The Whole-Of-Self Affirming Care Project
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The Whole-Of-Self Affirming Care Project

We are asking trans and gender diverse young people, their parents/carers, and their health care providers about what questions are relevant to ensuring gender services can provide whole-of-self affirming care to all trans and gender diverse young people. 

Our goal is to generate knowledge and create practical tools that can help services deliver the best possible care, which allows trans and gender diverse young people to feel comfortable and safe to express their whole self. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You can take part if you are a:

  • Trans or gender diverse young person (age 14–25) living in Australia, who has experienced disadvantages because of systems that exclude or create barriers for people whose experiences are different to the ‘mainstream’ majority. This might be because you are a person of colour, neurodivergent, live with a disability, or for another reason. 

  • Family member of a trans or gender diverse young person (age 14-25) living in Australia, who has experienced disadvantages as described above.  

  • Health professional with experience working with trans and gender diverse young people with intersectional experiences of disadvantage. 

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? 

This research involves the completion of a Delphi survey involving at least two rounds with an optional final group discussion. This repeated survey will ask you what questions we should ask young people who attend gender services to understand their experiences of receiving whole-of-self affirming care (WOSAC).  

WOSAC means that trans and gender diverse young people can safely talk about and express all aspects of who they are, if they want to, and be received with affirmation and validation by the service. 

Everyone who takes part in this research will be reimbursed for their time. 

The study is a partnership between University of Melbourne, Orygen, headspace, Transcend Australia, Trans Gender Victoria, Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council, and Centre for Multicultural Youth. It is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund. 

HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? 

Follow this link to read and complete an information sheet and consent form. 

For more information, please contact [email protected]. 

This study has been reviewed and approved by a Human Research Ethics Committee.