Transgender Conference to be held Thursday, May 19, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the University Center, 525 S. State Street.
The conference is entitled "Trans Actions"; its theme is "Increasing Access to Care." The 2011 conference is organized by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago Service Providers' Council ( SPC ) Prevention & Care Committees and the ad-hoc host committee. It will bring together local, state and national leaders to discuss best practices in serving trans patients & clients, provider cultural competency, employment issues, research-based programs and HIV/STI prevention for and with transgender populations.
Featured Speakers are:
Joanne Hermann author of "Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not"
Jamison Green, PhD, an international leader in transgender, health, policy, law and education from the University of California, San Francisco
Amanda Simpson a political and transgender trailblazer
Who should attend? The conference will appeal to anyone interested in learning to provide better-informed, more accessible services to transgender populations, & in addressing the factors that put trans communities at increased risk for HIV; it will also address various issues surrounding diversity in employment. Trans Actions will be of particular value to professional & health educators, service providers in mental health & substance abuse, health care providers & community health workers, social workers & counselors, case managers, & labor & diversity specialists. Register at https://afc.aidschicago.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1277&frcrld=1