The Patient and Family Learning Space and CAMH’s Gender Identity Clinic hosted this webinar.
In celebration of International Transgender Visibility Day, clinicians from the CAMH Gender Identity Clinic provided an overview of the clinic, an overview of the provincial transition-related surgery process, and a highlight of clinical and research activities.
Live event date: Thursday, March 31, 2022
This event has concluded and no recording is available.
Presenters
Carey Lawford (they/them pronouns) is a Social Worker in the Adult Gender Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. They hold Adjunct Lecturer Status in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. At CAMH and within a Toronto-based private practice, Carey provides assessment and psychotherapy for clients, both emerging in terms of gender identity and expression, and clients pursuing with transition-related surgeries. They are actively involved in promoting knowledge and advancing competencies in healthcare (primary care and allied health) as a means of increasing health equity within trans and gender expansive communities.
Nina Vitopoulos (she/her pronouns) is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at the Adult Gender Clinic at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Canada. She holds a PhD in School and Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Toronto. She takes a lifespan developmental approach to research and clinical care. Her clinical work focuses on the mental health and wellness of individuals belonging to marginalized populations across the lifespan. Nina’s research focuses on understanding the impact of trauma on the lives of marginalized youth and adults, and its implications for treatment design and implementation across health care, homelessness and justice sectors.