Systems Update: Enhancing Documents & E-Forms to Better Serve LGBTQIA Youth and Families

Noticing that your electronic and paper forms don’t give all the information your staff need, or that they don’t work for all of your families? Geared towards directors and other leadership, this interactive session provides practical examples for adjusting forms and for how to work around 3rd-party systems. Bring your forms to help us work […]

Free

POSTPONED Understanding the Difference and Significance of Trauma Informed Care as compared to Historical Traumas, including the impacts on cross-cultural relationships

THIS SESSION HAS BEEN POSTPONED. AN UPDATED DATE/TIME WILL BE SHARED WHEN AVAILABLE. Trauma-Informed Care is very helpful to understand how an individual person may be impacted by trauma.  This session expands TIC to entire communities and focuses on how various factors and residual consequences of historical and continuing challenges may create walls or barriers […]

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Youth Autonomy, Empathy, and Ageism

As youth mature, having control over their decisions, bodies, spaces, relationships and self-expression becomes an increasingly important part of their development, the formation of their identities, and their readiness to exist in the world as independent individuals. But as caregivers and mentors, we often fail to recognize early opportunities to sew the seeds of independence […]

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Youth and the Right to Privacy

Is it ok for our kids to keep secrets from us?   In this session, we will explore the tricky balance between young people’s inherent right to privacy and our responsibility as caregivers to keep them safe. How can we protect young people from very real dangers without sheltering them entirely from a world they […]

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Supporting the Needs of LGBTQIA Children & Teens

Research shows that having just ONE supportive adult can reduce suicidality for LGBTQ youth. This session provides insight into their psycho-social-emotional needs with the aim of assisting staff in creating affirming environments and improving mental health. Plus, attendees will learn their legal obligations when working with LGBTQIA youth, especially those with unsupportive homes.   Prerequisite: […]

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Supporting the Needs of LGBTQIA Children & Teens

Research shows that having just ONE supportive adult can reduce suicidality for LGBTQ youth. This session provides insight into their psycho-social-emotional needs with the aim of assisting staff in creating affirming environments and improving mental health. Plus, attendees will learn their legal obligations when working with LGBTQIA youth, especially those with unsupportive homes. Prerequisite: LGBTQIA […]

Free

Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive STEAM Learning

Zoom

Learn ways to engage all learners when doing science, technology, engineering, and math activities. We will develop conflict resolution strategies for scenarios in STEM and identify strategies for facilitating inclusive STEM learning experiences. Participants will also create a SMART goal to support all students in an inclusive STEM learning environment. Join TTAP Professional Development Specialist […]

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Native American Cultural Competency

This presentations will brief overviews of Native cultures, health challenges facing many communities, and historical traumas.  Emerging strategies to engage with Native American peoples more respectfully, and efforts to restore community wellbeing will also be discussed.

Free

New Laws and New Talent: Attracting & Retaining LGBTQIA Employees

Do you know the new NYS laws pertaining to trans and gender-nonconforming people in the workplace? Wondering how to be an attractive employer to LGBTQIA talent? Designed for HR and leadership, this session provides workplace policies and practices for creating affirming environments for current and future LGBTQIA staff, while reviewing laws that many employers in […]

Free

New Laws and New Talent: Attracting & Retaining LGBTQIA Employees

Do you know the new NYS laws pertaining to trans and gender-nonconforming people in the workplace? Wondering how to be an attractive employer to LGBTQIA talent? Designed for HR and leadership, this session provides workplace policies and practices for creating affirming environments for current and future LGBTQIA staff, while reviewing laws that many employers in […]

Free