Ep 3: Five Things About Gender Diversity With Bec Cooley (Bonus)

14/11/2022 28 min Episodio 3
Ep 3: Five Things About Gender Diversity With Bec Cooley (Bonus)

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Bonus episode for Transgender Awareness Week.
Liz and Jesse are joined by Bec Cooley, a social worker who is the Gender Services Coordinator at RBWH. Bec gives us a clinician's crash course to help provide more supportive and aware care to Trans and Gender Diverse patients and be a better ally at work and in the community.
Bec's 5 things: 
1. Know what gender diversity is and what it means.
2. Pronouns, Names and Language.
3. Don’t make assumptions.
4. Only ask gender-related questions if/when clinically relevant.
5. You actually have a duty and responsibility as an employee to be inclusive.
6. (This one is for life) Be a good ally!
 
 

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