Online Program
Promoting Healthy Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth
Overview:
Jeff Perrotti, MA, CAS presented at Summer Academy 2024 on Healthy Outcomes for LGBTQ Youth and what school nurses can do to support them in schools. Jeff provides resources for all school employees to utilize. Jeff continues to be an amazing advocate for students and families!
Contact hours: 1.25 Cost: $25 Length: 75 mins
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Cost: $ 25.00
Contact Hours 1.25
Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Articulate and use correct LGBTQ terms and definitions
2. Recognize the experiences of LGBTQ students and families
3. Knowledgeable regarding policies and best practices for supporting
LGBTQ and gender diverse students
4. Aware of the factors that promote resilience and positive outcomes for
LGBTQ students
Presenter:
Jeff Perrotti, MA, CAS is the founding director of the Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students, an antibullying initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth. He is the co-author with Kim Westheimer of the book, When the Drama Club is not Enough. Jeff conducts workshops on sexual orientation and gender identity for school administrators, counselors, nurses, coaches, teachers, parents, and students. He facilitated the development of Massachusetts’ pioneering Guidance on Gender Identity and has assisted numerous schools and families in orchestrating a thoughtful, comprehensive, and successful process when students are transitioning their gender. Jeff is the recipient of several awards, including the 2023 National Federation of State High School Associations’ State Award for Outstanding Service, the Distinguished Service Award from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, the Michael J. Kane Friend of Education Award from the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association, the Michael J. Kane Wellness Award from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, and the Leadership in Suicide Prevention Award from the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention. Jeff teaches and advises students at Harvard University, and his work has been featured on ESPN, Italian Rai International Radio, 20/20 with Anderson Cooper, and in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Harvard Ed. Magazine.
None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
At this time, none of the presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. If relevant financial relationships are identified, this information will be shared with learners prior to the educational activity.
Continuing Education Information:
Northeastern University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurse Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Provider Number 2016U018
Participants successfully completing this program will receive a statement of credit for contact hours. Statements of Credit may be printed on-line after successful completion of the learning assessment.