Browsing by Author "Brandon-Friedman, Richard"

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    Families in Transition: Development of a Therapeutic Group for Gender-Diverse Youth and Their Caregivers
    (Center for Translating Research Into Practice, IU Indianapolis, 2022-10-06) Brandon-Friedman, Richard
    The 2022 Charles Bantz Community Scholar Award was presented to Richard Brandon-Freidman, Assistant Professor in the Indiana University School of Social Work and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Indiana University School of Medicine. The project, “Families in Transition: Development of a Therapeutic Group for Gender-Diverse Youth and Their Caregivers,” is a collaboration between GenderNexus, Gender Expansive Kids & Co. (GEKCO), and PFLAG-Fishers. This research project will evaluate a therapeutic support group designed to meet the needs of gender-diverse youth (GDY) and their caregivers. The group will enhance the social and emotional well-being of participants through psychoeducation, skill development, familial relationship and communication building, and community connectedness.
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    Working with the Gender-Diverse Community to Address the Needs of Gender-Diverse Youth
    (Center for Translating Research Into Practice, IU Indianapolis, 2024-06-28) Brandon-Friedman, Richard
    Dr. Brandon-Friedman, his doctoral students, and gender-diverse community members discuss recent research projects designed to better understand and address the needs of gender-diverse youth. These include tracking the impact of gender-affirming care on gender-diverse youths’ well-being over a two-year period, exploring the impact of educational institution betrayal on gender-diverse youths’ education and social well-being, developing a therapeutic group for gender-diverse youth and their caregivers, and assisting with the development of a life skills curriculum for gender-diverse People of Color age 18-24. These projects all have been funded through various community-based mechanisms and all have included the gender-diverse community in their design, implementation, and evaluation. Learn how researchers can engage with the community to learn about and address their needs.