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LGBT Awareness – C&YP


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Course details:

DateTimeVenueTrainerTarget group
9th October 2018 9:15am arrival for tea/coffee and registration
9:30am - 2.30pm
   
Colwyn Training Room, Bron Y Nant, Dinerth Road, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL28 4YN Diversity Trust – Berkeley Wilde

Targeted Services – Community & Wellbeing, Disability Team, Family Support & Intervention, Looked After Children, Vulnerable People, Youth Justice Service, Glan Yr Afon, Foster Carers

Target Group - Foster Carers, Children’s Residential Care Workers, Social Workers, Youth Justice Officers, Education Social Workers, Family Support Staff, Youth Offending Team & Youth Workers.


Overview:

This course will increase participants awareness of key themes on LGBT+ including:

  • coming out
  • relationships
  • families
  • LGBT+ resources, including social and support groups

The course will include an overview of key equalities legislation, explore the barriers faced by LGBT+ communities and provide an opportunity to embed the course themes into practice with Children and Young People.

9.30am Inclusion Session:

  • Welcome and Housekeeping
  • Learning Agreement
  • Activity LGBT+ Bingo
  • Overview of the law, duties and responsibilities
  • Language and definitions

11.15am Break

11.30am Access and Engagement with LGBT+ Communities:

  • Research on the experiences of LGBT+
  • Barriers faced by LGBT+ Children & Young People accessing services
  • Best practice guidelines to support staff to improve the experience of LGBT+ people

12.30pm Lunch Break

1.00pm Transgender Awareness:

  • Working with Trans Children & Young People
  • Legal, social, cultural, medical and historical perspectives on being Trans

2.00pm Family and relationships:

  • Making referrals

2.30pm Evaluations & Close

For further information, or if you have booked a place on the course and have not received notification to attend please contact the Workforce Development & Learning Administrative Team. Please do not turn up to any course unless you have received notification of your place as the event may be fully booked.

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