course »CSEC and LGBTQ+ Youth: Developing Strategies to Better Serve LGBTQ+ Youth in the Commercial Sex Industry for Child Welfare Professionals

Date: 1/29/2025, 9:30 am—3:30 pm
County: -Training Offerings
CEUs: 5
Location: -DISTANCE LEARNING
Sponsor: A Better Way, Inc.
Phone: 510-601-0203
The course will begin with an overview of issues faced by the LGBTQ community such as discrimination and the overrepresentation of LGBTQ youth in the foster care system. The course will then look at risk factors and pathways of entry into sexual exploitation and commercial sexual exploitation for LGBTQ youth. The course will then focus on experiences of LGBTQ youth in the commercial sex industry. Finally, the course will conclude with strategies to more effectively work with LGBTQ youth in the commercial sex industry