School-Based Advocacy for LGBTQ System Involved Youth

Kelsey Pacha

Training Description

This training will educate those who support system involved youth about how to advocate for LGBTQ children & youth in school-based settings. With over 800 anti-LGBTQ laws proposed limiting access to gender-affirming & safe educational spaces proposed since 2021 across the United States, there is a lot of confusion about what practices support not only LGBTQ youth health, but the well-being of all children in schools. Participants will learn 3 empirically-based responses to 6 common anti-LGBTQ youth myths, review 5 laws protecting LGBTQ children in the educational system, and familiarize themselves with 6 resources that can help them advocate for system involved LGBTQ youth in California school-based settings.

Learning Objectives

1. Distinguish between transgender, gender nonconforming, and gender creative children

2. Identify 3 responses to 6 common anti-LGBTQ youth myths and review 4 research studies with recommendations on how to support system involved LGBTQ youth resiliency