In this workshop attendees will be introduced to essential concepts and culture of LGBTQ people; how to be a foster parent to an LGBTQ youth if your religious beliefs are in conflict; how the idea of being a public servant can guide you to provide a loving and safe home to LGBTQ youth. Content includes understanding and defining what LGBTQ stands for and what it means to the LGBTQ population; the number of the LGBTQ population and how that compares to genetic anomalies in the mainstream population; Identifying the overlap between typical male and female physical, emotional and sexual traits. Much of the course is based on science but also includes personal narrative, video, images of intersex babies and chromosomal influences that impact humans and their physical outcomes. The training frames being LGBTQ as a natural occurrence for people in the world. Many conservative religious people have a heart-opening experience after attending this class and become enthusiastic allies.
Nick Lawrence Guest Trainer Nick Lawrence, MA, is the Director of Tools for Life, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people thrive! He is a Professional Educator, Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner, Certified Life Coach and former Director of Foster and Kinship Education at Santa Rosa Junior College. He is a veteran foster parent with 25 years of experience in caregiving as well as Early Childhood, Parent and Trauma Education.
