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Webinar

Strategies to Educate and Support LGBTQ Emerging Adults


Total Credits: 1.0 including 1 Category II CEs

Categories:
Special Offers
Instructors:
Darren L. Whitfield, PhD, MSW |  Lori James-Townes, MSW
Duration:
1 Hour 15 Minutes

Dates
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Description

This dialogue will articulate the impact of heterosexism and transphobia on constituencies of the University. The presentation will provide a framework for developing cultural responsiveness inside and outside the classroom to support LGBTQIA2S+ students, faculty, and staff. Participants will be invited to a conversation about their experiences working with LGBTQIA2S+ students, faculty and staff.

Instructor

Darren L. Whitfield, PhD, MSW Related Seminars and Products


Darren L. Whitfield, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work

Darren L Whitfield is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Dr. Whitfield has been on faculty since 2021.

Dr. Whitfield’s research interests include health and mental health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities, biomedical HIV prevention among gay and bisexual men of color in the United States, and intersectional measurement development. His research is grounded in an intersectional framework, where he specifically examines the impact of intersectional identity on psychosocial, sociocultural, and structural factors associated with health and mental health outcomes of LGBTQ communities of color and biomedical HIV prevention among Black and Latino gay and bisexual men. Dr. Whitfield currently holds research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.

Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Maryland, Dr. Whitfield was an assistant professor and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social and Department of Psychiatry. He also served as the Direct Practice Chair for the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Dr. Whitfield has more than 10 years of practice experience working in the HIV/AIDS field working at the AIDS Project of Central Iowa, The Virginia Department of Health, and The Kansas City Free Health Clinic. He is a previous commissioner for the Pittsburgh City Commission on AIDS. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Persad Center Inc and is an advisory board member for AIDS Free Pittsburgh.

Dr. Whitfield received his MSW and PhD in Social Work from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work

 


Lori James-Townes, MSW Related Seminars and Products


Lori James-Townes, LCSW-C, MSW ’91 
Executive Director at National Association for Public Defense/President, Expand-Now 

Lori James-Townes is President & CEO of Expand-Now. She also serves as an Assistant Training Director for National Association of Public Defense. Lori’s passion is adding value to others. Lori has over 25 years of teaching, clinical practice, leadership, and management experience in juvenile justice, mental health, and public defender settings. Her most recent public defender position was Director of Social Work, Leadership and Program Development, with Maryland Office of Public Defender. With over more than 800 employees, she served as one of the first Directors of Leadership in a public defender setting. While in this position, she demonstrated her ability to help others grow in the areas of teamwork, leadership, and management. She also led the agency’s social work staff, consultants, and interns. 

Lori is certified John Maxwell Trainer, Coach and Speaker. She has developed programs that are now national models for other agencies. In 2015, The Daily Record Newspaper named her as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. As a speaker, she is requested both nationally and internationally. 

Lori has held various leadership positions on national organizations and Boards of Directors. Her commitment to growth has been recognized as organizations have appointed her to serve as Conference Chair for several national conferences and training programs. Lori also serves as a faculty member for national and regional leadership development, trials skills, training, and programs, including but not limited to: National Alliance of Sentencing Advocates and Mitigation Specialist Gideon’s Promise, National Legal Aide and Defender Association, Administrative Offices of the Courts (Training Branch), MD Department of Human Services, and other private and non-profit entities. 

 


Live Interactive Webinar Platforms

 

LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR PLATFORMS

 

The Office of Continuing Professional Education hosts Live Interactive Webinars through two platforms: Zoom and WebEx.

Both platforms offer high quality and user-friendly webinar platforms for our registrants.

 

System Requirements:

  • Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher; MacOS 9 or higher; Android 4.0 or higher.
  • Internet Browser: Google Chrome; Firefox 10.0 or higher.

Our system is not compatible with the Safari web browser.

  • Broadband Internet Connection: Cable, High-speed DSL and any other medium that is internet accessible.

**Please have your device charging at all times to ensure that your device does not lose power during the webinar.

 

Course Interaction Requirements:

To participate in Live Interactive Webinars, you MUST have a device that allows you to view the presentation on screen and hear the instructor at all times. We do not allow participants to call-in from their phones or mobile devices and solely listen to the presentation. Participation in Live Interactive Webinars is mandatory.

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives:

  • Formulate LGBTQ culturally responsive language.
  • Generate strategies for supporting LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff at UMB SSW.
  • Apply evidence-based strategies for supporting LGBTQ students in the classroom and LGBTQ faculty and staff in the workplace.