Location
Moody
Proposal Track
Practice Report
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
Rates of teen pregnancy are 2-3 times higher among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs exist, although they may not have been designed with LGBTQ youth in mind. Community organizations may need additional training to ensure that TPPs are LGBTQ inclusive. This study aimed to implement and examine participant experiences of an educational LGBTQ training provided to TPP facilitators. A four-hour LGBTQ educational workshop was designed that included didactics and interactive segments covering topics of LGBTQ terminology, intersectionality, and risk/resilience factors in LGBTQ youth. This workshop was provided to two groups of TPP facilitators from the Augusta Partnership for Children. We examined facilitators’ (N = 27) quantitative and qualitative responses to an online satisfaction survey completed after workshop completion, finding that the overwhelming majority of the facilitators perceived the workshop as clear, effective, and relevant. Qualitatively, many participants noted the usefulness of education around LGBTQ terminology. The current study demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of providing on educational LGBTQ training to TPP facilitators that could be replicated with other groups. Future studies should examine the impact of such trainings on TPP practice using more rigorous methodology.
Keywords
LGBTQ youth, teen pregnancy prevention, program implementation
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Recommended Citation
Drescher, Christopher F.; Eldridge, Elizabeth Devon; Wood, Elizabeth; Rossi, Alexis; and Stepleman, Lara, "Implementing an LGBTQ Training for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Facilitators" (2017). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 25.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2017/2017/25
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Implementing an LGBTQ Training for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Facilitators
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Rates of teen pregnancy are 2-3 times higher among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs exist, although they may not have been designed with LGBTQ youth in mind. Community organizations may need additional training to ensure that TPPs are LGBTQ inclusive. This study aimed to implement and examine participant experiences of an educational LGBTQ training provided to TPP facilitators. A four-hour LGBTQ educational workshop was designed that included didactics and interactive segments covering topics of LGBTQ terminology, intersectionality, and risk/resilience factors in LGBTQ youth. This workshop was provided to two groups of TPP facilitators from the Augusta Partnership for Children. We examined facilitators’ (N = 27) quantitative and qualitative responses to an online satisfaction survey completed after workshop completion, finding that the overwhelming majority of the facilitators perceived the workshop as clear, effective, and relevant. Qualitatively, many participants noted the usefulness of education around LGBTQ terminology. The current study demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of providing on educational LGBTQ training to TPP facilitators that could be replicated with other groups. Future studies should examine the impact of such trainings on TPP practice using more rigorous methodology.
