Creating Welcoming Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Students
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Counselors, teachers, and administrator will develop skills to provide ethically appropriate support to students dealing with sexual orientation or gender expression. The course will also cover methods and strategies for creating an inclusive curriculum, welcoming classroom, policy development, and best practice when working with students regardless of their sexual orientation or gender expression.
This course will familiarize participants with vocabulary, a historical timeline, and cultural events necessary to understand Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, (LGBT) issues. In addition, the course will provide a review of the latest research regarding LGBT students and their families. Participants will be provided with information and resources for developing inclusive curriculum, creating inclusive school policy, and developing healthy programs and practices when working with LGBT students and youth. Counselors will learn best practices for working with LGBT students and allies, teachers will receive information and resources for developing inclusive curriculum and administrators will receive information regarding creating inclusive school policies and developing healthy programs and practices for implementing policies.
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