Description:
*Registration for this training will close on Monday, July 24, 2023 at 9:00am*
It’s been a tough
year for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) youth, as
access to gender affirming health care, youth sports, and drag performances are
vilified and outlawed in one state after another. Far from value-neutral,
overhearing this political discourse too often leads to life-threatening shame,
despair, and self-harm thoughts and feelings for young people just coming into
their LGBTQ identity. As in many communities that experience discrimination,
LGBTQ young people may overuse substances to cope with a hostile environment
that insults their humanity. Though youth are especially vulnerable, LGBTQ people
across the lifespan are at markedly higher risk for mental health challenges
and harmful substance use than the public. Evidence has shown that
identity-targeted interventions can be effective in supporting wellness within
these communities. This webinar will describe these disparities, explore what
makes young LGBTQ populations particularly vulnerable, provide suggestions
about how best to support a young queer, trans, or nonbinary individual in
crisis, and consider Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM)-targeted prevention
frameworks and strategies.
Objective:
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:- Define the impact of social determinants of health, including
prejudice and discrimination, family rejection, trauma, and stress-related
illness, on the substance use behaviors of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM)
youth populations, highlighting how current policy conversations and conditions
are affecting the population.
- Describe LGBTQ sub-cultural norms, attitudes, myths, and messages around substance use and misuse.
- Identify community-targeted intervention strategies to support SGM youth struggling with substance use disorder.
Intended Audience:
Prevention
Stakeholders and Providers
Session Notes:
This training is in partnership with the Central East Prevention Technology Transfer Center (CE PTTC) and will be held as a live webinar on Zoom. The Central East PTTC is managed by The Danya Institute. Zoom login information will be sent, from the Danya Institute, to all registered participants at least one day in advance of the training.
In order to be eligible for the continuing education hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live webinar in Zoom. If you are having issues accessing the training at the event's start, please email webinars@danyainstitute.org to receive assistance.
Certificates:
DBH Training Institute Certificate
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Certifier Name: Barbara Bazron, Ph.D.
Certifier Title: Director, DBH
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Social Work/Counseling CEU Certificate
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The DBH Training Institute is approved by the DC Board of Social Work as a continuing education provider for licensed social workers in the District of Columbia.
The DBH Training Institute is approved by the DC Board of Counseling as a continuing education provider for licensed counselors in the District of Columbia.
"Credit(s)" corresponds to duration of contact hours earned. "Completed" date corresponds to the event date.
Certifier Name: Barbara Bazron, Ph.D.
Certifier Title: Director, DBH
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