Queer and Trans Youth: Creating Affirming Care and Supportive Spaces
How can you create safe and affirming environments for queer and trans youth?
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Course Information
- Audience: Primary Care, Mental Health workers, school staff, public health, non-profit organizations working with children and families
- Format: Online Webinar
- Date/Time: February 22, 2018
2:00-3:00 PM - Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 0. Provider ID: 1131137 Event ID: SS1131137_QTYCACSS.
If you are not seeking CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course. - Competencies: Health Equity Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Supplemental materials: PowerPoint
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
This webinar provides thoughtful instruction about youth across a spectrum of gender and/or sexual identities as an important foundation for today’s schools, health, public health and service providers. This webinar will provide an overview of concepts and appropriate terminology. It will then describe emerging best practices to ensure sound accommodations and equitable access for queer and trans kids.
While the data cited are from to Vermont Youth Risk Behavior survey, the underlying practice and public health implications are applicable to all states and jurisdictions.
What you'll learn
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Name two actions you can take to ensure equitable access for all queer/trans youth.
- Identify two risk factors and protective factors in the lives of LGBTQ+ youth
- Differentiate between current terminology as it relates to gender and sexuality.
Subject Matter Expert
Dana Kaplan (he/him)
Executive Director
Outright Vermont
Registration and Contact Hours
Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.
The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.