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 Are you looking to expand your practice to include gender diverse people and you currently feel ill prepared?
 
Do you feel like grad school didn't prepare you to work with gender diverse clients?

Are you an ally that doesn't know where to start?

Affirmation Starts Here:
A Foundational Course for SLPs Supporting Gender-Diverse Clients

What is this Course? 

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A 6-module, self-paced course for speech-language pathologists ready to build affirming, ethical, and confident practice with trans and nonbinary individuals.

 

  • This course offers 2.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) applicable toward ASHA certification maintenance (CCC-SLP).

  • Participants will receive a certificate of completion documenting 2.5 PDH hours, which may be self-reported to ASHA during their 3-year certification maintenance interval.

  • ASHA does not require courses to be from an Approved CE Provider — PDHs from any professionally relevant activity count toward the 30-hour requirement.

  • This can be used towards the required 2 hours related to cultural competence, cultural humility, culturally responsive practices.

Who This Is For?

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  • SLPs looking to expand their practice

  • New grads who didn’t get inclusive training

  • Clinicians who want to offer affirming care — but don’t know where to start

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What  Will Learn?

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  • Culturally affirming communication

  • How to approach evaluations with a gender-inclusive lens

  • The four pillars of voice work

  • When to counsel and when to refer

  • Navigating legal and institutional challenges

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​What Does It Include?

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  • 6 video modules (15-30 min each)

  • Downloadable handouts and scripts

  • Printable language cheat sheets and goal-setting tools

  • Short video demos 

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Course Goals

By the end of the course, you will…

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  • Feel confident welcoming gender-diverse clients into your practice

  • Communicate clearly, respectfully, and affirmatively

  • Know how to begin evaluating and setting goals for gender-affirming voice work

  • Be an ethical and aware provider in any setting

Ready for therapy
that actually fits?
154 Waterman St. Suite 2
Providence, RI 02906
401-415-7525
info@trueselfspeech.com
  • Office accessible for persons with disabilities
  • Serving Rhode Island and all of Southern New England
  • Free parking on site


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