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Facilitating Career Development Concerns of Gender Transitioning Individuals: Professional Standards and Competencies
Author(s) -
Sangganjanavanich Varunee Faii,
Headley Jessica A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2013.00061.x
Subject(s) - career development , transgender , professional development , psychosocial , psychology , professional association , medical education , medicine , pedagogy , public relations , political science , psychiatry , psychoanalysis
Gender transition is a complex process that entails various psychosocial challenges, including career development, to transitioning individuals. Career development practitioners are required to be knowledgeable of the current professional standards and competencies of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health ([, 2012]) and the American Counseling Association ([, 2010]) to help gender transitioning individuals address career development concerns. In this article, the authors review these newly proposed professional standards for and competencies in working with gender transitioning individuals and highlight unique career development concerns of this population. Practical implications for career development practitioners are discussed.