Training Title:
Retired ~ Gender Competency: An Introduction What Does It Mean?

Clock Hours: 3

Objectives:
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Define generally current usage of the terms, “sex” and “gender” • Identify at least 3 differences in how women and men behave as “gendered people” and how such knowledge might impact treatment recommendations • List areas of knowledge important to “gender competence” • Critique a proposed criteria set for “gender competence”, identifying implicit assumptions about needed knowledge that may actually limit gender competence

Description:
The goal of this course is twofold: • To get you thinking about gender competence and the breadth of information and perspective it requires of you • To provide you with examples of information in different areas of a person’s functioning that might make you see the value of a gender perspective as a behavioral health provider. Keywords: Gender, gender competence, gender competency, sex, discrimination, stereotyping, women, men, oppression, feminist, women’s studies, women’s issues, feminism, inequality, power relations, sexual, group processes, group dynamics, substance abuse, addictions, Skypek

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