LGBTQ+ Awareness Webinar (Wales Only)

The session has been created in collaboration with young people from the LGBTQ+ community, taking a youth work perspective and reflecting their lived experiences, challenges, and needs.

The session aims to increase understanding of LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences and how they can be better supported in a professional capacity.

Session Aims:

• Increase understanding of common terminology and its importance in relation to LGBTQ+ identities

·       Understanding and responding to Coming Out

• Improve awareness of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ young people
• LGBTQ+ Rights (Protected characteristics, Hate Crime)
• Provide a supportive space to explore the impact of wider social narratives (norms), and how the Bystander Intervention Approach can support the creation of safer spaces
• Identify key take-away points for professional practice, to improve the support experience of LGBTQ+ young people

Booking your free place: We expect the webinar to be popular, so please book early to secure your place. Please note that this webinar is for foster carers in Wales only.