Emerging Gender Identities

Mark Yarhouse (PsyD, Wheaton College), a licensed clinical psychologist, is the Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean May Rech Chair of Psychology in the School of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he leads the Sexual & Gender Identity Institute. Yarhouse has authored or coauthored several books, including the well-received Understanding Gender Dysphoria.Julia Sadusky (PsyD, Regent University) works as a clinical psychologist in Denver, Colorado. She also serves as a youth and ministry educator, offering trainings and consultations on the intersection of sexuality, gender, and theology. Her research experiences and clinical training have focused on the study of sexual and gender identity, including providing individual, family, couples, and group therapy for those navigating sexual- and gender-identity concerns. She is an advisor for the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender.

• ContentsPart 1: Making Important Distinctions1. The Transgender Experience and Emerging Gender Identities2. How Language and Categories Shape Gender Identities3. Controversies in CarePart 2: Seeing the Person4. Foundations for Relationship5. Locating Your Area of Engagement6. Locating the Person: A Relational-Narrative Approach7. Engaging Youth: Looking beneath the Surface8. Ministry Structures for Youth9. Recovering a Hermeneutic of Christian Hope