Thud-Tempters and Mockingbirds: A Cognitive–Linguistic Approach to Acoustic Assumptions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Fiona Beaton ◽  
Ava Ayers ◽  
John Pickering ◽  
Daniel Kayajian
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Acoustic Parameter ◽  
First Person ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Cognitive Linguistic ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
Individualized Approach ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Person Account ◽  
Future Work

Purpose This study analyzed information shared through journal reflections of a client and a student clinician participating in The College of Saint Rose Transgender Voice and Communication Program related to the application and implications of Acoustic Assumptions. This research note was generated by a client, a student clinician, and certified speech-language pathologists. Method This single-case study focused on an eclectic approach to gender-affirmative voice services that addressed factors related to resonance commonly explored with transgender clients. A first-person account of reactions to therapy served as the foundation for journal reflections made by the client and the student clinician. Therefore, first-person language appears in the journal entries to detail our perspectives of this clinical experience. Results Providing gender-affirmative voice services in a holistic manner helped the client align her communication with her gender identity. Creating a client-specific conceptual framework that prioritized elements of cognitive–linguistic therapy, education, and counseling supported the client as the resonance challenges frequently experienced by transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals outlined in Acoustic Assumptions were explored. Limitations regarding the clinical application of this highly individualized approach to resonance are acknowledged. The findings from this study may not generalize to entire clinical populations, given the format of the research design. Conclusions We found this therapeutic approach helped the client develop a personalized understanding of the resonance challenges she was experiencing (see below for a more detailed discussion of those challenges). And she was able to deepen her ability to produce voice with forward resonance, an acoustic parameter that researchers have found many listeners to associate with “femininity” and that, in this case, aligned with the client's perception of femininity. Techniques used and observations on them may be useful for future work in gender-affirmative voice services.

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO PRESENT WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA: An investigation into patient and parent satisfaction

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-225
Author(s):  
Kathleen Walsh ◽  
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Melissa Jonnson ◽  
Wallace Wong ◽  
Veronique Nguy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Assessment ◽  
Parent Satisfaction ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Individualized Approach ◽  
And Gender

Practitioners working with gender non-conforming children and youth ascribe to general guidelines based on the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People (2012). These guidelines inform clinical practice and assessment and emphasize the need for gender affirming care, but they do not include strict treatment criteria. Consequently, there are multiple perspectives and approaches in the field regarding effective assessment and treatment of gender diverse and transgender clients. Given the ongoing debate around best practices, the current exploratory research study investigates the perspectives and satisfaction of transgender youth and their parents actively seeking out gender health assessments (e.g., hormone readiness assessments). Twenty-five parents and 22 youth who were accessing gender health services through a community outpatient clinic completed a questionnaire about the gender health assessment process. Survey data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and portions analyzed using thematic analysis. Similar responsepatterns were found between groups and themes emerged surrounding the need for an individualized approach to care. This study aims to increase clinical understanding of the experiences of those seeking gender health assessment services to inform and improve practices to better serve this community.

Gender Nonconforming Individuals and Business Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 105256292096214
Author(s):  
Susan C. Graham ◽  
Amy J. MacFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Business Education ◽  
Gender Nonconformity ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Business Educators ◽  
Gender Inclusion ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Future Work

Our understanding of gender is evolving from a binary system to a continuum whereby gender is fluid, multifaceted, and individually defined or expressed. Businesses, through owners, employees, and customers, as well as company policies and practices, play a role in the acceptance and inclusion of gender nonconforming individuals. One group with a responsibility in relation to gender inclusion is the business education system—undergraduate and graduate business programs that deliver business curriculum, shape business practices, research business issues, and produce business leaders. The purpose of this study is to examine the peer-reviewed literature to identify if and how the interpretation of genders, one that includes gender nonconforming individuals, exists in business education research. While 17 articles were found that cover topics within this general area, an overall lack of academic literature examining business education and gender nonconformity may leave business educators ill-equipped to include gender nonconforming individuals and topics in their classrooms. This work may inform business educators regarding the status of business education in relation to the evolving understanding of gender and identify areas for future work to help ensure that business educators are equipped with the knowledge to enable full gender inclusion in the business classroom.

Reactions and Preferences for Training Among Area Agency on Aging Providers Working With Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 545-554
Author(s):  
Allison R. Warren ◽  
Ann M. Steffen
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Professional Development Training ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Service Environments ◽  
Future Work

Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) older adults face numerous barriers to healthy aging. These older adults may be less likely to seek out aging-focused services due to fear of discrimination and a lack of culturally competent services. There is a dearth of trainings for aging-focused professionals that would contribute to the development of affirming service environments for TGNC older adults. The current study explores providers’ responses to a professional development training made available nationwide to staff and volunteers of area agencies on aging. Participants’ ( N = 155) reflections on what would be most helpful in their future work with TGNC older adults included requests for role-plays, instructions on creating more inclusive agency documents, increased contact with TGNC older adults, and managing discriminatory language in the workplace. Future directions include creating professional development opportunities that incorporate experiences with and exposure to both other aging-focused providers and TGNC elders.

scholarly journals Writing Gender with Sexuality: Reflections on the Diaries of Lou Sullivan

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. González
Keyword(s):  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
First Person ◽  
Social Forms ◽  
Historical Archive ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Person Account ◽  
Psychoanalytic Writing

In contemporary psychoanalytic writing, gender tends to be disarticulated from sexuality. While this has been a theoretically useful approach, especially as regards the critical appraisal of early traditional literature (which often assumed a facile coherence between sex, sexuality, and gender), this position too often leaves gender stripped of one of the most compelling forces in psychoanalytic theorizing, namely, its relation to the sexual. Here the diaries of Lou Sullivan (1951–1991)—a transsexual man who began writing long before considering sexual transitioning—are used to present an extended example of the intimate linkage between gender and sexuality. The diaries stand as a unique historical archive: a fairly comprehensive, prospective, first-person account of transsexuality, begun before the subject self-identified as transsexual, which documents a complex and candid subjective evolution. Situated historically during a time of enormous upheaval in both psychoanalysis and the culture at large on questions of gender and sexuality, the diaries offer an additional opportunity to consider the nexus of individual psyche and social forms.

A Phonomotor Approach to Apraxia of Speech Treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2109-2130
Author(s):  
Lauren Bislick
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Motor Planning ◽  
The Other ◽  
Multimodal Approach ◽  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Duration Of Treatment ◽  
Treatment Gains ◽  
Future Work

Purpose This study continued Phase I investigation of a modified Phonomotor Treatment (PMT) Program on motor planning in two individuals with apraxia of speech (AOS) and aphasia and, with support from prior work, refined Phase I methodology for treatment intensity and duration, a measure of communicative participation, and the use of effect size benchmarks specific to AOS. Method A single-case experimental design with multiple baselines across behaviors and participants was used to examine acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of treatment effects 8–10 weeks posttreatment. Treatment was distributed 3 days a week, and duration of treatment was specific to each participant (criterion based). Experimental stimuli consisted of target sounds or clusters embedded nonwords and real words, specific to each participants' deficit. Results Findings show improved repetition accuracy for targets in trained nonwords, generalization to targets in untrained nonwords and real words, and maintenance of treatment effects at 10 weeks posttreatment for one participant and more variable outcomes for the other participant. Conclusions Results indicate that a modified version of PMT can promote generalization and maintenance of treatment gains for trained speech targets via a multimodal approach emphasizing repeated exposure and practice. While these results are promising, the frequent co-occurrence of AOS and aphasia warrants a treatment that addresses both motor planning and linguistic deficits. Thus, the application of traditional PMT with participant-specific modifications for AOS embedded into the treatment program may be a more effective approach. Future work will continue to examine and maximize improvements in motor planning, while also treating anomia in aphasia.

An exploratory study: Informing health and prevention services for transgender and gender nonconforming student service members and veterans.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Pelts ◽  
David L. Albright ◽  
Justin T. McDaniel ◽  
Sandra Laski ◽  
Kelli Godfrey
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Student Service ◽  
Prevention Services ◽  
And Gender

PAR Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Billies
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender

The work of the Welfare Warriors Research Collaborative (WWRC), a participatory action research (PAR) project that looks at how low income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming (LG-BTGNC) people survive and resist violence and discrimination in New York City, raises the question of what it means to make conscientization, or critical consciousness, a core feature of PAR. Guishard's (2009) reconceptualization of conscientization as “moments of consciousness” provides a new way of looking at what seemed to be missing from WWRC's process and analysis. According to Guishard, rather than a singular awakening, critical consciousness emerges continually through interactions with others and the social context. Analysis of the WWRC's process demonstrates that PAR researchers doing “PAR deep” (Fine, 2008)—research in which community members share in all aspects of design, method, analysis and product development—should have an agenda for developing critical consciousness, just as they would have agendas for participation, for action, and for research.

The Category Is . . . Opulence!

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Plaster
Keyword(s):  
Performance Studies ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
The Cross ◽  
And Gender ◽  
A Performance

In recent years there has been a strong “public turn” within universities that is renewing interest in collaborative approaches to knowledge creation. This article draws on performance studies literature to explore the cross-disciplinary collaborations made possible when the academy broadens our scope of inquiry to include knowledge produced through performance. It takes as a case study the “Peabody Ballroom Experience,” an ongoing collaboration between the Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the Peabody Institute BFA Dance program, and Baltimore’s ballroom community—a performance-based arts culture comprising gay, lesbian, queer, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people of color.

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