Trans issues and psychodrama

[Adam Blatner]

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From: "Regina Sewell" <reginasewell at optonline.net> wrote about transgendered and I agree.
     I do wonder about more specifics, so we can be more sensitive to themes.

   e.g., 1. rs: What I have learned with working with transgendered people is how much of 
gender is on one hand socially constructed and how on the  other hand, perhaps because of 
this social construction, there is a  continuum to which people feel drawn to roles.
         ab: I'd like to hear about some of the more subtle gradients, because that might 
bring up issues I hadn't considered before.

   2. rs: "how do I deal with a world that is organized around binary  gender/sex?"
          ab: again, intrigued... what are the issues?  I don't mean to suggest there 
aren't any, but rather look forward to increasing my awareness of the kinds of problems 
encountered.

    3. rs where they are on the contiunuum   it's so much more complicated......  there's 
so much more going on...   and there is more variation among men and among women than 
between men and women....   so it's more helpful -- to me --  to view it on a continuum ) 
and help them decide how they want to live > and what they are willing to give up (men who 
want to live as women must  give up a great deal of privilige and often times income, 
women who even  take testosterone give up emotions and the sorts of tender connections 
women have).
        ab: is that so? What are some of the other things going on?  The more we can 
identify specifics, the more we can know what to look for, the sharper becomes our skill 
at diagnosis...
            I realize that this may not be the place for what might be worthy of a paper, 
but then again, perhaps that's what I'm encouraging some day, or a review of the 
literature to identify certain things...

     4.  There are also guidlines about the surgury or even legel hormemone treatment 
process.  There are a couple of books written in the
> last few years that describe this.  Let me know if you'd like these resources and I'll 
> see if I can find them.  (they are in the basement at the moment and not super easily 
> accessible.)  also, if you have more questions or whatever -- not that i am the end all 
> be all resource -- please feel free to contact me directly or even  call me at 
> 845-264-2287
                    AB: Thanks Regina, apparently you can get on grouptalk listserve. 
Fine. Thanks for your willingness to share. I just want to note that this is a truly 
interesting theme and I look forward to learning more some day. Warmly, Adam
>
> peace,
> regina
>> From: Jen <jenniferwhitlocklpc at yahoo.com>
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>> I'm an advanced psychodrama student of psychodrama at HVPI, and I am
>> forming a male to female transgender group as part of my practicum.
>>
>> I think psychodrama would be an excellent method for people who were
>> essentially born into the wrong role, and experience distress at having
>> to either pretend to be in a role that doesn't fit or suffer social consequences for 
>> acting in a role others see as inappropriate.  I imagine there will be call for role 
>> rehearsal.
>>
>> I welcome ideas from those who have worked with this population in psychodrama, or 
>> those who have ideas for exploring gender identity. Many of the individuals in this 
>> group are only newly allowing themselves to act on their preferred roles as a woman, 
>> and this side of them is isolated and yearning for contact.  It will be a rich group.
>>
>>                      Jennifer Whitlock
>>                   Licensed Professional Counselor
>>                                          Budd Lake and Newton
>>                                            973-222-3750
>>                             www.JenWhitlock.com
>>
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