The California Dreamin Transgender Convention, April 2-5, 2009, at the Hotel Doubletree, San Jose

Rejection
Effectively dealing with difficult family members and others who do not understand

When: Saturday, April 4, 3:00–4:00 pm

Where: San Martin Room

This presentation is created for transgender people who are coping with the experience of being rejected by their families, people in their social circle or at work. It will be educational and experiential in format. It will offer practical tools and will be empowering for those who attend.

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Dr. Shane Hill

Dr. Shane Hill is a clinical psychologist and family therapist in private practice in Santa Cruz. He has provided counseling and clinical work for 26 years and has been working with transgender clients for over 15 years. He was a clinical supervisor at Children's Mental Health, a clinical director at Youth Services, and has been a celebrated workshop facilitator and clinical trainer for the past 10 years. He currently specializes in transgender issues, supervises other therapists to work in this area, and he is an educational consultant and trainer in Transgender Cultural Competency. He developed the Santa Cruz Trans Therapist Team, who work in conjunction with the Planned Parenthood Transgender Health Program, the first of its kind in the nation.