Live Virtual Workshops

Gender and Sexual Diversity in Youth

This is a live virtual event using Zoom, an online meeting platform. Please check your system requirements prior to registering.
January 17, 2024 - January 18, 2024
(09:00 AM - 04:00 PM CT )
$395.36 (regular rate)
$365.47 (*early rate)
Trainer Reece Malone DHS, MPH
Location: Online Virtual
*early rate expires 12/27/2023
12
Continuing Education
Credit Hours (CEC)

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Gender and Sexual Diversity in Youth - Live Virtual - January 17-18, 2024; 9am-4pm Central Time

Early rate expires 12/27/2023

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Gender and sexuality are central features of identity development in adolescence. When a person’s internal experience of gender and/or sexuality does not match what would typically be expected of them based on their external appearance, it can cause great distress and difficulty. This workshop explores social and developmental experiences of gender and sexual diverse youth, and shows helpers affirming ways to support youth in these situations and within their identities. Participants will develop an awareness and understanding of the systemic and intersectional barriers gender and sexual diverse youth can experience, enabling helpers to create more affirming, accessible, and welcoming environments for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Two-Spirit, queer, and all individuals expressing the diversity of sexuality and gender.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

  • Define aspects of gender and sexual diversity in youth
  • Describe unique sources of stress for LGBT2SQ+ youth
  • Identify seven key principles to which helpers can respond
  • List key steps to build an affirmative approach
  • Identify goals and steps for change in a helper’s work setting

*Please allow only the registered individual(s) to view webinar materials

Method of Delivery

Presentation, video, personal reflection, case study exercises, delivered electronically.

Some of the Topics Included

  • Our Sense of Identity: “Who Am I?”
  • Key Aspects of Gender and Sexual Diversity
  • Gender and Sexual Diversity Spectrum
  • Affirmative Approaches to Disclosure
  • The Negative Impacts of Minority Stress and Gender Dysphoria
  • The Critical Periods in Development
  • Strategies to Support Youth’s Needs
  • The Influence of Family on Well-Being
  • Considerations for Supporting Families
  • Creating Safer Schools

Target Audience

This is an introductory–intermediate level workshop intended for school personnel, social service and health care professionals, counsellors, social workers, youth care workers, and anyone seeking a better understanding of how to create more accessible and welcoming environments for LGBT2SQ+ youth.

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Trainer: Reece Malone

DHS, MPH

Reece is a popular facilitator of our Gender and Sexual Diversity workshop. He is a Certified Sexuality Educator and Sexuality Education Supervisor with the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. His private practice as a Certified Sexologist and Sex Therapist addresses a host of sexuality concerns that affect individuals and impact relationships. Reece specializes in topics related to equity and inclusion, sexual and gender diversity in youth and adults, and sex positive approaches in service delivery. He is passionate about building affirmative and safe environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two spirit, queer, and all individuals expressing the diversity of sexuality and gender. As a trainer, Reece believes in the value of diverse perspectives and participant authenticity. Reece is an engaging facilitator who values interactive and informative learning experiences.

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