Webinar #1 in the Considerations for Special Populations Webinar Series

The first webinar offered in the 3-part Considerations for Special Populations Webinar Series focuses on key issues involving the care of incarcerated transgendered patients. The presentation will discuss the unique challenges correctional health professionals face, review the latest clinical data, and provide practical tips to ensure the appropriate, timely, and necessary care of incarcerated transgendered patients.

The 8th Version of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care and the diagnostic criteria for Gender Dysphoria as specified in the DSM 5:TR will also be covered.

$69 ($59 for CCHPs), includes access to the power point presentation, the webinar recording and CE credit – 1.00 hours for ACCME, ANCC, APA, and CCHP.

Presenter:

Joel Andrade, PhD, LICSW, CCHP-MH, Senior Expert and Vice President, Falcon Correctional and Community Services. Dr. Joel  Andrade holds a PhD and MSW from the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work with a concentration in forensics. He has worked in correctional and forensic mental health since 1997. He has presented and published journal articles and book chapters on numerous correctional health care topics including psychopathy, violence risk assessment, self-injurious behavior, suicide prevention and intervention, designing alternatives to segregation units for correctional systems, and gender dysphoria. Dr. Andrade is also the editor of The Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment: New Approaches for Mental Health Professionals.

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View our events page to see the other two webinars in this series: Caring for the Aging Population in Corrections and Women’s Health in Corrections: Evidence-Based Updates and Practical Strategies