Parent Informational Session on Gender

What

Parent Informational Session on Gender

When

4/23/2018, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Join us for an informative presentation about gender by Darlene Tando, LCSW on Monday, April 23 at 6pm in the Hive. Topics will include gender expression, gender identity, gender dysphoria, and what it means to be a transgender or gender-expansive person. This presentation is open to all parents/guardians of students at Urban Discovery Academy. Following this presentation, Darlene will present to the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders on Tuesday, May 1 with an age-appropriate discussion of gender. This parent meeting will be a good opportunity for parents to learn about the information that will be presented to their youth, as well as language to use when discussing this topic with their children. There will also be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

Darlene Tando, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has a private practice in San Diego and has been working with transgender youth and adults since 2006. Darlene provides consultations and ongoing therapy for gender-expansive/transgender children, adolescents, and adults. Darlene writes a gender blog (www.DarleneTandoGenderBlog.com) on which she writes about all things gender-related. Darlene is a proponent of the Informed Consent model and believes the individual is the “expert” on one’s own gender identity. She believes it is her role to support the individual and family to assist in making one’s journey easier. Darlene recently published the book “The Conscious Parent’s Guide to Gender Identity: A Mindful Approach to Embracing Your Child’s Authentic Self”. We hope you will join us for this meeting on April 23.