Educational Advocacy, Older Youth and LGBTQ Youth

Class 7: Educational Advocacy, Older Youth and LGBTQ Youth

Class 7 PowerPoint

Pre-Work Instructions

Read Statistics on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care through the Case Notes for the Brown Case in Chapter 7, and complete the following:

• Watch the In Brief: How Resilience is Built video below, and think about relationships you had as a youth that helped you build resilience.

• Listen to the “Childhood Reflections” audio clip below.

• Complete the Questions Based on K–12 Experiences activity in the chapter.

PDF Documents

eBook users can download PDF versions of certain forms and worksheets if they would prefer to print and complete.

• Educational Advocacy Quick Assessment Form

Additional Resources (not required reading)

• SOGIE: A Guide for Foster Caregivers 

• Ensuring Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being for Transgender Youth

• National SOGIE Center Resources  

• Center of Excellence LGBTQ Equity 

Videos

SOGIE 101 

Audio

Childhood Reflections - Listen to the audio clip here.

Brown Case (Required reading before class)

• Questioner List

• Child: Jessica Brown, and School Guidance Counselor: Kenya Scott

• CPS Caseworker: Angela Rodriguez

• Former CASA Volunteer: June Miller

• Relative Placement/Cousin: Candice Clark

• Child: Jessica Brown, and Relative Placement/Cousin: Candice Clark (Second Contact) 

• Mother: Helen Brown

• Mother’s Former Boyfriend: Wayne Pender