Contact
Rosa NgWestcoast Child Care Resource Centre
rng@wstcoast.org
604-709-5661 EXT 221
Where
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre2772 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5M 1Y8
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Working with LGBTQ2S+ Children and Families *Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre - 2772 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC
Tuesday Oct 30 AND Thursday Nov 1, 2018 Time 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 4 hours *Participants MUST attend the 2 days of training (2 hours each day) to receive a certificate for 4 hours.
Fee: $20.00
Do you live or work in Vancouver? Are you interested in building safe inclusive environments for your organization’s LGBTQ2S+ members? Do you want to develop your understanding, language and skills to better support LGBTQ2S+ families in your work? We can help! This workshop is experiential and interactive, helping you understand diversity and make your program more inclusive for queer, trans and Two-Spirit children, families, clients and staff.
Objectives:
- Identify LGBTQ2S+ terminology and respectful language.
- Understand gender & sexual exploration in toddlers and children.
- Discuss how to create more inclusive and safer environments for LGBTQ2S+ children, families, clients and staff.
- Explore resources and referrals for additional learning.
*Suitable for parents, students, adult instructors/administrators, novice, intermediate and experienced early learning child care professionals working with infant/toddlers and preschool age children, in child care centres and family resource programs.
Presenter: Joel Harnest. Joel brings over 10 years of experience in group facilitation, adult education, curriculum design and public speaking to his role at QMUNITY as their Education & Training coordinator. Joel recently completed a Certificate in Dialogue & Engagement from Simon Fraser University, enhancing his skill set to bring people together to have difficult conversations, create new knowledge and address complex issues.
Registration Online Only
Please mark this date on your calendar, as we will not send a reminder.
Refund and Cancellation Policy:
- Requests for cancellations must be received at least 3 business days prior to the workshop date to get a refund, minus any Administration Fees.
- All refunds are subject to a $10 Administration Fee.
- No monies will be refunded or credits offered once the workshop or course starts.
- Westcoast may cancel a workshop or course at any time. Registrants will be notified and receive a full refund.
- By submitting this online participants declare they have read, understood and agree with this policy.
- It is the participants’ responsibility to check if certificates of participation will be accepted by the ECE Registry. http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/ece/ phone 1-888-338-6622 email eceregistry@gov.bc.ca
- It is the participants’ responsibility to read the workshop description and objectives and make sure the training selected is suitable to their learning needs. If you have a question, call us before registering.
- Seats are limited. Registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis.
- Payment must be made at time of registration to reserve your seat.
- Mark dates on your calendar. We will not send reminders.
- Doors close 15 minutes after start time in respect to presenter and participants.
- Latecomers who arrive after 15 minutes may not be admitted and will not receive a certificate.
- We are unable to accommodate children during workshop time. Please make child care arrangements.
- Participants must stay for the full workshop to receive a certificate of participation, which will be provided at the end.
- There is a $15 charge to reprint a certificate or receipt for up to 1 year from the workshop date.
- These are non-credit workshops (cannot be applied towards the completion of a certificate, diploma or degree).
- Receipts and handouts are always sent by email.
Note: If the workshop is full, you can phone us to be placed on the wait list.