
Presents
Enhancing Transgender Counseling: Expectations and evidence-based practice

Presented by Dr. Fredrick Dombrowski
Many clinicians providing transgender care may lack full understanding of the recommendations required by the WPATH Standards of Care. This workshop will review WPATH’s expectations for counselors as well as discuss ways to use evidence-based practices, advocacy, and linkage with other services to assist their transgender clients.
Learning Objectives
- After completing this course, participants will learn what it means to be transgender.
- After completing this course, participants will gain an understanding of issues faced by people who are transgender.
- After completing this course, participants will learn how to interact with people who are transgender in a supportive way.
- After completing this course, participants will be able to create an inclusive treatment environment.
- After completing this course, participants will understand the WPATH standards of care.
- After completing this course, participants will learn about options to provide care to people who are transgender.
About Dr. Dombrowski
Dr. Dombrowski has worked in the mental health field since 1999 earning a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2006 and completing a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2016. His professional experience includes working with various treatment modalities including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and forensic treatment. Through these various experiences he has worked with adults and children living with co-occurring disorders. Dr. Dombrowski specializes in transgender clinical mental health counseling, He has directed several clinics for services for LGBTQIA+ populations requiring ongoing community advocacy, education, and connection to services. Dr. Dombrowski is currently a full time Associate Professor at the University of Bridgeport.
This workshop was originally presented at NYMHCA's 2022 Virtual Convention: Summer of CEUs, and was recorded for future on-demand use.