Course Description

LGBTQ+ Training: In this workshop, participants will begin to understand how to support and affirm a young person in the process of “coming out.”  The presentation will focus on common issues around coming out and how they might affect young people in out-of-home care.  Participants will also gain an understanding that coming out is not about sexual behavior, but about the recognition and disclosure of one’s self-identity. The impact of coming out on overall well-being (including psychological, emotional, behavioral, and social health) will also be discussed.

Guest Speakers:  

Dr. Jennifer Evans, Licensed Psychologist

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

CLE Available

For those with the Guardian ad Litem Program, this 1 hour course does apply towards in-service hours. Please select training topic "Cultural Diversity" and specify "The Impact of Coming Out, Course 5" when inputting into Optima.


Statewide LGBTQ+ Circuit Liaison Team

Course curriculum

  • 1

    LGBTQ+ The Impact of Coming Out, Course 5

    • LGBTQ+ The Impact of Coming Out, course 5

    • Thoughts & Feedback

Enhanced Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Youth

  • Free

    FreeTemp Tag 1

    Series of 9 courses focusing on advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth in Foster Care.
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