What is the Trans Care Teen Program?

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This program is divided into 7 modules to teach you how to cope with gender dysphoria.

1. What is gender dysphoria? (¿Qué es la disforia de género?) – Learn what it is, what makes it feel worse, and identify your personal triggers.
2. Seeing gender dysphoria from the outside (Observando la disforia de género desde afuera)– Imagine gender dysphoria as something outside of you so it feels less overwhelming.
3. Stay present (Estar presente) – Learn ways to stay calm and focused when gender dysphoria shows up, using mindful awareness.
4. Take action (¡Manos a la obra!)– Practice doing things that help reduce the impact of gender dysphoria, like changing the situation or thinking in a new way.
5. Shift your focus (Enfócate en otra cosa) – Learn when it’s okay to distract yourself from gender dysphoria with things like games or TV.
6. Mix and match (Lo que más te funcione) – Find out which coping skills work best for different gender dysphoria situations.
7. Quick review (Repaso) – Go over everything you learned and get a handy cheat sheet to remember your favorite coping skills.

Each module is guided by a trans and/or nonbinary teen.

The Trans Care Teen program takes about 4–5 hours total. You’ll do fun activities like writing, drawing, matching, and more. You can write as much or as little as you want, but if you skip the writing parts, your coping cheat sheet might end up empty and not very useful. We encourage you to do all the activities! (¡Te recomendamos que realices todas las actividades para sacarle el máximo provecho al curso!)

If you’re using your phone and don’t want to type, you can use speech-to-text—just tap the microphone on your keyboard like when texting. If you’re not sure how, try searching online for your phone model and “speech to text.” You can answer any activity in whatever language feels most comfortable for you! (Si estás usando tu teléfono y no quieres escribir, puedes usar la función de dictado—solo toca el micrófono en tu teclado, como cuando envías mensajes de texto. Si no estás seguro/a/e de cómo hacerlo, intenta buscar en internet el modelo de tu teléfono junto con “speech to text” o “dictado por voz.” ¡Puedes responder cualquier actividad en el idioma que te resulte más cómodo!)

Dealing with gender dysphoria can feel really tough sometimes — it can mess with your mood and how you see yourself. But the cool thing is, the coping skills we’re going to talk about in this program have actually been shown in research to really help. They’ve worked for a lot of teens, and there’s a really good chance they can help you feel better too. (Lidiar con disforia de género a veces puede sentirse muy difícil — puede afectar tu estado de ánimo y la forma en que te ves a ti mismo/a/e. Pero lo bueno es que las habilidades de afrontamiento de las que vamos a hablar en este programa han demostrado en investigaciones que realmente ayudan. Han funcionado para muchos/as/es adolescentes, y hay una muy buena probabilidad de que también puedan ayudarte a sentirte mejor.)

Focusing and processing your experience of gender dysphoria can be challenging. That’s why we’ll remind you to take self-care breaks. It’s important to be kind to yourself during this process. If you ever feel like quitting, take a break and come back when you’re ready. We promise it’s worth it! (Enfocarte y procesar tu experiencia con disforia de género puede ser un reto. Por eso te recordaremos que tomes pausas de autocuidado. Es importante ser amable contigo mismo/a/e durante este proceso. Si en algún momento sientes que quieres dejarlo, toma un descanso y regresa cuando te sientas listo/a/e. ¡Te prometemos que valdrá la pena!!)

Using self-care when you feel overwhelmed can help you stay grounded and make it easier to keep going. Self-care is anything you do to take care of your mental, physical, or emotional health. Some examples include: