This Check for Understanding question will help you reflect and apply your learning from the session you attended at Conference Week 2021. It will also confirm your attendance in the same.

Session Description and Speaker Bio

Supporting and Affirming LGBT2Q+ students: Learn about and practice affirmative teaching and learning strategies for LGBT2Q+ students of all ages.  This interactive and discussion-based workshop will direct you to information and resources to better support and empower LGBT2Q+ students.

This session will be presented by Dr. Alicia Lapointe (any pronouns) who is a course creator and instructor, workshop facilitator, consultant, researcher, and author in the areas of anti-oppressive policies and pedagogies.  As a Research Scientist for the Centre for School Mental Health, Western University, Alicia facilitates and evaluates mental health promotion and healthy relationships programs and trainings to support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Queer/Questioning (LGBT2Q+) youth; and designs and delivers equity-focused professional development to front line educators, administrators, and curriculum developers in multiple school boards and community agencies across Canada, including educators and Ministry staff in Ontario, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories. You can reach out to the speaker on twitter @alapoint13 and find more resources about the Healthy Relationships Program (HRP) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Queer/Questioning (LGBT2Q+) Youth at https://www.csmh.uwo.ca/research/hrp_for_lgbt2q.html.