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Gender Dysphoria & Course Wrap-up PAGE 1: Please complete the assigned readings and view the videos on Gender Dysphoria “Puberty Blockers..”, and “I regret Transitioning.” PBS NewsHour. (2016, August 20). Puberty blockers may improve the mental health of transgender adolescents. PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/puberty-blockers-may-improve-mental-health-transgender-adolescents (Links to an external site.) Blaire White. (2020). “I Regret Transitioning” – Talk w/ Teen De-transitioner [YouTube Video]. In YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPBLyb8H_iE Please reflect on the videos, including some of the following questions: What are the pros and cons of medical transitioning? What role does the age play in making the decision to transition? Should health insurance bear the costs of medical transitioning? What can help social workers distinguish between “true” Gender Dysphoria and other underlying causes of emotional distress? How can we as social workers and as a society address the stigma and resulting trauma that trans people face, including hate crimes, homelessness, and limited access to healthcare and services? ——————————————————- PAGE 2: Please reflect on what you learned in the course: what was especially meaningful, interesting, or surprising, and why? How have your views or perceptions of mental health or any specific disorders have changed after taking this course? Have you had an opportunity to incorporate any of the course material in your Field or at work? How?