OutStanding Youth Work Training

A professional training course for youth workers that focuses on strengthening inclusive, LGBTQIA+ affirming practice in everyday youth work Cara-Friend’s LGBTQIA+ youth network, the BeYou Network, will be hosting an open LGBTQIA+ youth worker training event titled OutStanding Youth Work. Historically delivered within youth organisations, this training is now being made available as an open opportunity for individual youth workers, informal and formal educators, and community workers who work with young people. The training aims to expand participants’ knowledge and understanding of LGBTQIA+ identities, explore key themes and lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ young people in Northern Ireland, and provide dedicated time and space to reflect on how best to support and safeguard LGBTQIA+ young people. Through shared learning, discussion and reflection, participants will develop their understanding of how to create and maintain safe, supportive and inclusive environments where LGBTQIA+ young people feel valued, respected and able to be themselves.