** This training resource can also be used by Adult & Elderly Facilities.
This training is intended to inform and provide best practice suggestions for Children’s Residential Providers and Caregivers relating to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) while ensuring the health and safety of children during out of home care and during their transition into young adulthood.
Caregivers are encouraged to do research, receive additional training, ask questions, and practice having candid conversations with trusted people, including children in their care, to become more comfortable discussing SOGIE in positive ways that are age and developmentally appropriate to children in care. The more SOGIE is talked about, the more comfortable it will become to discuss it.
Included in this training is:
- The Power of Language.
- Statistics
- Q & A
- Creating a Safe Place & Being Inclusive
- Real Life Scenarios & Best Practice Suggestions
- History of Legislation
- Appendix of Terms & Meanings
- Licensing Laws
- Resources