Be Well Workbook
These scenarios are designed to encourage you to reflect on your learning in this module and how it can improve your own practice, policies, and assumptions and make your youth / community service a safer and more inclusive space for young LGBTQI+ people
Choose three of the following scenarios and write down some things you could do in response to them.
A young person attending your service casually mentions that they have two mams another young person laughs and makes a joke about it.
How would you respond in the moment? What policies or practices could ensure that all family structures are respected in your setting?
A young person introduces themselves using they/them pronouns. Later, another staff member consistently misgenders them.
How do you support the young person while also addressing the staff member’s behaviour? What systems could you put in place to normalise pronoun sharing?
Your organisation has gendered toilets and changing rooms. A trans young person expresses discomfort using either option.
What immediate steps could you take to make them feel safe? What longer-term changes could you advocate for in your organisation?
During a workshop, a young person asks why LGBTQI+ people aren’t mentioned in the examples or materials.
How can you ensure LGBTQI+ identities are represented in your programmes? What resources or voices could you bring in to make content more inclusive?
At a community event, a parent questions why your youth group includes LGBTQI+ topics, saying “kids are too young for this.”
How do you respond in a way that affirms young people’s identities while engaging respectfully with the parent? How can you prepare your team for similar challenges?
A young person reports being called slurs by peers in your programme.
What immediate actions do you take to protect them? How do you build a culture where bullying is addressed proactively, not reactively?
A migrant young LGBTQI+ person shares that they feel excluded both because of their sexuality and their cultural background.
How can you adapt your work to recognise overlapping identities and ensure inclusion across differences?
We hope this has helped you start your journey of creating safe spaces If you would like to continue your professional development and complete our next stage of training on LGBTI+ Youth Work please let us know below.
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