Description:
Learning Objective:
By the end of this training, learners will be able to confidently support LGBTQ+ youth in care by affirming identity, creating emotionally safe and inclusive environments, and consistently advocating for their dignity, safety, and sense of belonging.
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Course Content
Lesson 1: Every Child Deserves to Be Seen
Lesson Content
Demonstrate affirming language when addressing LGBTQ+ youth.
Identify at least three strategies to create an emotionally safe and inclusive environment.
Respond appropriately to exclusionary language or microaggressions.
Lesson 2: Building Safe & Inclusive Environments
Lesson Content
Define emotional safety and inclusion for LGBTQ+ youth.
Identify practical, visible ways to create an affirming environment.
Identify and demonstrate at least two ways personal language, environmental cues, and tone influence LGBTQ+ youth well-being in care settings.
Lesson 3: Be the Adult Who Shows Up
Lesson Content
Understand the impact of consistent advocacy on youth well-being.
Practice responding to exclusion or microaggressions.
Discover local and national resources for LGBTQ+ support.