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2018 Gender Spectrum Conference

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7:00am PDT

Gender Spectrum Conference Check-in Soda Center Plaza

7:45am PDT

Check-in to Childcare/Pre-K and K-2nd Programs Sichel Hall

8:00am PDT

Check-in to 3rd-5th, Middle School and High School Programs TBA

8:30am PDT

Gender Spectrum Conference Welcome and Opening Plenary Soda Center

10:10am PDT

Grandparents Group: Where Do I Fit In? Dante 114Diane Ehrensaft • PhD Characteristics of Gender Inclusive Schools Dante 220Molly Maxwell • Sandra Collins, PhD • Margaret Schultz • Kim Westheimer Claiming Our Faith: Gender & Religion Dante 218Jordan Decker • Austen Hartke • J Mase III Documents 101: To Change or Not to Change Dante 204Ian Anderson Medical Basics: An Introduction to Blockers and Hormones Soda Center - Claeys LoungeJen Hastings, MD • Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD • Stephen M. Rosenthal, MD • Ilana Sherer, MD Understanding the Physiology of Gender Soda Center - Lafayette HallStephen M. Rosenthal, MD Gender Dysphoria (Part 1) Soda Center - Moraga HallSusan P. Landon, LMFT • Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD • Aydin Olson-Kennedy, MSW Helping Your Gender-Expansive Child with Teasing Soda Center - Orinda HallDarlene Tando, LCSW The Dimensions of Gender: A Conference Primer Dante 215Joel Baum

11:40am PDT

Sign-out for Lunch from Childcare/Pre-K, K-2nd, and 3rd-5th Programs TBA Gender Spectrum Conference Lunch De La Salle Lawn

12:55pm PDT

Sign-in After Lunch to Childcare/Pre-K, K-2nd, and 3rd-5th Programs TBA

1:10pm PDT

Let’s Talk About (How to Talk About) Sex: For Parents of Children and Pre-Adolescents Dante 204Elis Herman • EB Troast, MPH What Would YOU Do? The Advanced Ally's Guide to Turning Conflict Into Change Dante 220Jamie Henkel • Jean-Marie Navetta Reclaiming Faith & Love from our Gender-Diverse God! Dante 218Susan Cottrell Health Care Advocacy 101: How to Effectively Appeal Transition-Related Service Denials Dante 114Lindsey M. Rosellini, Esq. Fertility Issues for Youth: Puberty Blockers, Hormones and Decision-Making Through the Lens of Family Building Options Soda Center - Lafayette HallAlexander Chen, Esq • Jen Hastings, MD • Diane Ehrensaft, PhD Surgical Congruence Measures: Provider Perspectives Soda Center - Moraga HallScott Mosser, MD • Michael Safir, MD • Thomas Satterwhite, MD Gender Dysphoria (Part 2) Soda Center - Claeys LoungeSusan P. Landon, LMFT • Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD • Aydin Olson-Kennedy, MSW Parenting Non-Binary Children and Youth Soda Center - Orinda HallLCSW • J. (Jessie) Rose Cohen • Daxle Collier • Dianne Jones • Margaret Schultz Shifting the Frame: Children on Both the Autism Spectrum and the Gender Spectrum Dante 215Nathan Dorcey A. Johnson • julie graham

2:50pm PDT

Let’s Talk About (How to Talk About) Sex: For Parents of Teens Dante 204Elis Herman • EB Troast, MPH Dad's Group: Exploring Fatherhood and Gender Diversity Dante 218Enrique Perez Grovas Inclusive Curriculum for Safer, Stronger Schools Soda Center - Lafayette HallAmanda Goad, Esq. Surgical Congruence Measures: Patient Perspectives Soda Center - Moraga HallTố Như (Lotus) Đào, ASW • Lisa Kenney • Christina Tibbs • Annatina Tibbs Gender and Pre-Adolescents: What's on Your Mind? Dante 215Joel Baum Gender and Young Children: What's on Your Mind? Dante 114Pamela Wool Keeping Siblings Seen and Supported Soda Center - Orinda HallLaura S. Anderson, PsyD Reflections on Non-Binary Identities in a Binary World Soda Center - Claeys LoungeJ. (Jessie) Rose Cohen • D Han • Zo Jimenez • Cal Larisch • Andy Leslie

4:30pm PDT

Young Adult Roundtable: Imagining the Possibilities Soda CenterJenna Hackman • Nathan Dorcey A. Johnson • era steinfeld • Sone Yun

5:30pm PDT

Pick-up at Childcare/Pre-K, K-2, 3rd-5th, MS and HS Programs TBA

6:00pm PDT

Saturday Night Party De La Salle Lawn

8:45am PDT

Sign-in to Childcare/Pre-K, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, MS and HS Programs TBA

9:00am PDT

Models of Support: Creating Groups to Help Caregivers Raising Gender Diverse Youth Dante 204Allegra Clement-Bayard • Sharon Dunski Vermont, MD • Sandra Collins, PhD • Pamela Wool Storytime! Promising Practices and Problematic Tropes in the Emerging Field of Gender-Expansive Children’s Literature Dante 220 Advocating for Gender Inclusion within Faith Institutions Dante 218Austen Hartke • J Mase III • Karin McClelland Non-Binary Medical Care and Considerations Dante 114Jen Hastings, MD • Micah Rajunov, MSOD Affirmative Parenting LeFevre TheaterLisa Kenney Issues of Privacy & Disclosure: Who Needs to Know What When Dryden Hall (adjacent to Cafeteria)Sara Armstrong • Mere Abrams, MSW, ASW • Maureen R Johnston, LMFT Ready, Set, Oh? When Parents Feel More Ready for Transition than Their Child Dante 215Darlene Tando, LCSW • Aydin Olson-Kennedy, MSW Claiming Our Gender in Our Cultural Contexts Galileo 201Our Family Coalition & ONE Archives Foundation • Enrique Perez Grovas • Sujatha Rajagopal • Nadi Suhaimi • Rexy Tapia • Kim Westheimer

10:45am PDT

Plenary Session -- Moving Forward and Taking Action: Concrete Plans to Support My Gender Diverse Child Dryden Hall and Lefevre TheaterJoel Baum • Lisa Kenney

11:45am PDT

Sign-out for Lunch from Childcare/Pre-K, K-2nd, and 3rd-5th Programs TBA Gender Spectrum Conference Lunch De La Salle Lawn

1:00pm PDT

Sign-in After Lunch to Childcare/Pre-K, K-2nd, and 3rd-5th Programs TBA

1:15pm PDT

Owning Your Gender, Understanding Your Child: A Writer’s Workshop Dante 114Sara Kaplan • Roz Gould Keith Entendiendo el Género Desde una Perspectiva Latina/Hispana Dante 220Isolda Atayde Gender Support Plans and Other Tools to Support Your Child’s Gender at School Dryden Hall (adjacent to Cafeteria)Joel Baum Christian Bible Passages and Gender Dante 218Austen Hartke Gender and Teens: What's on Your Mind? LeFevre TheaterLisa Kenney Leaving the Nest: College and Other Transition Age Youth Issues Galileo 201Cal Larisch • Karin McClelland • Cari Costanzo, PhD • Sujatha Rajagopal • Kim Westheimer • Sone Yun When Families Don't Agree: Counseling and Legal Implications Dante 215Asaf Orr, JD • Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

3:00pm PDT

Working Through Conflict Together: Listening to Understand Dante 204Elizabeth Burger • Melanie Rowen, JD Legal Panel: Ask the Experts! Dante 215Alexander Chen, Esq • Alexis Turzan, Esq • Asaf Orr, JD The Doctor Is In: Medical Providers Panel Galileo 201Jen Hastings, MD • Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD • Stephen M. Rosenthal, MD • Ilana Sherer, MD Working Through the Worries to Show Up for Our Kids Dryden Hall (adjacent to Cafeteria)Laura S. Anderson, PsyD Your New Normal LeFevre TheaterLisa Kenney • Pamela Wool Body Mapping Workshop: Tracing the Embodied Stories of Your Life Through Art and Images Dante 218Cari Costanzo, PhD Exploring Gender Through Film: The Power of Mentors and Families in the Lives of Gender Diverse Youth Dante 220Daniel Moretti The Intersection of Masculinity and Sexuality Dante 114Kala Heekin • Emmanuel DeJesus, MSW

4:30pm PDT

Pick-up at Childcare/PreK, K-2nd, 3rd-5th, MS and HS Programs TBA