Meg-John Barker – författare

Hur är det att leva som transperson i Sverige i dag? Ges könsbekräftande vård lättvindigt eller får man tvärtom vänta alldeles för länge? På vilka sätt kan minoritetsstress påverka transpersoners hälsa?

Transfrågor syns alltmer i samhällsdebatten. Samtidigt är många osäkra på vad olika begrepp betyder, vad som är ett gott bemötande och hur livsvillkoren ser ut för transpersoner. Trans är en antologi som förmedlar forskning och kunskap på ett tillgängligt sätt, där ämnet också tillåts vara komplext. Korta intervjuer ger ytterligare inblick i olika erfarenheter.

Boken är skriven för alla som vill lära sig mer om transfrågor. Den ger även guidning och stöd för transpersoner och närstående.

Trans är skriven av flera av Sveriges mest kunniga inom området. Redaktörer är Edward Summanen, socionom och genusvetare som arbetat med hälsa för transpersoner sedan 2008, i dag verksam på Transammans – förbundet för transpersoner och närstående, samt Matilda Wurm, leg. psykolog, fil.dr inom hälsopsykologi och lektor i socialt arbete på Örebro universitet, som bland annat forskar och undervisar om hbtq-personers livsvillkor. Kapitelförfattare: Tove Lundberg, leg. psykolog och docent i psykologi. Anna Malmquist, leg. psykolog och docent i psykologi. Meg-John Barker, psykolog och fil.dr i psykologi. Ida Linander fil.dr i folkhälsa. Axel Repka, specialistläkare. Maria Kindstedt, leg. psykolog. Kapitlen av Meg-John Barker är översatta av Desirée Kellerman.

Trans vann Prisma Litteraturpris 2023, kategori Årets facklitterära verk, med följande motivering: ”Edward Summanen och Matilda Wurm har sammanställt en välskriven antologi som tar ett helhetsgrepp om transfrågor. Hantverksmässigt är den imponerande i såväl text som layout, och dess samtidiga bredd och fördjupning gör den unik i sitt slag. Kombinationen av forskarperspektiv och levda erfarenheter ger en nyanserad och mångsidig bild, som vågar vara komplex utan att någonsin vika från lojaliteten med transpersoner som grupp.”

Sagt om boken:

”Författarna, forskare och praktiker med spjutspetskompetens i transfrågor, guidar varsamt och pedagogiskt igenom skilda aspekter av området trans, avlivar myter och ger nya värdefulla perspektiv.”Jack Lukkerz, BTJ-häftet nr 11, 2023

”Om du jobbar inom vården, skolan eller är journalist – läs den här boken. Om du är transperson eller närstående – läs den här boken. Om du över huvud taget vistas i samhället och träffar människor ibland – läs den här boken. Din utökade kunskap och förståelse kan rädda liv.”Jenny Jägerfeld, leg. psykolog och författare

”Allt du behöver för att hänga med i nutidens diskussioner om transfrågor och samhällsinkludering. Smart, enkelt skriven med expertkunskap och bra begreppsdefinitioner.”Wibke Straube, forskare i genusvetenskap vid Karlstads universitet

-Explanations of various forms of sexuality, gender and relationship structures

-Common concerns relating to specific groups

-Key practises relating to specific groups

-The treatment of specific groups in contemporary Western society

-Details of some rules and ideals that are commonly found within specific groups

-Suggestions for professional practice with these groups

Ideal for all members of the multidisciplinary team, this accessible book is relevant to practitioners across theoretical backgrounds. Whether you are a trainee or qualified psychotherapist, counsellor, nurse, medic, psychiatrist, social worker or applied psychologist, this is a vital text for your professional practice. CHRISTINA RICHARDS is Senior Specialist Psychology Associate at the West London Mental Health NHS Trust (Charing Cross) Gender Identity Clinic. MEG BARKER is a senior lecturer in psychology at the Open University and a sex and relationship therapist.

What can psychology teach us about sex?

How do different bodies and brains respond sexually?

How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality?

The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book explores cultural concerns around sexualisation, pornography, and sex addiction, as well as drawing on research from sexual communities and the applied area of sex therapy.

When so much of our relationship to sex happens in the mind, The Psychology of Sex shows us how important it is to understand where our ideas about sex come from.

What can psychology teach us about sex?

How do different bodies and brains respond sexually?

How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality?

The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book explores cultural concerns around sexualisation, pornography, and sex addiction, as well as drawing on research from sexual communities and the applied area of sex therapy.

When so much of our relationship to sex happens in the mind, The Psychology of Sex shows us how important it is to understand where our ideas about sex come from.

We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships. We search for The One but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures up. We long for a happily-ever-after but break-up after break-up leave us bruised and confused.

Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships is a friendly guide through the complicated - and often contradictory - advice that''s given about sex and gender, monogamy and conflict, break-up and commitment. It asks questions about the rules of love, such as which to choose from all the rules on offer? Do we stick to the old rules we learnt growing up, or do we try something new and risk being out on our own? And what about the times when the rules we love by seem to make things worse, rather than better?

This new edition, updated throughout, considers how the rules are being ''rewritten'' in various ways - for example in monogamish and polyamorous relationships, different ways of understanding sex and gender, and new ideas for managing commitment and break-up where economics, communities, or child-care make complete separation impossible. This book considers how the rules are being ‘rewritten’ in various ways, giving you the power to find an approach that best fits your situation.

We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships. We search for The One but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures up. We long for a happily-ever-after but break-up after break-up leave us bruised and confused.

Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships is a friendly guide through the complicated - and often contradictory - advice that''s given about sex and gender, monogamy and conflict, break-up and commitment. It asks questions about the rules of love, such as which to choose from all the rules on offer? Do we stick to the old rules we learnt growing up, or do we try something new and risk being out on our own? And what about the times when the rules we love by seem to make things worse, rather than better?

This new edition, updated throughout, considers how the rules are being ''rewritten'' in various ways - for example in monogamish and polyamorous relationships, different ways of understanding sex and gender, and new ideas for managing commitment and break-up where economics, communities, or child-care make complete separation impossible. This book considers how the rules are being ‘rewritten’ in various ways, giving you the power to find an approach that best fits your situation.

Mindfulness is increasingly recognised as an effective therapeutic treatment with positive research outcomes evaluating its success. Meg Barker responds to our growing consciousness of mindfulness approaches, considering how its principles can inform everyday therapeutic work. The book:  - covers ways in which mindfulness approaches complement each therapeutic approach, as well as any potential conflicts and tensions that might arise

- spells out how a mindfulness approach would understand - and work with - common presenting issues, including depression, anxiety and addiction - brings together work on mindfulness from across psychotherapy, science, and philosophy

- suggests possible future directions in mindfulness, particularly those which emphasise the social component of suffering.  

This engaging and accessible book will appeal to all counselling and psychotherapy students, as well as any therapist looking to complement their own approach with mindfulness theory and practice. Meg Barker is a senior lecturer in psychology at the Open University.

·           Part 1 explores the predominant tensions between forensic and therapeutic agendas;

·           Part 2 considers how criminal and ‘insane’ identities and careers may be considered gendered, classed, culturally and age-dependent experiences, and be related to power and oppression;

·           Part 3 examines issues around sex and sexuality in forensic and therapeutic settings;

·           Part 4 introduces a range of therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime;

·           Part 5 covers forensic and therapeutic practices, including programmes for the prevention of both mental health issues and offending.

Edited by an expert team from the Open University and written by a broad range of contributors, this book draws on a wealth of experience in this popular subject area. It will be a key text for students of forensic psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and for health and social care professionals working in therapeutic and forensic settings.

·           Part 1 explores the predominant tensions between forensic and therapeutic agendas;

·           Part 2 considers how criminal and ‘insane’ identities and careers may be considered gendered, classed, culturally and age-dependent experiences, and be related to power and oppression;

·           Part 3 examines issues around sex and sexuality in forensic and therapeutic settings;

·           Part 4 introduces a range of therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime;

·           Part 5 covers forensic and therapeutic practices, including programmes for the prevention of both mental health issues and offending.

Edited by an expert team from the Open University and written by a broad range of contributors, this book draws on a wealth of experience in this popular subject area. It will be a key text for students of forensic psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and for health and social care professionals working in therapeutic and forensic settings.

·           Part 1 explores the predominant tensions between forensic and therapeutic agendas;

·           Part 2 considers how criminal and ‘insane’ identities and careers may be considered gendered, classed, culturally and age-dependent experiences, and be related to power and oppression;

·           Part 3 examines issues around sex and sexuality in forensic and therapeutic settings;

·           Part 4 introduces a range of therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime;

·           Part 5 covers forensic and therapeutic practices, including programmes for the prevention of both mental health issues and offending.

Edited by an expert team from the Open University and written by a broad range of contributors, this book draws on a wealth of experience in this popular subject area. It will be a key text for students of forensic psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and for health and social care professionals working in therapeutic and forensic settings.