Gender, diversity & inclusion with G Sabini-Roberts

Gender and diversity issues are very important but sometimes we might not be quite sure how to talk to people in a way which helps them feel included, heard and understood. Today I am joined by G Sabini-Roberts, a speaker and activist in issues surrounding diversity and inclusion. She offers us her top tips for how we can strive to do it well enough. G and I hope you find the episode useful. The Highlights: 00:28: Welcome & exclusive competition! 02:50: Intro to today’s topic and our guest 04:09: becoming an expert and spokesperson for LGBTQ issues 05:42: reducing barriers for people around gender 07:00: The importance of pronouns 09:00: Gender privilege 10:45: Marianne’s first learning point 11:19: The importance of prefixes and titles 12:11: A high profile battle for what’s right 15:25: The importance of not just complying 16:04: The NHS and titles and systems 18:42: People’s names matter! 20:07: Expanding the language we use in services 23:16: Patient choice and preference matters 24:00: Including trans people in services 26:05: The Happy Families Progress Edition Playing games with service users for engagement 30:12: How we define families 32:40: The importance of staying curious 32:22: G’s last learning point 34:48: An exclusive competition! 36:00: Thanks & Close Links:  Connect with G Sabini-Roberts: https://gsabiniroberts.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rainbowfamilycircus/  Grab your copy of the new book: The Aspiring Psychologist Collective: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97  Get your Supervision Shaping Tool now: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/supervision  Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her, including the upcoming Aspiring Psychologist Book and The Aspiring Psychologist Membership on her Link tree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0 To join my free Facebook group and discuss your thoughts on this episode and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspiringpsychologistcommunity Like, Comment, Subscribe & get involved: If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page. Hashtags: #gender #diveristy #inclusion #LGBTQ #transgender #gsabiniroberts #neurodiversity #modernmentalhealth #mentalhealthservices #aspiringpsychologist #dclinpsy #psychology #assistantpsychologist #psychologycareers #clinicalpsychology #mentalhealth #BPS #traineeclinicalpsychologist #clinicalpsychology #drmariannetrent #britishpsychologicalsociety #mentalhealthprofessional #gettingqualified #mentalhealthprofessionals #mentalhealthprofessional #mentalhealthprofessionals #workingwithpeople #supportatwork #personalandprofessional #worklifebalance #traineepwp #staffteam #mdt Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by WriteUpp Tap to Pay This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp. Their Tap to Pay app turns your smartphone into a card reader, helping private practitioners take secure payments without additional hardware. Use code MARIANNE30 for a free 30-day trial and 30% off your first 6 months at this link: https://writeupp.com/?refid=142336