Navigating Intersections: Creating Awareness and Systems of Support for LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Information
Recorded
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Describe the lived experience of homelessness among LGBTGEQIAP+ youth.
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Identify 4 or more specific challenges associated with homelessness among LGBTGEQIAP+ youth.
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Describe 3 ways homelessness affects the mental health of LGBTGEQIAP+ youth and identify 3 coping mechanisms that can be used to survive.
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Identify 2 or more evidence-based practices that can be used to support LGBTGEQIAP+ youth experiencing homelessness.
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Identify 2 or more research-based advocacy strategies to support LGBTGEQIAP+ youth experiencing homelessness.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to equip clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of the lived experiences, mental health challenges, and coping mechanisms of homeless LGBTGEQIAP+ youth, and to furnish them with evidence-based practices and advocacy strategies for effective support.
Description
This webinar will provide an introduction to evidence-based practices surrounding the issue of youth homelessness in the LGBTGEQIAP+ population, including the effects of social stigma, discrimination, and family rejection of their mental health. Participants will learn primary causes of homelessness, the impact of homelessness on LGBTGEQIAP+ youth emotional and physical wellbeing, recommendations to provide culturally responsive, identity-affirming services, and recommendations to advocate for systemic change to best support LGBTGEQIAP+ youth.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Danielle Rodgers is a Ph.D. student and graduate teaching assistant in a CACREP accredited counselor education program. Her advocacy efforts have been focused on enhancing efficiency of structures in community counseling platforms, and her research efforts focus on antiracism, social determinants of health, culturally sustaining practices, and professional identity.
Nargiza Amirova, originally from Uzbekistan, is a Ph.D. student and co-instructor at Old Dominion University. She is a board-certified Professional School Counselor and a National Certified Counselor. Her background informs her advocacy for international students, and she has participated as a guest speaker at human rights conferences.
Financially Sponsored By
- SAIGE