Agenda for Sept 24

Hey class! Here's what I have planned for our class session tomorrow:

• Check-in:
• Class climate discussion - creating safer spaces for dialogue
• Upcoming assignments
• Twitter feed: #LGBTQsocialwork @LGBTQsocialwork
• Pridefest this Saturday!
• Small group break-out discussion: last week's guest speaker presentation from Madison Moore
• Process your reactions.
• Discuss social work practice implications
• Break
• Small group break-out discussion: readings for this week
• Things to consider: 
• What challenged you in the readings this week?
• What was missing for you?
• What things did you have to rethink?
• Who is left out of the theories/studies presented in the readings?
• Whose experience would seem to fit this, and whose wouldn't?
• Case Presentation #15
• Case Presentation #7

See you then!

-Megan

Class agenda Sept 17

Hey class! We have a guest speaker coming to class tomorrow, and I'm excited to hear what he has to say! Here's my schedule of events for tomorrow's class:

• Check-in
• Discussion of assigned readings
• Guest Speaker: Dr. Madison Moore, currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Richmond. His website is: http://www.madisonmooreonline.com
• Continued discussion (readings, Dr. Moore's lecture)

Information from Sept 10 class

Hey class!
I really enjoyed our conversation on the variety of issues discussed in class on Tuesday. You all did a great job in showing up prepared to have a meaningful discussion. Here's links and information on what we watched/discussed during class:

• Microaggressions project: www.microaggressions.com
• Dean Spade's homepage: www.deanspade.net
• Against Equality: www.againstequality.org
• "Half Laughing" by Michelle Ehlen, from the DVD compilation, "The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival" (2006) 
• YouTube behind the scenes video: http://youtu.be/7cg8IUgpg4A
• Family Acceptance Model: http://familyproject.sfsu.edu
• Richmond City Council session agenda and summary postings: http://eservices.ci.richmond.va.us/applications/clerkstracking/meetings_council.asp

Class agenda - Sept 10

Hey class! Here's what I have planned for today:

• Check-in
• Discussion about readings: 
• articles: intersectionality & stigma, microaggressions, "against equality". 
• book chapters: oppression, prejudice, discrimination, & violence, hate crimes, hate language.
• Watch & discuss short film: "Half-Laughing" by Michelle Ehlen
• Watch & discuss behind the scenes YouTube
• Practice Strategies (Chapter 16 in M&M book)

Looking forward to it!

-Megan

Links from last class, Sept 3

Hey! I think we had a great session last week, and I continue to be excited about learning and growing with you all this semester!

Here's some links that you might find helpful and/or that we talked about during class:

• The Prezi from last week, Unit 1
• LGBTQI terminology, from the Prezi slide
• A website that has good information about "ally identity development"
• Also, on Blackboard I'll send you the Chojnacki & Gelberg (1995) article that I used in the Prezi which discussed the stages of Ally Identity Development. 
• For those not in the class, here's the citation: Chojnacki, J., & Gelberg, S. (1995). The facilitation of a gay/lesbian/bisexual support-therapy group by heterosexual counselors. Journal of Counseling and Development, 73(Jan/Feb), 352-354.

Today's agenda - Class #2

1. Check-in
2. Review of assignments/syllabus
3. Unit 1: Social work practice with LGBTQ persons
1. Definitions & concepts
2. Myths & stereotypes
3. Ally Identity Development
4. Break
5. Guest Speaker: Dr. Tarynn Witten!