Pride in Practice: Supporting and Safeguarding LGBTQIA+ Young People
Outline
Spectrum Health will be delivering this webinar on gender questioning during January. You will learn how best to support a child in the LGBTQIA+ community, Steph will dispel myths and work with practitioners to help them feel confident in assessing risk and other vulnerabilities when safeguarding LGBTQIA+ children.
Course Details
- Thursday 16th January, 14:00 – 16:00pm – Online via MS Webinar which includes 30 minutes for Q&A time
Booking Information
If you haven’t done so already, you will need to create a login for our website in order to book a place on this course.
For any questions or queries please email wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk
- To understand key terminology around identity and pronouns
- To gain insight into the challenges/ risk factors faced by LGBTQIA+ young people in Wakefield
- To gain insight into the sociohistorical context and impact of the media
- To understand and interpret current government guidance and best practice
- To reflect on scenarios and consider best ways to support young people
- To be able to signpost young people to appropriate support
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We keep your personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary for a period of 3 years in order to offer upcoming courses, briefings and updates around safeguarding. We use your data to provide certificates once you have attended one of the sessions we provide, and to ensure that we have an appropriate sign in register with your name for fire safety purposes. After the 3 year period we will ensure that your data/information is destroyed in accordance under the new GDPR act.
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Courses are free for the statutory, voluntary and community sector in Wakefield, however failure to attend without giving prior notice may result in a charge to cover costs. You may now be charged for undertaking our training if you are outside of Wakefield. Please see the Charging Policy for full details.