SESSION ONE WORKSHOPS

Session 1: 10:10am-11:00am

INCLUSIVE & AFFIRMING PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING LGBTQ+ CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Frances Marian, LCSW (she/her), Mental Health Practitioner, Human Relations, Diversity & EquityStudent Health & Human Services, LAUSD

Audience:

• All staff, all departments, all levels

Room #: 3-204

Learning Outcomes:

This workshop will cover best practices for youth workers to create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ children and families. We will cover introductory information about sexual orientation, gender identity & expression (SOGIE), provide recommendations for inclusive language and practices, and review students' rights and resources at school and in the broader community.

Participants will leave with a basic understanding of sexual orientation, gender identity & expression (SOGIE). Participants will learn 3 best practices for creating inclusive and affirming environments for LGBTQ+ children and families.

Session 1: 10:10am-11:00am

AGES & STAGES

Kenyatta Bakeer, Consultant/Grant Writer, KNB Consultants

Audience:

• All staff, all departments, all levels Room #: 5-209

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify various goals of cultural competence.

• Define culture and explain how it affects care.

This workshop will examine the major developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from conception through adolescence in the areas of physical, psychosocial, and cognitive. The workshop will emphasize interactions between maturational processes and environmental factors. While discussing developmental theory and sharing research methodologies. Participants will gain an understanding of ages and stages and will be able to explain the basic development domains for each stage.

• Identify steps that should be taken to put cultural competence into practice.

• Distinguish between minority and diversity, and between race and ethnicity.

• Make a comparison of common values of Anglo-Americans and other ethnocultural groups.

Session 1: 10:10am-11:00am

WE LOVE STEM AND SO CAN YOU!

Benjamin Dickow, President, Columbia Memorial Space Center and Chair, LA STEM Collective.

Audience:

• Youth Program Instructor Staff

• Before & After School Staff

• Day Camp Staff Room #: 4-217

Learning Outcomes:

• Basics of STEM instruction

• Classroom Management

• Engagement Techniques

Wow your students with STEM and get yourself comfortable with science, technology, engineering and math. Don't be intimidated by STEM. We're here to connect you to resources, try out a hands-on activity and offer ongoing support to ease you through your STEM journey. STEM is a great way to connect with your students and facilitate social-emotional learning along the way. Join this workshop, delivered by seasoned STEM learning professionals, and tailored for the out-of-school time, YMCA facilitators. Have some fun while getting to know the basics of how to manage student-led interactive explorations.