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• Learn ways to build rapport and overcome barriers.
• Practice communication skills to build your mentoring relationship.
• Understand different life experiences and effects of trauma on youth.

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Thursday, February 3 | Tuesday, May 17

• Introduce key concepts pertaining to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) individuals
• Detail terminology pertaining to LGBTQIA youth
• Share best practices when working with LGBTQIA youth

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Tuesday, March 15 | Tuesday, June 28

• Be able to recognize white saviorism in mentoring relationships and programs
• Be motivated to take action to dismantle white saviorism
• Develop a strengths-based approach to their mentoring relationships and programs that centers youth of color

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Thursday, February 10 | Thursday, April 14

• Participants will develop an understanding of compound/complex trauma.
• Participants will become more aware of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and the negative impact it has on development.
• Participants will be able to define (PCE) Positive Childhood Experiences and the positive impact it has on development.
• Participants will be able to identify ways to create PCE’s that increase protective factors and resiliency.

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Thursday, May 26

• Explore and reflect on personal bias(es)
• Recognize the impact of bias(es) on relationships
• Create a personal plan to become an advocate for diversity

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Thursday, April 28

• Recognize how to identify trauma and its impact on our community
• Address why trauma has no limits with regard to age, gender, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation
• Learn ways to help your mentee develop resiliency.