Monterey County Rainbow Connections Provider Training
Pathways to Affirming Care: A Clinical Overview of WPATH SOC8
May 1st, 2025
CE’s Available
The Gender Health Training Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Gender Health Training Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
What We Will Cover
- The evolution and purpose of the WPATH Standards of Care
- Key updates and expanded populations addressed in SOC8
- Ethical principles and flexibility in clinical decision-making
- Gender-affirming care guidelines for adults and adolescents
- Overview of medically necessary interventions beyond hormones and surgery
- Practical use of SOC8 appendices for clinical support
Learning objectives:
- Define three key shifts in the WPATH Standards of Care from SOC7 to SOC8.
- Outline the eligibility criteria for initiating puberty suppression and gender-affirming hormone therapy in adolescents.
- Summarize two ways SOC8 emphasizes flexibility and patient-centered care globally.
- List at least three medically necessary gender-affirming treatments beyond hormones and surgery.
- Differentiate between the requirements for initiating gender-affirming hormone therapy in adults versus adolescents.
- Describe two criteria required for considering surgical interventions in transgender adolescents.
- Identify three sections within the SOC8 appendices that are critical for informing clinical practice.
Presenters
Jen Hastings
Jen Hastings, MD (jen/jen) Board Certified in Family Medicine, has been providing transgender health care for many years. Dr Jen is part of Ibis Reproductive Health, a research group studying the reproductive needs and experiences of transgender and gender expansive people in the US, and a national consultant and educator on transgender healthcare, increasing medical access and understanding.
Jen is also an abortion provider with Aria Medical Group. In Santa Cruz, Jen is the physician consultant with SafeRx and the Health Improvement Partnership, working with Opioid Safety, Behavioral Health integration, Trauma Informed Care and Mindfulness in Medicine.
Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD
Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD is a clinical psychologist & WPATH certified member/mentor, specializing in couple & family therapy with a particular focus on trans youth and their families. He is the founder & CEO of the Gender Health Training Institute & TransFamily Alliance, a research consultant, international speaker, community educator, and professor teaching graduate and post-graduate courses in LGBTQ psychology, family systems, and gender affirming care, as well as the author of several articles and book chapters on gender, sexuality, and family work.
Juliette Greenham
Mexican writer, former strategy director at international organizations and DEI expert at Gender Health Training Institute. Juliette is coaching the most important organizations in Latin America to change their culture towards trans inclusivity, implementing solid policies and procedures. Juliette helps trans families in their Gender Journey, translating gender-affirming care to the Latin American culture, helping families understand it and remove cultural obstacles so they can flow and be at peace with the process.
Session is 180 min including time for Q&A.
3 CE Credits Available
The Gender Health Training Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Gender Health Training Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.