Damariscotta school social worker provides transition therapy for child without parent permission

A licensed social worker in the Damariscotta school district in Maine gave a 13 year old child a chest binder as part of gender transition therapy without informing the child's parents

This is an ethical violation. This therapist needs support and access to different perspectives.

It may be the tip of the iceberg of affirmation therapy. Old School Counselor provides perspective on this crisis in our profession.

Source: https://www.themainewire.com/2022/12/social-worker-secretly-began-gender-transition-for-13-year-old-girl-in-maine-school-mom/