Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities
Upcoming webinar topics
Winter/Spring 2011
Online/on the phone (webinar)
Some of these webinar topics are tentative and subject to change at any time. We will add dates, times and information for how to register on an ongoing basis, so please check back as frequently as possible. If you are especially interested in a particular webinar - because you or your organization needs training on this topic or because you'd like to be a featured presenter or facilitator, please contact Shannon Murphy by emailing shannon@nyacyouth.org.
We run a minimum of one webinar per month, but will feature two webinars in some of the upcoming months, as presenters and topics are secured. We will continue to update the site.
January
What: Intimate Partner Violence and Considerations for working with LGBTQ Youth
Who: Melinda Coles, MSW, DC Rape Crisis Center
When: This webinar has passed. Click here to visit the resource page.
February
What: Introduction to the NYAC Network
Who: NYAC staff and friends
When: This webinar has passed. Click here to visit the resource page.
March
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Please stay tuned! To find out more, sign up for NYAC's bimonthly e-message by visiting our website and entering your email address in the upper left-hand corner.
April
What: Sexual Health and HIV prevention Best Practices in working with Lesbian Youth
Who: Qui Alexander from the Mazzoni Center (Philadephia, PA)
When: April 20th, 2011, 2PM-3:30PM
More to look forward to
What: Working with Young Adults Involved in Sex Work
Young adults' sexuality and choices extend far outside of the choice to engage in sexual activity. Join us in this webinar to discuss and gain knowledge in best practices around working with youth involved in sex work/trade.
Who: TBD
When: TBD
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What: Trans/Gender Non-Conforming Young Adult Hardships
Trans young adults experience different hardships than other LGB youth and in doing so have some unique skill development and life negotiating choices that other young people may only experience with age or time. This webinar will explore the difficulties experienced, strengths developed, and places where providers and other adult allies and support trans youth.
Who: It will be host by NYAC staff in conjunction with a youth member of the NYAC, demonstrating youth-adult partnerships at its finest.
Date: TBD
Youth relationships & Intimate partner violence
Wednesday, January 19th 2011 2pm-3:30pm EDT
Online/on the phone (webinar)
Join us Wednesday, January 19th for an in-depth look at youth dating violence, a type of intimate partner violence. NYAC is honored to welcome Melinda Coles, MSW, Director of Community Education for the DC Rape Crisis Center. By the end of the 1-hour session, participants will be able to define youth dating violence, learn about its prevalence in LGBTQ youth relationships and debunk commonly held myths that surround it. Participants will learn to identify warning signs that youth in abusive relationships may exhibit and will learn ways create environments that are not only welcoming to LGBTQ youth, but that promote awareness about youth dating violence. This webinar is appropriate for almost any audience as it will feature important take-aways for agencies working with youth in various capacities including education, health care, social support and more. Please contact Shannon Murphy, Program Manager, if you have questions about whether this webinar is for you. Email Shannon at shannon@nyacyouth.org or call her at (202) 319-7596 x24.
About Melinda:
Melinda Coles is the Director of Community Education at the DC Rape Crisis Center. She has been with the DC Rape Crisis Center since 2007. In this capacity, she has planned three Teen Dating Violence Conferences, planned the 2008, 2009, 2010 Sexual Assault Awareness Month events and facilitated presentations throughout the DC metropolitan area. She currently participates on a multi-disciplinary team that is working to bridge the gap for women with developmental disabilities and mental health issues in accessing Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence resources and continues to facilitate community presentations. Melinda received her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Social Work from Syracuse University.
Click here to RSVP on Facebook, and please share this free and open event with anyone you think might benefit.
Sexual Health Education and HIV Prevention with Young Lesbians
April 20th, 2011
Online/On the phone (webinar)
Join us Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 for a comprehensive and participatory webinar exploring HIV, STI's, and Lesbian sexual health. This webinar will hosted by NYAC's own shay(den) gonzalez in collaboration with Qui Alexander, Community Health Educator, from Philadelphia's Mazzoni Center. By the end of this one (1) hour session providers will be able to walk away have a better understanding of: young lesbians sexual health, the difference between cisgender and trans/gender non-conforming lesbian needs, best practices around prevention and protection, ways to begin engaging in these conversation with clients/youth participants, and a knowledge of where to gain additional resources. This webinar is a resource to any HIV tested, case manager, counselor, drop-in staff or community educator working with young people and looking to learn more about lesbian sexual health and risks.
If you have any additional questions about this webinar please contact shay(den) n. gonzalez at shayden@nyacyouth.org or call them at 202-319-7596 ex. 12
About Qui
Qui Alexander is a black and Latino Trans man, originally from Buffalo, NY. He graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in the Growth and Structure of Cities. Now residing in Philadelphia, he currently works as Mazzoni Center’s Community Health Educator, teaching adolescents about healthy sexuality. He is very active in Philadelphia’s diverse LGBTQ communities as: a volunteer at the Attic Youth Center and co-facilitates Young, Trans and Unified, a weekly support group for trans and gender variant youth, a member Trans Masculine Advocacy Network for trans masculine folks of color, and he sits on the Grant Making and Outreach committee for the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund. In addition to all the fabulous work he's doing in his community, Qui is member of the Brown Boi Project—a community of masculine-of-center womyn, men, two-spirit people, transmen, and allies committed to transforming the privilege of masculinity, gender, and race into tools for achieving Racial and Gender Justice. Qui strives to educate and uplift LGBTQ youth, to give them power and agency in their lives and surroundings.
Introduction to the NYAC Network
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 2pm EDT
Online/on the phone (webinar)
Please join us Wednesday, February 23rd at 2pm EDT for an interactive webinar about the NYAC Network, including member benefits and engagement opportunities. This webinar will last about an hour and will feature mini-presentations from several NYAC staff and vendors.
Working with Youth Involved in Sex Work
TBD, 2011
Online/on the phone (webinar)
Check back for more information.
Hardships and Difficulties of Trans Young Adults
May 2011
Washington DC
Complete list of available trainings
Complete list of available trainings
Cultural Competency Trainings
Cultural Competency for Special Populations (including Youth, LGBTQ community)
Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Youth
Social Media Trainings
Social Marketing & HIV Prevention
Social Media for HIV Prevention for Youth-services Providers
Social Media for HIV Prevention for Youth Providers/Advocates
LGBTQ Youth-services Trainings
Creating an LGBTQ Youth Mentorship Program
Leadership Tools for Youth Providers/Advocates
Starting an LGBTQ Youth Program or Group
HIV Prevention
Outreach Principles for Youth-services Providers
Outreach Principles for Youth Providers/Advocates
Coalition-building as an HIV Prevention Strategy
Planning a Successful Youth HIV Testing Event
Recruitment & Retention of Youth (for Youth and Youth-services Providers)
Assets-based Strategies for Youth Populations (including Homelessness, Sex Work, Other areas relating to stigma)
Community Mobilization Models and Best Practices
Please e-mail Shannon@nyacyouth.org or call (202) 319-7596 x24 for more information about free training opportunities provided by NYAC!
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