LGBT Professional Development

This conversation discusses the history of LGBTQ pride including the 1966 Compton Cafeteria Riots, which preceded the well-known 1969 Stonewall Riots. Through the transgender community's activism around police brutality, the origins of pride began. Queer liberation and racial justice are still incorporated today's through the Black Lives Matter movement and rallies against police brutality and injustice.

Choose from a variety of continuing education courses, including Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child; Improving Equity: Working with Rural LGBT Individuals; Opioids and the LGBTQ Community, and more.

NASW members, join your colleagues and NASW staff for a free question and answer session, held every third Wednesday of the month from January through November, from noon to 1 pm ET.

These conferences offer professional development opportunities for those who support individuals and families who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and asexual.

Despite legislation, serving in the military for a LGBT person can be challenging and often traumatic. This webinar prepares the civilian social worker to identify and address the needs of the LGBT members of the military.

CE Credits: 1.5 Social & Cultural Competence

This webinar provides an overview of the experience of LGBT individuals in rural environments throughout the lifespan. Participants will gain knowledge about issues facing rural LGBT persons, existing community strengths, as well as resources and tools to interact with rural LGBT clients and communities.

CE credits: 1 Cross Cultural