Register Now! LGBTQ Cultural Competency & Anti-Discrimination

Friday, January 31, 2020
10AM-3PM

3631 Perkins Ave.
Suite 3A-3 (third floor)
Cleveland, OH 44114 

Basic registration for this event is $20, registration plus CEU credit is $30. This workshop qualifies participant for 4 continuing education credit hours. 

Learn how best to meet the needs of LGBTQ people who come to your organization for help, and how to make them feel welcomed. Participants will gain a basic understanding of the queer and trans experience, what it’s like for LGBTQ people to seek assistance from social service organizations, and how to best meet their unique needs. Participants will also learn what anti-LGBTQ discrimination looks like in housing access and other systems, what the law says about it, and how they can advocate for progress. 

The morning session will lay a foundation of knowledge surrounding the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community that may be built upon through further information seeking. This includes an understanding of common language, concepts, and risk factors that affect the greater LGBTQ community. Participants will leave with the language and background knowledge necessary to effectively work with LGBTQ clients. 

The afternoon session will provide an overview of the current standing of LGBTQ housing rights and discrimination. This includes current protections under the law, challenges to those protections, and best practices for service providers to combat discrimination. Participants will leave with a clear picture of where LGBTQ anti-discrimination efforts currently stand, and where further advocacy is needed. 

Register here

Presenters: 

John Licatatiso (he/him/his),
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland

Gio Santiago (he/him/his),
Equality Ohio