Symposium Schedule (Afternoon)
Afternoon Session Titles and Abstracts (1:15-2:30pm)
1) A Healthcare Perspective: Demonstrating Dignity & Respect for Transgender Patients
(Room E124A)
(Paula M. Neira JD, MSN, RN, CEN, Johns Hopkins University)
This presentation provides foundational information about the causes of stereotypical beliefs about transgender people and discusses unconscious bias. These myths and stereotypes directly lead to recognized health disparities facing the community. Additionally, the presentation provides an overview of the societal challenges the community is facing that are affecting the ability of the community to access medical care.
While this presentation is grounded in healthcare practices, the language and environmental actions that reflect dignity and respect towards transgender people apply across all professions. Higher education professionals can apply this foundational information to improve the environment for transgender students and can help educate the broader student body about the transgender community.
2) They’re Speaking, We’re Listening, but What Are We Really Doing? (Room H105)
Confronting the Institutionalized –isms
(Brandon Davis & Sodah Minty, Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center)
Many of our students are wounded by their experiences in higher ed. –Isms are keeping them from being able to live up to their full potential. Therapists hear the uncensored narratives of their fight with institutional –ism. Higher Ed professionals have the power to help heal or prevent these wounds from occurring.
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