Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth and Families with Compassion and Impartiality

As the support worker for an LGBTQIA+ family you may be the only peaceful conduit of communication as healing is happening. Approaching that responsibility for all parties involved with compassion and impartiality allows you to lay the first brick in the bridge that will lead the family members to each other as you role model gentle and helpful ways to come together.

This course provides information critical to professionals working with LGBTQIA+ families that enables the professional to be helpful and supportive while reducing unintended harm. The course calls upon professionals to reflect on their personal biases and provides a path to be helpful when their personal beliefs are not in alignment with the beliefs of the youth or family.

CEUs

0.55

Section Number

244WIS323

Instruction Method

Online class

Section Notes

The format of this virtual training will be on Zoom. You will receive login information via email once your enrollment has been received.

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Section Schedule

Wed., May 21st, 2025, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Fees

Instructors

Parker Terese

Parker Terese, M.S.W., is led by purpose, receiving zir Master’s of Social Work while also inspiring people to pursue higher education through mentorship, social media and public speaking. Parker has served those impacted by the foster care and juvenile justice systems since 2014, as a mentor for Court Appointed Special Advocates and the Educational Opportunity Program in San Bernardino, CA. Ze has worked to rebuild a youth-led chapter in San Bernardino County and champion legislative and policy change through zir role as an advocate and statewide policy coordinator for one of the leading youth-led organizations in California. Parker uses zir voice to train child welfare professionals on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, Extended Foster Care, and many other topics.

Tamara Trejos

Tamara Trejos, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of experience working with youth and families navigating systems such as special education, child and family services and mental health. Currently, Trejos is the program coordinator for the Wraparound programs at Oak Grove Center and is responsible for overseeing the Wraparound teams and contracts to deliver services to the patients of Kaiser Permanente in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the special education students of the school districts of Riverside County, and adopted youth placed in Riverside County from surrounding areas. She believes her highest qualifications comes from her lived experience as a mother of two children with special needs.