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Trans Kids Matter (and their parents, too!)

February 24, 2022 by Melissa Leave a Comment

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On February 18th, in the middle of early voting for the Texas primary elections, Attorney General Ken Paxton released a non-binding opinion grossly mischaracterizing medically necessary, best-practice healthcare for transgender children as child abuse. Shortly after, Governor Abbott sent a letter to the Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) directing them to enforce Paxton’s opinion. […]

Filed Under: Client Rights, Discrimination, Equality, Gender

Transgender Awareness Week & Day of Remembrance

November 12, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

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Transgender Awareness Week starts November 13th and includes the Transgender Day of Remembrance recognized on November 20th to honor the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. For more information on how you can honor and show your support, check out GLAAD, The National Center for Transgender Equality, […]

Filed Under: Transgender Awareness Week Tagged With: Awareness, Diversity, Equality, Transgender

Veteran’s Day

November 10, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

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The diversity we celebrate on Veterans Day On Veterans Day, November 11th, we honor the bravery, service, and sacrifice of those of our military who have protected us throughout the history of our country. It is an honor to live in such a vibrant nation that fights for the freedom of its members. We also […]

Filed Under: Transgender Awareness Week Tagged With: Diversity, Equality, Veteran's Day

Discrimination, Denied!

October 28, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

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The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) voted unanimously to restore protections for LGBTQ and disabled clients in the Social Workers Code of Conduct that was undone on October 12th, 2020. Thanks to the public support legal discrimination has been denied. I stand with Social Workers and all mental health professional who strive for equal […]

Filed Under: Equality, Texas

No Place For Hate- Social Work Board Ruling

October 15, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

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A Statement from Hill Country Therapy This week the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners voted unanimously to allow social workers to turn away clients based on disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity, reversing board rules that have been in place since 2010. This is a violation to the Code of Ethics for all mental […]

Filed Under: Equality Tagged With: discrimination, social worker code of conduct

A Reminder

July 28, 2020 by Melissa Leave a Comment

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It’s important to remember, as the media centers different things about the ongoing protests and the escalation by the government, that the protests started because of police brutality toward BLPOC. https://brenebrown.com/antiracism-resources/

Filed Under: Racism and mental health

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