Transgender & gender-diverse inclusive resources for your practice
Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals face unique barriers that can result in occupational injustice, deprivation, and alienation. Through cultural humility, occupational therapy practitioners can provide inclusive care to TGD individuals that is supported by the AOTA Code of Ethics. We have the skills necessary to deliver client-centered, gender-affirming care that promotes engagement in healthy occupations.
It’s within our scope
Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals face unique barriers that can result in occupational injustice, deprivation, and alienation. Watch the webinar series, It's Within Our Scope: Gender Inclusive Practice Panel Series and hear from occupational therapy practitioners within the LGBTQIA+ community who share their experiences working with TGD clients.
We have the skills necessary to deliver client-centered, gender-affirming care that promotes engagement in occupations. This webinar series discusses the health disparities and barriers for TGD clients across the lifespan and within various settings and apply cultural humility and gender-affirming care to their areas of practice to improve quality of life for TGD clients.
Client-centered & clinical care for TGD community
Explore resources that offer guidance for clinical care for assessment, billing, and other surgical and treatment considerations.
Gender affirming care across the lifespan
We support our clients through each phase of their lives. Read more about providing gender-affirming care for children, adolescents, and younger and older adults.
Caring for TGD children & adolescents
Caring for TGD veterans
Caring for TGD older adults
Caring for TGD individuals: ADLs and IADLs
Finding the right words
Discover terms that promote inclusivity and belonging. The glossary on common terminology that refers to gender-identity language, various relationship styles, ADLs for transgender and gender-diverse individuals, common gender-affirming surgeries, and theoretical concepts while working with LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Practice resources to foster inclusion & well-being
Encourage inclusion and belonging in your practice with these resources. We can support transgender and gender-diverse clients by being aware of power dynamics and understanding the unique health disparities that can impact quality of life.
Share infographics for your practice
Use these infographics to educate your network, clients, and their support system.
OT Comics
We support our clients through each phase of their lives. Read more about providing gender-affirming care for children, adolescents, and younger and older adults.
Post-Op Gender-affirming surgery
Watch a day in the life of Chloe, an occupational therapy professional, as she cares for Jax, a client recovering from gender affirming surgery.
Guide through misgendering in clinic setting
This comic focuses on misgendering in a clinical setting.
Guide through misgendering in office setting
This comic walks you through misgendering in an office setting.
Guide through misgendering in school-based setting
This comic highlights misgendering in a school-based setting.
Intro to pronouns for OT Kids
This comic provides ways that children identify with pronouns.
Explore more resources & information
Check out this curated list of books, children's books, and support for the TGD community. You can also find more DEIJAB topics, resources, and tools in the Toolkit.
Authors
AOTA Capstone Students
Bri Guillory, OTS (they, them, theirs), Boston University
Lili Rafalski, OTS (they/her), Emory & Henry College
TGD toolkit documents and practice resources were developed to add to the AOTA DEIJAB Toolkit.