Webinar: Best Practices for Serving the Queer Community
Home visiting staff support a variety of families, and it’s important that they feel confident in their ability to provide culturally sensitive support to every person they serve. That’s why LABBN recently hosted a webinar for Welcome Baby Hospital Liaisons and other staff in the Family Strengthening Network on best practices when serving the Queer community.
In this webinar, Alex Villalba (they/them):
- Discussed updates to terminology in the LGBTQ+ community
- Outlined types of relationships and family dynamics
- Shared best practices that can be applied in the field
- Provided tips on what home visiting staff should consider when working with Queer families
This webinar was not recorded, but we have included helpful resources below. See other webinars LABBN has hosted on serving LGBTQ+ families. Also, the federal Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion is hosting a webinar on Injury and Violence Prevention Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Community, September 19, 2023, 10:00-11:00am PT. Register here.
About the presenter:
Alex (they/them) is a full-spectrum birth worker, certified prison doula, gender transition doula, peer supporter and lactation education specialist. They are trained as a domestic violence counselor and serve as the Community Resource Manager at Maternal Mental Health NOW. Alex came to this work through lived experience and is committed to being a resource for other Queer and trans people looking to grow their families.
Related resources:
- Presentation slides from this webinar
- The Gender Unicorn (Trans Student Educational Resources)
- Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities (a book edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth)
- SOGIE Handbook: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression Affirming Approach and Expansive Practices (One Circle Foundation)
- Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit (National Harm Reduction Coalition)
- Queer Doula Toolkit: Resources for Doulas and 2SLGBTQIA+ Birthing Folks (Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group)
- Queer & Trans Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit (Maternal Mental Health NOW)
- Sana Sana, a Perinatal Peer Support Program (Maternal Mental Health NOW)
- Los Angeles County Maternal Mental Health Resource Directory (Maternal Mental Health NOW)