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 an significantly enhance the services and support provided to young LGBTQ+
  people involved with the child welfare system. This training will help pa
 rticipants increase their understanding of common terms and identities wit
 hin the LGBTQ+ community. Participants will also learn about ways to minim
 ize barriers to seeking services\nAs a result of this training\, participa
 nts will be able to:\n\n• Define and discuss language and terms used when 
 working with the LGBTQ+ community.\n• Identify two strategies to remove ba
 rriers to services for LGBTQ+ youth.\n\nOffice for Victims of Crime\nTrain
 ing and Technical Assistance Center\n\nKim Fountain\, Ph.D.\, has worked i
 n the LGBTQ anti-violence movement for more than 25 years and was an adjun
 ct associate professor of Anthropology and Sociology for 11 years. Dr. Fou
 ntain is currently the chief administrative officer at the Center on Halst
 ed\, the Midwest's most comprehensive LGBTQ community center\, where she f
 ocuses on people and culture and developing external relationships. She al
 so serves on the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum board of di
 rectors. Focusing on people and culture\, Dr. Fountain leads the Diversity
 \, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) work at the Center on Halsted\, engaging a
 cademics and community experts to co-design and implement DEI strategies a
 long the organizational chart. She also helps create systems to streamline
  internal processes so that staff have predictability within organizationa
 l operations. She is the senior team lead for implementing a coaching and 
 mentoring program through Bridgespan Group\, with the goal of creating rol
 e clarity and succession planning for the organization. As part of her ext
 ernal collaborations work in Chicago\, Dr. Fountain is a member of several
  working groups and committees\, including the Chicago Mayor’s Office Advi
 sory Council on Women and its Gender-Based Violence Strategic Plan Impleme
 ntation Task Force\, the Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Commission 
 on Human Relations\, the Chicago FBI Community Advisory Council\, Chicago 
 Hate Crimes Coalition\, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authorit
 y’s CREST Committee on Curriculum Development\, and the Chicago Police Dep
 artment’s Training Community Advisory Committee.\nDr. Fountain is a cultur
 al anthropologist and published author. Academic work remains a focus for 
 Dr. Fountain. She is a co-principal investigator on a Center for AIDS Rese
 arch project\; the lead for a National Institutes of Health Precision Medi
 cine project\; and the staff manager for a National Institute on Drug Abus
 e intervention using motivational interviewing techniques.\n\nShamele Hill
  is an independent consultant with the Office for Victims of Crime Trainin
 g and Technical Assistance Center. Her primary role is the director of tra
 ining with a local CASA (court appointed special advocates) program in St.
  Louis\, Missouri. She develops and facilitates trainings and support grou
 ps for child welfare professionals\, CASA volunteers\, foster and adoptive
  parents\, youth\, and community partners. Ms. Hill has been involved in t
 he field of social work for more than 20 years and has extensive experienc
 e working with victims\, specifically children who have been abused and ne
 glected and victims of domestic violence. Previously\, Ms. Hill served as 
 a case advocacy supervisor at one of the CASA programs in St. Louis\, wher
 e she supervised CASAs for children in the foster care system. She also se
 rved as one of the original resiliency coaches for the OVC-funded Resilien
 cy Project\, which developed and pilot-tested a program model that child a
 buse organizations can use to build resiliency in their employees and volu
 nteers. Upon practicing the principles of resiliency\, Ms. Hill developed 
 the Employee Relations Committee within the CASA program. Most recently\, 
 Ms. Hill became a facilitator of the Darkness to Light Stewards of Childre
 n curriculum that focuses on educating adults on preventive measures for c
 hild sexual abuse. Ms. Hill received a master’s degree in Social Work from
  Arizona State University and a master’s degree in Human Resource Manageme
 nt from Lindenwood University.
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DESCRIPTION:A culturally responsive approach to victim services delivery ca
 n significantly enhance the services and support provided to young LGBTQ+ 
 people involved with the child welfare system. This training will help par
 ticipants increase their understanding of common terms and identities with
 in the LGBTQ+ community. Participants will also learn about ways to minimi
 ze barriers to seeking services\nAs a result of this training\, participan
 ts will be able to:\n\n• Define and discuss language and terms used when w
 orking with the LGBTQ+ community.\n• Identify two strategies to remove bar
 riers to services for LGBTQ+ youth.\n\nOffice for Victims of Crime\nTraini
 ng and Technical Assistance Center\n\nKim Fountain\, Ph.D.\, has worked in
  the LGBTQ anti-violence movement for more than 25 years and was an adjunc
 t associate professor of Anthropology and Sociology for 11 years. Dr. Foun
 tain is currently the chief administrative officer at the Center on Halste
 d\, the Midwest's most comprehensive LGBTQ community center\, where she fo
 cuses on people and culture and developing external relationships. She als
 o serves on the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum board of dir
 ectors. Focusing on people and culture\, Dr. Fountain leads the Diversity\
 , Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) work at the Center on Halsted\, engaging ac
 ademics and community experts to co-design and implement DEI strategies al
 ong the organizational chart. She also helps create systems to streamline 
 internal processes so that staff have predictability within organizational
  operations. She is the senior team lead for implementing a coaching and m
 entoring program through Bridgespan Group\, with the goal of creating role
  clarity and succession planning for the organization. As part of her exte
 rnal collaborations work in Chicago\, Dr. Fountain is a member of several 
 working groups and committees\, including the Chicago Mayor’s Office Advis
 ory Council on Women and its Gender-Based Violence Strategic Plan Implemen
 tation Task Force\, the Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Commission o
 n Human Relations\, the Chicago FBI Community Advisory Council\, Chicago H
 ate Crimes Coalition\, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
 ’s CREST Committee on Curriculum Development\, and the Chicago Police Depa
 rtment’s Training Community Advisory Committee.\nDr. Fountain is a cultura
 l anthropologist and published author. Academic work remains a focus for D
 r. Fountain. She is a co-principal investigator on a Center for AIDS Resea
 rch project\; the lead for a National Institutes of Health Precision Medic
 ine project\; and the staff manager for a National Institute on Drug Abuse
  intervention using motivational interviewing techniques.\n\nShamele Hill 
 is an independent consultant with the Office for Victims of Crime Training
  and Technical Assistance Center. Her primary role is the director of trai
 ning with a local CASA (court appointed special advocates) program in St. 
 Louis\, Missouri. She develops and facilitates trainings and support group
 s for child welfare professionals\, CASA volunteers\, foster and adoptive 
 parents\, youth\, and community partners. Ms. Hill has been involved in th
 e field of social work for more than 20 years and has extensive experience
  working with victims\, specifically children who have been abused and neg
 lected and victims of domestic violence. Previously\, Ms. Hill served as a
  case advocacy supervisor at one of the CASA programs in St. Louis\, where
  she supervised CASAs for children in the foster care system. She also ser
 ved as one of the original resiliency coaches for the OVC-funded Resilienc
 y Project\, which developed and pilot-tested a program model that child ab
 use organizations can use to build resiliency in their employees and volun
 teers. Upon practicing the principles of resiliency\, Ms. Hill developed t
 he Employee Relations Committee within the CASA program. Most recently\, M
 s. Hill became a facilitator of the Darkness to Light Stewards of Children
  curriculum that focuses on educating adults on preventive measures for ch
 ild sexual abuse. Ms. Hill received a master’s degree in Social Work from 
 Arizona State University and a master’s degree in Human Resource Managemen
 t from Lindenwood University.
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SUMMARY:Cultural Responsiveness with the LGBTQ+ Community
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