Foundations in Youth and SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression)

This interactive training explores sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) from a youth lens, while providing practitioners with comprehensive information, tools, and resources for engaging lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual or ally (LGBTQIA+) youth.

After attending this training, participants will have increased capacity to:

• Engage LGBTQIA+ children and youth with the same care, respect and love that each and every child deserves
• Describe concepts, terminology, and rationale related to SOGIE and
• Differentiate between sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression
• Improve self-knowledge to reduce the chance of any inner bias impacting vulnerable children and families
• Uphold the rights of foster youth related to SOGIE enacted by AB 175
• Assess how to identify and support specific needs of LGBTQIA+ youth
• Create safer and more supportive environments for LGBTQIA+ youth

ICPM Category: Foundation