Fairfield County What's New With You Virtual Event Presentation
Description:
Hosted by Treatment Placement Specialists® in partnership with Geisinger Marworth, Mountainside, Sierra Tucson, and Fairfield University Counseling Center
Topic: "LGBTQ+ 101: Identities and Allyship in Mental Healthcare"
Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021
Time: 9:00am - 10:00am EST
Location: Zoom - meeting links to be shared following registration
“Who” and “what” are we referring to when we talk about the LGBTQIA+ community? What are the barriers to accessing support, and why do we see such overlap between queer folks and those dealing with mental health issues in the first place? How do hetero-normativity, cis-normativity, and the gender binary impact all of us? From terminology and definitions to rethinking historical and traditional assumptions around identity, this training is a must for all those who wish to be allies to the community and to practice affirming care.
Cadence serves as Triangle Community Center’s Coordinator of Community & Corporate Learning, with a demonstrated commitment to supporting the LGBTQ community through training and education. They hold a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Franklin & Marshall College and a Graduate Certificate in Human Sexuality through the University of Minnesota. Upon graduating, they served two years with the AmeriCorps program City Year, where they supported students in an under-resourced elementary school. Before joining the team at TCC, they worked as Coordinator for LGBTQ+ Programming & Initiatives at the University of Mississippi, doing a wide variety of work involving intersectionality, diversity, equity, and education, especially around LGBTQ+ issues and sexual and gender justice.
As Coordinator of Community & Corporate Learning, Cadence is responsible for engaging with the wider community to provide educational opportunities and professional development surrounding LGBTQ cultural competency across Fairfield County. Further, they facilitate interactive workshops on sexual violence prevention for schools and sports teams through the Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County’s Coaches as Partners program.
Cadence firmly and passionately believes in education and storytelling as essential to practicing true allyship. When we know better, we do better!
This is a free event for community members and behavioral healthcare providers. RSVP is required by completing the forms below.
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