Please Join Us at the Bergen/Passaic Virtual Unit Event
Monday, June 22, 2020
6:30-8:30pm
Happy Pride Month Bergen/Passaic NASW-NJ Members!
Information on how to join the virtual meeting will be included in your confirmation and emailed to you beforehand.
Speaker: Bianca Mayes, MPH, CHES (She/Her/Hers)
Health and Wellness Coordinator of Garden State Equality
Workshop Outline (NO CEUs):
• Introduction
• Overview of Content
• LGBTQ 101
o Sex
o Gender
o Sexual Orientation
• LGBTQ Healthcare Experiene
o Discrimination
o Barriers
• Social Work and the LGBTQ Community
• Recommendations for Professionals
o Individual
o Organizational
• Q. &. A w/Participants
If anyone would like to have a specific topic discussed, please send me an email melissa@md-counseling.com
Additionally, Rain Foundation provides a solution to LGBT homelessness among our adolescents. By providing housing and an array of detailed, relevant and responsive services we can start to help them transition and heal from any past or present situations and open up a world of opportunities that will enable them to develop sustainable skills and live productive lives.
They are currently accepting nonperishable food items and household items. No appointment needed to make a donation. In addition, they have a wish list in the link below, if you wish to make a donation.
http://essexlgbthousing.org/ways-to-give/
Best,
Melissa
