Limited competence of mental health professionals Lack of gender-affirming mental health care Insufficient training in sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression Inadequate provider knowledge, attitudes, and clinical skills Structural barriers to mental health care Inequities in mental health care for transgender and gender diverse people Transgender health Gender diverse Mental health Psychological distress Depression Anxiety Minority stress Stigma and discrimination Gende
Conditions
Interventions
articipants receive a structured training program designed to improve mental health care for transgender and gender diverse individuals. The intervention consists of three modules delivered over a fou
Experimental Behavioral
Gender Affirmative Mental Health Training Program for Transgender and Gender Diverse Care
Sponsors
Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Phase 1 Inclusion Criteria 1. Participants are mental health professionals currently working in Thailand who voluntarily agree to participate and provide informed consent 2. Participants are willing and able to complete the online questionnaires required in the study Phase 2 Inclusion Criteria 1. Participants are mental health professionals in Thailand, including psychologists, clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, or psychiatrists with at least 1 year of experience in mental health practice 2. Participants may also include advocates working with transgender and gender diverse communities who have at least 1 year of experience in counseling-related mental health work 3. Participants are willing and able to attend the full training program continuously across all three modules 4. Participants are willing and able to complete all study assessments, including pre training post training and follow-up assessments, two months after completing the training Phase 3 Inclusion Criteria 1. Participants are coworkers of Phase 2 training participants within the same workplace who voluntarily agree to participate and provide informed consent 2. Participants are willing and able to complete the satisfaction questionnaire regarding the knowledge transfer provided by the trained participant
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Phase 1 Exclusion Criteria 1. Participants who do not provide informed consent to participate in the study 2. Participants who submit incomplete or invalid questionnaire responses Phase 2 Exclusion Criteria 1. Participants who are unable to attend or complete all three training modules 2. Participants who are unable to complete the post-training or two-month follow-up assessments Phase 3 Exclusion Criteria 1. Participants who are not coworkers of a Phase 2 training participant 2. Participants who do not complete the satisfaction questionnaire regarding the knowledge transfer process
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Counselor competency in providing care for transgender and gender diverse clients Before training Immediately after training Two months after training Sexual Orientation Counselor Competency Scale version 3 Thai version,Attitudes toward transgender people Before training Immediately after training Two months after training Thai version of Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale,Behavioral intention to provide gender affirmative mental health care Before training Immediately after training Two months after training Intention to Change Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Actual application of gender affirmative practices in the workplace Two months after training Follow up Practice Survey,Organizational climate related to gender diversity and inclusion Two months after training Organizational Climate Change Survey,Satisfaction with the training program Immediately after training Client Satisfaction Questionnaire version 8 | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactNanchatsan Sakunpong
Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
Outcome results
None listed