List of Trainings

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GLBTQ Youth 101: Reducing Risk & Supporting Resiliency (3-4 hours)

This training is an introduction to the issues faced by GLBT youth. We start by defining the issue and exploring the role of sexuality and gender identity in the lives of youth. Participants will explore the environmental and interpersonal pressures that correlate to risky behavior and high suicide rates among GLBTQ youth. We will identify strategies for providing one-to-one support to improve the health of these youth. This training is a pre-requisite for the GLBT Youth 202, Supporting Families, and Supporting Transgender Youth.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.

GLBTQ Youth 202: Skills for Supporting GLBTQ Youth (3 hours)
Participants will identify verbal and environmental strategies to support GLBTQ youth, and will identify resources and practice skills for providing one-on-one support to youth who are coming out or questioning. We will discuss strategies for providing agency or school-wide support. Participants will conclude by conducting an agency or school safety assessment and identifying new ways to provide this support. This may be combined with the 101 training as full day.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.

Cyberbullying: Same Old Bullying, New Venues (2-3 hours) 
Cyberbullying is harassment, threats, or humiliation by one child or teen towards another child or teen through internet or digital technology. Many youth who have have been targeted by cyberbullying have attempted suicide or engaged in risk-taking behaviors. Others suffer from depression, anxiety, or other health issues. Most adults are ata loss about how to confront this new form of bullying. This session provides an overview of the issue and uses case studies to offer concrete strategies for addressing and preventing this growing problem.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, teachers, social workers, educators, and administrators.

"That's So Gay" - Addressing and Preventing Anti-Gay Bullying (2-3 hours) 
This training addresses the impact of anti-gay and all forms of bullying and harassment and on safety within your school or agency. Participants will identify goals and strategies for both intervention and prevention. Participants will have an opportunity to hone their skills using real-life scenarios and role plays.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.

"That's So Gay" - Addressing and Preventing Anti-Gay Bullying (Webinar - 90 minutes)
This interactive webinar addresses the impact of anti-gay and all forms of bullying and harassment and on safety within your school or agency. We will address goals and strategies for intervention and prevention and present an overview of best practices for developing a comprehensive bullying prevention strategy.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.

See our on-line education site for dates of upcoming webinars.

Supporting GLBTQ Youth (on-line course - 4 hours)
The interactive on-line course will address sexual orientation and gender identity development and expression in adolescents, skills for providing one-on-one support for GLBTQ youth, strategies for supporting families when a young person comes out, and approaches for creating a safe, supportive environment for GLBTQ young people.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.

The next offering of this course will be June 1-8, 2011. See our on-line education center for more information and to register.

Supporting Families of GLBTQ Youth  (3 hours)
This training will address the experiences of both parents and children when a child comes out. Participants will hear from a parent with a GLBTQ child (in person or in video) and practice strategies and identify resources to support all family members in working through any struggles and remaining intact as a family. The discussion, issues, and case studies are relevant to bilogical, kinship, foster, and adoptive families.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.

Working with GLBT Foster and Adoptive Families (2-3 hours)
An estimated 2 million GLBT people have considered adoption, yet fewer than one-fifth of adoption agencies have attempted to recruit foster or adoptive families from the GLBT community. This training will explore strategies for providing culturally competent services to GLBT families through recruitment, homestudy, and placement in order to provide the best services possible to youth and families involved with your agency. We will address the impact of various laws and policies on GLBT families in state, domestic, and international adoption.

Audience: Child welfare service providers and others working with youth or families involved in the child welfare system.

Supporting Transgender Youth (3 hours)
This training will begin with a discussion of sex, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity, and what it means to be transgender or transexual. Participants will have an opportunity to hear the voices of transgender persons and to explore the impact of gender roles and expectations on each of our lives. The discussion and exercises will build on skills and identify resources and practical areas for providing support to transgender and gender-questioning or gender-variant youth.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.

Providing Culturally Competent Care to GLBTQ Clients in Health and Social Services (1 day)
This training will provide strategies for enhancing culturally competent services to LGBT clients. Participants will explore strategies for putting this into practice in their own agencies or health care setting. Trainers will provide resources and suggest strategies, and will allow ample time for problem-solving, questions, and discussion.

Audience: Health and human service workers, social workers, and administrators.

Providing Culturally Competent Care to GLBTQ Clients in Health and Social Services
(On-line course - 3 hours)
This interactive course will explore the concepts of sex, sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity, explore the unique health needs of GLBT clients, and identify factors that contribute to health disparities among this population. Participants will enhance their skills in providing one-to-one counseling, providing referrals, and discussing GLBT issues with both clients and colleagues. Finally, participants will identify strategies to create and enhance responsive, accessible services for GLBT clients in all aspects of health and human services.

Audience: Health care and human service professionals/administrators, nurses, mental health professionals, social workers, and drug and alcohol treatment providers.

See our on-line education center for upcoming dates when this course will be offered.

Creating Safety for GLBTQ Youth in Our Community (2 days)
This training will cover all of the topics addressed in the GLBTQ Youth 101 and 202 trainings, and will provide additional opportunities for skills-building, case studies, and resource identification. Participants will discuss sexual and gender identity formation among adolescents and will examine further ways to identify and integrate the impact and value of cultures of origin in the coming-out process. This training offers participants support around assessing environmental and interpersonal safety in their school or agency. Participants will create a strategic plan to increase safety, support, and cultural competency in their agency, school, or program.

Audience: Health and human service workers, youth workers, guidance counselors, social workers, educators, and administrators.