overview

By drawing on the experience of trans people who are affected by physical disability, chronic illness and mental illness, this book is the definitive guide on providing best practice in approaches to health and care policy.

Suggesting solutions to areas where understanding and care provision is poor, Kermode gives advice on topics such as transitioning with a disability, sex-specific service provision and fertility and reproduction. The book also examines how health and care professionals can adapt to cater for transgender and non-binary people's needs and can support those who must use health services due to their condition.

Written in an accessible and comprehensive manner, Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary People with Disabilities or Illnesses is an essential guide for practitioners in health and social care positions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784509354
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	08/21/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jennie Kermode MA (hons) MRes is Chair of Trans Media Watch and author of Transgender Employees in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers. She has written for The Independent, The New Statesman, Pink News and New Internationalist. She lives in Paisley, UK.
Jennie Kermode MA (hons) MRes is the former Chair of Trans Media Watch, a charity promoting positive media representations of the transgender community. She has written for The Independent, The New Statesman, Pink News and New Internationalist, and is a commissioning editor at Eye For Film. She has provided training on trans issues for private and public sector organisations and has worked with government on initiatives aimed at tackling transphobic hate crime.

Table of Contents

1. Sex and gender: understanding transgender people. 2. Transgender people, disability and illness. 3. The transition process. 4. Transition and disability. 5. Transition and chronic illness. 6. Transitioning with a mental illness or learning disorder. 7. Physical health issues associated with being transgender. 8. Mental health issues associated with being transgender. 9. Sex-specific service provision. 10. Transgender people and pregnancy. 11. Data management. 12. Hospital care. 13. Institutional care. 14. At-home care. 15. Transgender people and disability benefits.

Editorial Reviews

This book is a joy to read. Clear, straightforward, comprehensive: it sets out its stall with an economy and directness I can only aspire to. From trans basics (about which I already knew a lot) to the specifics and health and disability issues for trans people, this is an essential guide for anyone working in this area - from medics to social workers to teachers and policy makers - or just wishing to know more.

Jane Fae

This is an excellent and comprehensive book for professionals at any level involved in the management or delivery of clinical and social care services. Read it before you encounter your first transgender or non-binary service user, with or without disabilities, and you won't go wrong.

Christine Burns MBE