Education based on research and lived experience
This research intends to honour the lived experience of those directly affected by a VSC and provide a perspective based here in Aotearoa.
Diversity
There is a great deal of diversity among people with a VSC. While there will be aspects of commonality among this group, there will be a wide range of lived experience.
Collaboration
This guide is intended to encourage collaboration between health professionals, VSC advocates, VSC peer support and parents/ caregivers with a view to achieving the best possible healthcare options together.
Self-Reflection
Taking time to reflect on our own beliefs, privileges, stereotypes, and conscious and unconscious biases we may have about the way gendered bodies should look and function.
Informed Consent
This guide aims to support parents/ caregivers to access fully informed consent i.e. all the information needed to weigh the costs and benefits for the decisions that you make on the behalf of your child/ tamaiti and their future.
INTRODUCTION