There is a huge need for foster and adoptive homes for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care. In this course, Holly Harridan and Dr. Shelly Ronen help caregivers understand how to support and provide nuturing homes for LGBTQ+ children and youth. Holly is a Senior User Experience Researcher at Bloom Works and an applied Anthropologist with a background in queer and feminist studies. She lived with an informal kinship caregiver as a queer youth. Dr. Shelly Ronen is a Senior User Experience Researcher at Bloom Works. She has a PhD is in Sociology, and specializes in gender and sexuality.
This course covers the following learning objectives:
- Explain what it means to be an "affirming" home for LGBTQ+ youth.
- Explain why LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to have a foster placement failure.
- List 3 resources for guidance on how to be affirming of LGBTQ+ youth.
Outline for Raising an LGBTQ+ Child or Youth.pdf
*This course includes a 1-hour conversational audio lesson, a 10-question quiz, and a certificate of completion with the successful completion of the quiz at 80%.
Your course will remain active for 180 days from purchase date.
This course aligns with the following regulatory requirements.
Hague Treaty on Intercountry Adoption
96.48 (c)
*Important Information for agencies on Hague Training Requirements
