I am for the child Academy

Training:  LGTBQ+ Schools and the Value of a Gay Straight (GSA) Alliance.  This training is the fourth webinar of a nine part series.  The series was created to provide specialized training on providing an enhanced level of advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth within the child welfare system.

• This workshop presentation will focus on how the presence of GSAs may help to make schools safer for LGBTQ+ students by sending a message that biased language and harassment will not be tolerated.
• The presentation will show GSAs may also help LGBTQ+ students to identify supportive school staff, which has been shown to have a positive impact on their academic achievement and experiences in school.
• Also highlights the impact of bullying on LGBTQ+ youth; Resources, etc.

Guest Speakers:  

Yameeliz Fret, South Florida Safe & Healthy Schools Coordinator, Equality Florida

Pete Stewart, PPH, CPH, School District of Palm Beach County Public County, Health Education

Calvin Martin, Statewide Director of Program Advocacy & Inclusion, Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office

For those with the Guardian ad Litem Program please select "Cultural Diversity" when inputting into Optima.