Transgender therapy coming to K-State

[Shana A]

Transgender therapy coming to K-State

By Hannah Loftus
Published: Friday, November 6, 2009

http://www.kstatecollegian.com/edge/transgender-therapy-coming-to-k-state-1.2054459

The Marriage and Family Therapy program at K-State is starting a new specialized treatment team, called the Transgender Therapy Team.

The program will train students in the MFT master's and doctoral programs to provide therapy services to transgender individuals and individuals who are questioning their gender.

Joyce Baptist, assistant professor of family studies and human services, will oversee the training. She said the program will be headed by two second-year MFT doctoral students who are well-trained in the area. The goal is to train the therapists to provide transgender-sensitive treatment.

Baptist said it is challenging for people to be "out" as a transgender in the community.