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Gender Diverse Cultural Awareness Training Series
Created by Andi Tilmann, MA and Jessie Smith, PhD
Our Mission
We aspire to reduce health & social disparities and the disproportionate negative outcomes of discrimination for LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse people via education and programs which encourage the conditions for safe and affirming services, spaces, relationships and communities.
Overview
Our LGBTQ+, nonbinary, and gender-diverse cultural awareness trainings, conducted by professional LGBTQ+ experienced facilitators, are designed to help providers and staff offer respectful services that affirm these clients’ identities, improve their experiences in your office, and better support their overall well-being.
In a non-judgmental, compassionate, anti-oppression context, staff will learn about the health & social disparities across LGBTQ+ and gender diverse communities; appropriate and up-to-date ways of engaging with people in these communities; and the compounding impacts of intersecting identities – all to help create a more affirming and welcoming care environment. Participants are encouraged to examine their personal beliefs and social conditioning regarding gender, sexuality, and diverse identities, to provide the context and self-awareness needed to work compassionately with LGBTQ+, non-binary, and gender diverse people.
These tailored trainings provide an overview of the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identities, a rich depth of individual and social learning, personal exploration, and tools for affirmative implementation of this knowledge.
This is A Path Towards Loving First, Understanding Later.
Our LGBTQ+ and Gender Diverse Cultural Awareness Series
Our LGBTQ+ and Gender Diverse Cultural Awareness Series
- 201: Foundations of Relating: A Compassionate Exploration of Gender, Orientation, Intersectionality, and Self
General foundational awareness of gender, orientation & cultural socialization, excellent for all audiences - 301: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know: Developing Cultural Awareness for More LGBTQ+ Affirmative Environments
Specific context for Medical & Mental Health Providers; Parents & Foster Parents relating with Gender-diverse people - 401: Models of LGBTQ+ Clinical Care: Deepening Competence in Practice
For Medical & Mental Health Providers treating gender-diverse people
Adjunct Training Modules:
- Reducing Barriers: Clinical Letter Writing for Gender Affirming Access, Care, and Surgeries
Only for licensed mental health & medical professionals - From Overwhelm to Excited: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Comprehensive Sex Education in Our Communities
Excellent for all audiences - become more “ask-able” and trusted adults - Lunch & Learn Online Mini-Classes on LGBTQ+ Hot Topics
Audiences are topic-dependent – watch for specificMini-Class announcements
Each module qualifies for Continuing Education credits, approved by The National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Please check with your individual board regarding NASW credits. All participants will be asked to complete pre-training knowledge surveys and post-training cultural awareness assessments.
Mental health clinicians are invited to bring their LGBTQ+ cases to ongoing group consultation sessions with Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Jessie Smith. This space is held online and meets weekly.
We love to be flexible and adapt to specific needs! We can offer our services in many combinations, ranging from highly customized closed-group trainings to mixed-group sessions near a given location.
Andi Tilmann, MA
Jessie Smith, PhD
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At Loving Beyond Understanding, we know the transformative power of community and collaboration. Your contribution enables us to meet the intersecting needs of our community, promote access to resources, and protect queer spaces like The Center. Please help us achieve our mission to be a platform for queer people to thrive.
